Sports Studies

Course summary

Students should have a real interest in sport and also in science relating to sport. Students should be willing to explore new theories and form their ideas and opinions from these. Ideally, when studying this course, students should be looking at a pathway into a Sport or a related degree at University. Level 3 Sport Aims to: • Allow all students to gain a new, nationally recognised qualification that can be used when applying either for future education or employment. • Provide a wide-ranging, intellectually demanding vocational learning experience • Use the motivating interest in sports to promote academic learning • Give the students opportunities to acquire a scientific understanding of how the body responds to Sport and Exercise in different scenarios. • It will extend the student’s knowledge of the organisation of sports in the UK and abroad, as well as the main psychological, social and physiological factors that affect the performance of a practical skill.