PE and Sports Coaching (including a Foundation Year)

About this course

Physical education and sports coaching is the study and practice of how people learn, develop and perform in physical activity, and of how skilled coaches and teachers can facilitate that development most effectively. It draws on exercise physiology, sports psychology, pedagogy, skill acquisition theory and sports science to build an understanding of the human body in motion and of the educational and coaching processes through which physical capability is developed. The discipline matters because physical activity is central to health, wellbeing and human flourishing, and because the quality of PE teaching and sports coaching has a lasting effect on the people who experience it. At the University of Chester this four-year programme begins with a foundation year that builds the academic and scientific grounding you need before the degree proper begins, making the programme accessible to

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 65% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 30% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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