Programme Specifications

Programme summary

1. Programme Aims

• to provide students with an intellectually stimulating environment within which they can develop knowledge, understanding and skills
• to allow students to draw upon knowledge and expertise in both teaching and research to support their professional practice
• to enable students to gain in-depth knowledge and understanding of issues in sport, leisure and management through specialist study and research
• to enhance students’ career and employment prospects by developing a range of transferable skills embedded in the programme
• to support the student experience through effective management and improvement of the School’s learning and teaching resources.

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

• Subject Benchmark Statement (Unit 25 : Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism)
• The Framework for Higher Education Qualifications

3. Programme Learning Outcomes

3.1 Knowledge and Understanding

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

• an ability to reflect critically upon approaches to the acquisition, interpretation and analysis of information in a variety of sport and leisure contexts
• their knowledge and understanding of sport, management and leisure-related behaviour through critical evaluation of both academic and professional practices
• the importance of the social, economic and political domains to explain the development and differentiation of sport and leisure in society
• the importance of policy, planning and management to the delivery of sport and leisure opportunities
• an ability to understand, critically evaluate and reflect upon issues of lifestyle, consumption and culture, and to analyse the affect that they can have on people’s leisure
• an ability to appraise and evaluate the effects of sport, exercise and leisure interventions on individual and special populations

3.2 Skills and other attributes

a. Subject-specific cognitive skills:

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

• reflect critically on the central themes and issues in modules within the programme
• critically assess and interpret evidence from data and text derived from sport and leisure enquiry
• present a reasoned argument to assess the merits of contrasting theories, explanations and instructional models
• relate theory to practice in sport, leisure and management
• review the social, political, economic and physical contexts of leisure and assess the impact of these upon leisure operations

b. Subject-specific practical skills:

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

• plan, design and execute a sustained piece of independent research 

• monitor and evaluate sports sport and leisure activities in field settings 

• undertake fieldwork efficiently and with due regard to safety and risk assessment 

• apply vocationally relevant concepts to the operation and strategic management of human, financial and physical resources 

Only in placement year (Diploma in Professional Studies): 

• demonstrate vocationally relevant managerial skills and knowledge with experience of professional practice

c. Key transferable skills:

On successful completion of this programme, students should have developed competencies in the following generic skill areas: 

• communication
• numeracy
• information technology
• team work
• problem solving
• management of self learning 

(ref. Skills for Success Programme http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/ltd/services/stud_support/programme.html)

4. Programme structure

4.1       Part A  - Introductory Modules

Compulsory and optional modules must be taken such that the total modular weight for the year is 120 credits, with a minimum modular weight of 50 in each semester.  Students who opt for a 50/70 or 70/50 split of credit weightings must have the permission of the Programme Director.

4.2       Part B - Degree Modules

* Subject to Programme Director approval, students may be selected for exchange at an International Partner University for the duration of the second semester.  It is the responsibility of students undertaking PSB398 International Exchange to ensure that all semester 1 assessment arrangements are in place prior to departure from the School.

 ** These modules available to exchange students only.

Compulsory and optional modules must be taken such that the total modular weight for the year is 120 credits, with a minimum modular weight of 50 in each semester.  Students who opt for a 50/70 or 70/50 split of credit weightings must have the permission of the Programme Director.

4.3       Part I - Placement (8 semester programme only)

Candidates on degree programmes with professional training will register for the non-credit bearing placement module PSI001.

4.4       Part C - Degree Modules

Please note: Optional modules are subject to availability and timetable permitting.

5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award

In order to progress from Part A to Part B, from Part B to C, and to be eligible for the award of an Honours degree, candidates must not only satisfy the minimum credit requirements set out in Regulation XX.

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

Candidates' final degree classification will be determined on the basis of their performance in degree level Module Assessments in Parts B and C. The percentage mark for each Part will be combined in the ratio Part B 40: Part C 60 to determine the final percentage mark.