Programme Specifications

Programme summary

1. Programme Aims

• To provide students with further knowledge of the concepts and procedures underpinning preparation for, participation in, and recovery from sport and exercise.
• To adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of sport.
• To enhance the students’ employability and career preparation by developing a range of both subject specific and key transferable skills.
• To give opportunity for in-depth enquiry in selected areas of interest. 

2. Relevant subject benchmark statements and other external reference points used to inform programme outcomes:

Subject benchmarks for Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism;

British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences accreditation recommendations.

3. Programme Learning Outcomes

3.1 Knowledge and Understanding

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: 

• appropriate research  procedures applied to the acquisition of knowledge and solution of problems in sports science.
• the need for  a multi-disciplinary approach in  the application of science to the study of sport and exercise.
• the main/appropriate methodologies used in the analysis and interpretation of data.
• the moral, ethical, and legal issues which underpin best practice in dealing with human subjects. 

3.2 Skills and other attributes

a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:

The range of subject-specific skills will vary for individual students depending upon the range of optional modules studied and will be reflected in at least some of the following learning outcomes: 

• research and assess subject specific facts, theories, paradigms, principles and concepts.
• abstract and synthesise information in selected aspects of sports science
• identify and analyse a broad range of human and situational variables operating in sport
• consider the many factors which may have facilitative or debilitative effects upon sport performance.

b. Subject-specific practical skills:

The range of subject-specific practical skills will vary for individual students depending upon the range of optional modules studied and will be reflected in at least some of the following learning outcomes. 

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to: 

• understand and utilise a range of  formal procedures applied to the acquisition of knowledge in sports science.
• undertake safe and effective field and laboratory work.
• record and evaluate sporting contexts using computer analysis.
• plan, design, execute and communicate a sustained piece of independent intellectual work using appropriate media.

c. Key transferable skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to show competence in: 

• Management of self-learning (using the library, note taking, revision and exam techniques, reading efficiently, problem solving, action planning, self motivation, time management)
• Written, verbal and visual communication.
• Field and laboratory skills.
• IT skills.
• Numeracy and data analysis.
• Team work. 

4. Programme structure

In the following table, ‘C’ indicates a compulsory module and ‘O’ indicates an optional module

¹Candidates must select either PSP002 or PSP003

²Candidates must select 30 credits from 3 of 5 sub-disciplines

*Candidates undertaking a Project need formal approval of a research proposal by the Programme Director and an agreed Supervisor.

†partially by distance learning

5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award

In order to be eligible for the award, candidates must satisfy the requirements of Regulation XXI.

6. Relative Weighting of Parts of the Programme for the Purposes of Final Degree Classification