Sport Coaching and Physical Education

About this course

Sport coaching and physical education bring together two related but distinct disciplines. Coaching is concerned with developing the performance, wellbeing and relationship to sport of athletes and participants across different levels and contexts. Physical education focuses on how sport, movement and physical activity are taught in schools and community settings, and on the educational and developmental benefits that well-designed physical activity can provide. Together they give you a broad professional preparation for working with people through sport and movement in educational, community and performance contexts. At the University of Cumbria this three-year full-time programme examines the theory of physical education, sport and coaching pedagogy across the education, leisure and community sectors. You will develop your understanding of how people learn physical skills, how effecti

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 40% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 12 / 100Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation · 5% of graduatescards →

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