Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Sport, Health and Physical Education] From Bangor University

The Sport, Health and Physical Education (Hons) Degree from Bangor University is good preparation for careers in teaching physical education (after following a Postgraduate Certificate in Education), the fitness industry, or for a career in research in a variety of sport and health-related areas.

All students study 120 credits in each year of their degree. In addition to modules in the subject specific areas of Physiology, Psychology, Biomechanics, and Motor Control and Learning relating to each degree, there are two components common to all programmes:

• Portfolio Academic Skills: This module helps students with the transition from school to university. It provides a comprehensive primer to fundamental academic principles such as academic writing; literature searching; referencing; presentation skills; and plagiarism. The practical emphasis of the module will ensure that all students are equipped with a solid platform from which they can thrive as an academic, both during their time as an undergraduate and beyond.
• Research Skills, Project and Dissertation (all students except joint honours PE course): Research Skills enables students to understand research processes in sport, health and exercise sciences. In their final year, students have the opportunity to integrate the knowledge they have accumulated in an independent research project or a dissertation. They will be required to interpret their research findings in relation to current knowledge and present their results at a Student Conference. These research projects/dissertations provide the foundation for lifelong learning in sport and health sciences and have been recognised as a hallmark of our degree programmes by students and external examiners.

Why choose Bangor University for this course?

• Bangor University is the only university in Wales to be awarded Gold in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework.
• This course offers a broad range of subjects, giving you flexibility and an ideal opportunity to specialise later in your course.
• In the third year you will complete your research project or dissertation; an individual project directly related to your area of specialism.
• Practical optional modules are delivered by lecturers who are also experienced Physical Education teachers and instructors, and have coaching qualifications across a wide number of sports such as rugby, athletics, badminton, football, hockey, tennis, cricket and swimming.
• 95% of graduates are either working or continuing to study six months after completing a Sport, Health and PE degree. 85% are in a professional or managerial post (UniStats 2016).

This course is ideal preparation for careers in fitness/leisure management, sports administration, coaching and instruction, sports development, research, sports therapy/physiotherapy, teaching, the armed or emergency services, sports journalism, youth work and management consultancy.

All our courses will prepare you for a career as a sport scientist, working with squads of elite athletes and performers to fine tune their training; sport science research; working in the public health sector, for example in sports therapy or physiotherapy; or working in the health/fitness industry generally. Postgraduate study and a career in teaching (after completing a postgraduate certificate of education), research and lecturing is another vocational route. There are also some specific career opportunities for different degrees listed with the course details.

Some School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science graduates simply use their academic qualification and the transferable skills that they have developed to work in management, the emergency services or to set up their own business.