This is an intensive programme with a minimum of 16 hours per week and a corresponding number of ongoing assessment tasks designed to provide a scaffolded structure for students at this entry-level to Higher Education. Students learn through a combination of formal, interactive lectures in relevant content areas, interactive seminars, practical workshop sessions and IT-enabled self-study opportunities: practical application of theoretical knowledge allows students to develop further skills and understanding of relevant topics and concepts.

The focus on academic literacy development in all parts of the course ensures that students develop strong linguistic competence and advanced numeracy skills as well as a mastery of their discipline at an appropriate level. Through the course, students will be encouraged to engage appropriately with peers and tutors as members of an academic community. This will involve the development of critical self-awareness and personal literacy as students become more attuned to their identity as global citizens.

The programme provides a diverse learning environment for students, recognising that they will learn in different ways and through different mediums.

The programme will deliver content through:

• lectures
• workshops
• laboratory sessions
• practical sessions
• e-Learning-based platforms

Formative assessment

This is a key aspect of the programme element and is varied to ensure that a student has a variety of learning opportunities. This will include: individual and group formative assessment methods: presentations, individual and group work; and peer review.

Formative assessment opportunities are incorporated into each of the module blocks in the form of homework assignments, Moodle exercises and the opportunity to submit assignment draft for review prior to submission. These form of assessments is considered fundamental to a student’s ability to communicate ideas and evidence with clarity, relevance and logic in a planned and organised manner. Synoptic assessments will develop the student’s ability to enhance their holistic understanding of different contexts using a range of scientific perspectives and move away from ‘silo’ thinking. Through this process, it is anticipated that students will become agile learners able to use and make sense of different resources and information and consider how it might be applied to new problems. It is also anticipated that through this process students will develop practice skills, which are often essential in the workplace.

Self-directed study

Each student is expected to undertake a minimum number of hours in individual study per week in order to support and build the skills, knowledge and understanding presented in each lecture and small group tutorial session per week. It is expected that students will increase the number of individual study hours as they approach formal assessment events. The ability for students to expand their learning by creating effective self-directed study patterns is a transferable skill deemed fundamental to further academic success as well as a key time-management tool.

Careers and your future

This pathway is broad-based and will prepare you for a career in a diverse range of fields. You may wish to continue your education further by studying a postgraduate course. You could pursue a career in coaching, consultancy, fitness testing and training, sport development or sports management. Examples of graduate schemes include the Greenwich Leisure Limited Trainee Manager Graduate Scheme or the Police Now National Graduate Leadership Programme.

You have the opportunity to switch to a specialist area of study in your second year in your degree, with pathways available in coaching, human performance or sports development.