About this course
- Entry year: 2012/13
- Course code: C607(A)
- Level: Undergraduate
- Tariff points: Normally 120 minimum
- Department: Hartpury College
- Campus: Hartpury College
- Duration: Two years
- Delivery: Full-time and part-time
Introduction
This programme has been designed to provide an optimum balance of work-based and academic study that is intellectually challenging and vocationally relevant; providing an excellent foundation for pursuing a career within the football or rugby industry.
Key aspects of human performance will be explored within the degree, providing you with the knowledge required to support players' safety and welfare in an effective, rigorous manner. Rugby and football specific modules will then enable you to develop an in-depth understanding of the game at all levels through the analysis of these industry, including discussing sustainable frameworks for the management of elite squad players and the development of relevant educational programmes.
Structure
Content
Rugby
The English Rugby Football Union has undertaken a review of practice and produced a strategy for development within the professional national game (The Way Forward Discussion Document, 2007). The document highlights the "critical" need for change in order to maintain and further enhance the standing of English rugby on the world stage by strengthening its support structures.
The Rugby pathway of the FdSc Sport Performance programme seeks to support the RFU review by training students with the skills needed to take the RFU's recommendations forward.
Football
In the UK it is estimated that there are 3.5 million players (professional, semi-professional and amateur) and officials involved in football. The English Football Association (EFA) set very high standards and expect everyone that works in the game to have a well developed understanding of the pure sport sciences as well as the art and science of football.
The Football pathway of the FdSc Sport Performance programme seeks to support the EFA campaign by providing you with the opportunity to study the pure sport sciences whilst gaining an in-depth understanding of the changing nature of the football industry.
Areas of study
Level 1
- Introduction to Exercise Physiology
- Fundamentals of Sports Performance
- Coaching Theory
- Community Sport Development
Level 2
- Coaching Children
- Sports Nutrition and Drugs
- Community Sport Practice
- Work Placement
- Fitness for Sports Performance
- The Injured Athlete
Entry
Typical offers
- Tariff points: Normally 120 minimum
- GCSE: A minimum of five subjects at grade C or above including Maths, English Language and Science.
- A-level subjects: GCE A level or equivalent in Science, Physical Education or Sport Studies.
- Access: Achievement of the Access to HE Diploma; achievement of level 3 credits in Science, PE or Sports Studies; achievement of level 2 credits in Maths, English Language and Science.
- Baccalaureate IB: 24
Entry requirements
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entry requirements.
How to apply
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Page last updated 14 December 2011