This exciting and applied course covers the physiological, biomechanical and psychological influences on human performance and health. You will examine how individuals respond and adapt to sport and exercise in a variety of settings, and learn how to design interventions to maximise performance and promote health for a range of people. This may include elite athletes or clinical populations such as those with obesity or cardiac rehabilitation patients. You will also explore local, national and international public health and sport initiatives that aim to encourage a physically active population. This course is therefore ideal if you wish to work in applied settings such as professional sport, exercise referral schemes, community physical activity programmes and professional environments that promote active lifestyles and well-being.
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Learning activities on this course will include:
- Lectures
- Seminar discussion
- Practical sessions
- Workshops
Assessment methods on this course will include:
- Practical
- Presentation
- Examination/in-class test
- Research
Assessment is focussed upon the application of theory to practice with an emphasis on portfolios, presentations, coursework and practical assessment, rather than being based solely upon exams and essays. Level 4 introduces you to key educational concepts and contexts in which you adopt the role of both coach and participant. Assessments at Level 4 involve designing and leading coaching activities, observing and analysing movement, sitting an exam and presentation.
At Level 5 you begin to apply your understanding developed at Level 4 to key questions concerning the roles given to coaching and its wider context. When exploring answers to these questions you are encouraged to develop ideas for future directions for the subject and develop skills and experience to help you prepare for employment. Assessments at Level 5 involve a range of tasks to match this exploration of practice and include presentations, organising a sports event, reports and practical demonstrations.
Our Graduates leave The University of Wolverhampton with much more than a degree, they leave with the skills to kick start their careers!
Don't just take our word for it, hear from our recent graduate Lowri Walker (September, 2019):
Olympic superstar Kristian Thomas has added a First Class degree from the University of Wolverhampton to his long list of accolades (September, 2019).
The captain of Great Britain’s men’s gymnastics team at Rio 2016 said: "It’s a very proud moment after three years of hard work to be in the Grand Theatre with my cohort and my peers and the people who have helped me including the academic staff. I was out of education for quite a few years so to come back into it was a little bit daunting but they made that process so seamless. I’m very proud to come to the end of the three years and to come away with a first class honours as well."
2020 Entry
- A Levels with a minimium grade DE
- BTEC Extended Diploma grade PPP, BTEC QCF Diploma grade MP
- Access to HE Diploma full award
- 120 credit Level 3 Foundation Year in an appropriate subject
- If you've got other qualifications or relevant experience, please contact The Gateway for further advice before applying
Other Requirements
Students must have studied a minimum of two years post GCSE level. However, it is expected that some applicants will be mature students with work experience, who wish to further their career development. These applicants will be processed through standard procedures, which may involve an interview as part of the process. Please see http://wlv.ac.uk/mature for further information.
Entry to this course requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.
If you have accepted a Conditional Offer made by the University of Wolverhampton you will receive correspondence asking you to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The charge for this will be a DBS fee of £44.00 and a £6.00 ID check service fee. You will also need to complete a physical activity readiness questionnaire prior to starting the course.
This course is not available at present to International applicants.
The University also offers a range of Bursaries and Scholarships in addition to other financial support packages
Tuition Fees Loan: If you wish, you can take out a Government Student Loan which covers the full course fee. You pay it back once you’ve left university and your income is more than £25,725 (from April 2019). More information on repayments can be found at: repayments.It’s available to eligible full-time higher education students and does not depend on family income.
The amount of the Tuition Fees Loan is paid directly to the University of Wolverhampton by the Student Loan Company.
Visit student finance on the gov.uk website to find out more.
Self-funding: If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments: see
How to Pay.The funding available to you depends on when you started your studies and if you have been to University previously.
For more information please contact the Gateway.
Financial Hardship: Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund (http://www.wlv.ac.uk/study-here/money-matters/financial-support/dennis-turner-opportunity-fund/) for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.
