About Sport, Physical Education And Health in Cardiff Metropolitan University

Course Overview

Sport and Physical Education at Cardiff Met has evolved in an exciting new way to take account of critical developments in the sport and physical education sector. The industry currently recognises the growing importance of health and wellbeing in promoting the physical, mental, and social development of children and adults. 

This focus on health is a critical component of the Physical Education syllabus in contemporary schools across the UK and further afield. This degree: Sport, Physical Education and Health at Cardiff Met, is at the forefront of academic programmes recognising this significant new focus in the industry and preparing students for life after graduation

​The Sport, Physical Education and Health degree will allow you to gain in-depth academic and practical knowledge of physical education and youth sport, and appreciate its issues and operational contexts. Analysis of the health and wellbeing agenda within physical education, will equip you with the skills and knowledge that will enable you to establish and influence the maintenance of healthy lifestyles in others. This will be achieved in a challenging but progressive way, in which the curriculum becomes more focused and specialised across the three years of the programme.

In addition to the comprehensive theoretical and practical academic framework, you will be encouraged to build a portfolio of UKCC coaching qualifications, work placement learning and experiences during your time at University. Cardiff Met offers on-campus opportunities for you to engage in, and has excellent links with Sport Cardiff, surrounding schools, and local authorities. You will have access to a wealth of valuable experiential learning opportunities including National Governing Bodies and community sports initiatives.

The Sport, Physical Education and Health degree aims to: 

•  Develop intellectual knowledge, understanding and application of the academic disciplines that underpin physical education,       sport, health and wellbeing 
•  Evaluate the needs of participants relevant to their age, ability and levels of physical attainment in sport and physical activity 
•  Investigate the concepts and issues that inform physical education, sport, health and wellbeing in the UK and abroad 
•  Prepare you for effective employment or future study by developing graduate attributes including problem solving, inter-personal skills, global citizenship (diversity & sustainability), flexibility and adaptability (life-long learning), effective communication and creativity and innovation.​

Employability & Careers

The Cardiff Met EDGE supports you to thrive in the modern world. Throughout your degree you will experience a range of opportunities to develop your ethical, digital, global and entrepreneurial competencies through problem-based learning, real-world case studies, integrated work experiences on campus and opportunities for work-based learning placements off campus. We will ensure that you get a range of opportunities to develop transferable skills such as communication, team work and leadership.

During your first year of study you will get the opportunity to undertake technical qualifications in a range of industry relevant areas. These opportunities will ensure that you have the appropriate qualifications and experience to apply for one of the many work placement opportunities on offer both on and off campus. We will also support you to seek opportunities to work or study abroad. Work placements can give you a critical EDGE in gaining professional employment on graduation. Students who have graduated from Sport, Physical Education and Health have gone on to work in careers both within and beyond the sport and educational context.

Recent graduates from Sport, Physical Education and Health are now working as PE teachers (secondary), primary school teachers, and teaching assistants. Past graduates have also followed careers in further and higher education, sport clubs, sport science, leisure industry, and local authority/community sport development. Other students have continued onto further study at master’s and doctoral level or to undertake a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. ​

Academic qualification equivalents

• Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, include one English, Grade 12 (ENG4C or ENG4U), minimum 60%

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS      :      6.0 overall* with no sub score lower than 5.5
• PTE         :      Overall - 52, Reading - 51, Speaking - 51,Listening - 51,Writing - 51

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