Physical Education / Sports Studies

Course summary

This course links the scientific disciplines of physiology, biomechanics and psychology to help you to understand how an elite athlete performs. It also gives you an introduction of how the multi-million pound sporting industry has developed throughout time and the ethical issues that have arisen from striving to be come the ultimate athlete. Physical Education A Level is useful for those who wish to study Sports Science at university and is a facilitating subject for most Science and Psychology related degree courses.