Course description
Develop your knowledge of sports coaching – including factors such as physiology, nutrition and psychology – with our BSc (Hons) Sports Science and Coaching degree at ARU Writtle.
Our course explores athletes’ welfare, performance needs and health. You’ll gain a thorough scientific understanding of how you can support sportspeople and contribute to improvements in performance.
As a student at ARU Writtle, you’ll take part in practical, hands-on classes using specialist sports facilities and equipment. These include our Centre for Sport and Health, which is open to the public and where you may work with elite clubs and athletes, and members of the community.
You'll be taught by staff who are experienced practitioners in elite sports such as football, cycling, GB Basketball, squash and athletics.
When you graduate, you’ll have a well-rounded understanding of athletic performance and be ready to make a start on your career.
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Training Course Content
Year One
Core modules
- Introduction to Human Physiological Systems (15 credits)
- Professional Skills in Sport, Health and Wellbeing (15 credits)
- The Practice of Coaching (15 credits)
- Introduction to Psychology (15 credits)
- Nutrition for Health (15 credits)
- Individual Differences in Health, Sport and Exercise (15 credits)
- Analysis of Human Movement and Performance (15 credits)
- Introduction to Physical Literacy (15 credits)
Year Two
Core modules
- Exercise Physiology (15 credits)
- Nutrition for Sport and Exercise (15 credits)
- The New Psychology of Health (15 credits)
- Coaching and Leadership (15 credits)
- Research Skills in Sport, Health and Wellbeing (15 credits)
- Strength and Conditioning Coaching (15 credits)
- Developing Innovative and Inclusive Practice (15 credits)
Optional modules
- Work Placement (15 credits)
- The Coach-Athlete Relationship in Sport and Exercise (15 credits)
- Performance Analysis (15 credits)
Year Three
Core modules
- Capstone Project (30 credits)
- Applied Coaching Science (30 credits)
- Applied Exercise Physiology (15 credits)
- The Practice of Sport and Exercise Psychology (15 credits)
- Topical Issues in Sport Science (15 credits)
- Performance and Exercise Nutrition (15 credits)
Course delivery details
- BSc (Hons) | 3 Years or 4 Years with a Foundation Year
- CertHE | 1 Year
- DipHE | 2 Years
- Top-up | 1 Year
Modules are subject to change and availability.
In Year 2 you'll complete seven core modules, and select one optional module worth 15 credits.
Assessment
We'll assess your progress in a number of ways including practical assessments – both in small groups and individually, practical portfolios, presentations, reflective logbooks, case studies, critiques of literature, written assessments, examinations – both multiple choice and essay questions, reports, peer and tutor observations, and your dissertation (Capstone Project).
Why choose Writtle University College
Ranked Top University-Sector Institution in East Anglia for overall student satisfaction!
*Based on NSS 2022 Based on Taught Data
Beautiful rural campus situated close to the city of Chelmsford, 40 minutes from London and the coast.
Expenses
FEES
- £9,250 | UK students starting 2024/25 (full-time, per year)
- £15,900 | International students starting 2024/25 (full-time, per year)
Continuing Studies
Careers
There's a range of jobs in the sports industry and associated sectors that you could consider as a BSc (Hons) Sports Science with Coaching graduate.
These include:
- science-based roles, such as working in professional or amateur coaching
- a variety of positions in the health and wellbeing sector
- sales jobs, for example for companies producing sports equipment
- graduate schemes.
Graduation doesn't have to be the end of your time with us. You might decide to at ARU and study for a Masters, such as our MSc Sport, Exercise and Nutrition.
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