Sports Studies and Education Studies (Joint Honours)

• Overview

  This Joint Honours provides a unique integrated course across two departments that allows you to combine study of sport from a social science perspective alongside gaining an insight into how people learn and how education systems work.

  You will be pushed to do the application of theories and concepts to everyday issues such as increasing participation in community and youth sport, and approaches to teaching and learning. This course is relevant for those seeking to either go on to qualify as teachers with a sports specialism, work in other educational contexts, or explore in coaching or community sport development.

  Course

  Highlights

  • Strong links to local industry partners, including Northampton Town FC, Northampton Saints and Northants County Cricket Club.
  • Internship opportunities.

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• Course Details

  The broad curriculum includes the social context of sport, sport and leisure management, sport teaching, research in educational settings and other educational contexts and knowledge of the social and political context within which education takes place.

  Undertaking a Joint Honours of Sports Studies and Education Studies allows for a high level of flexibility in deciding your degree and career pathway and is good for students who are still investigating what type of career they might want to follow.

  You are introduced to the core disciplines that underpin the academic analysis of both sport and education and the way in which knowledge, skills and attitudes are passed on and develop in individuals as well as in institutions. The degree draws on a range of social science disciplines including sociology psychology, history and philosophy.

  The structure of the programme means that you can develop your areas of interest by appropriate selection of modules.  You start your first year with an even split of modules between the two subjects and can specialise in either subject as your own knowledge and interests develop in years two and three.

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  • Careers

    Career Opportunities

    If you are wanting to become Physical Education Teachers at Secondary Schools should major in Sports Studies to show evidence of specialist subject knowledge.

    If you are wanting to gain entry to Initial Teacher Training after graduating should gain as much experience in schools and local community youth groups as possible. Opportunities exist within the programme and within the University volunteering programme to assist students to do this.

    This course provides you with a range of academic and applied skills that can be used as a basis for postgraduate study or employment in sport and leisure management, education and coaching.

    
• Requirements

  General entry requirements apply. A typical offer would be BCC at A Level or DMM at BTEC. Applicants are expected to have studied a Physical Education, Sports Science or related science subject in an A Level or BTEC level 3 Diploma, or equivalent qualification.

  For more more information on how to make an application, please visit our How to Apply page.

  English Language Requirements

  All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

  • IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 5.5 in all bands
    for study at undergraduate level

  For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.

   

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• Course Content
  • Stage 1
  • Stage 2
  • Placement
  • Stage 3

  You will be introduced to the core disciplines of both subjects. Within the sports modules you will explore the management of sport, the sociology of sport and the pedagogy of sport coaching. All modules are underpinned by the use of contemporary case studies and seminar discussions encourage you to draw upon your own experiences of sport to help your understanding of topics under discussion. Students must take all compulsory modules.

  • Recent and Contemporary Education Issues (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU1003

    Core Module Y
  • Introduction to Education Studies Part A (10 Credits)
    Module code: EDU1032

    Core Module Y
  • Introduction to Education Studies Part B (10 Credits)
    Module code: EDU1031

    Core Module Y
  • Education in a Global Context (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU1019

    Core Module Y
  • Sport and Leisure Management (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO1006

    Core Module Y
  • Sport Pedagogy for Coaching (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO1011

    Core Module Y
  • The Social Context of Sport and Exercise (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO1038

    Core Module Y

  Modules take students into more detailed and developed areas, considering the wider issues and debates surrounding education, sport management, social barriers to sport participation, skill acquisition and the philosophical and theoretical bases for teaching and learning. The module SPO2018 is a compulsory module for students looking to Major in Sports Studies. Please note that only one research methods module can be undertaken as part of a Joint Honours award. Students must take modules to make up a combination of 120 credits.

  • Sports Development (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO2007

    Core Module N
  • Sport Research Methods (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO2018

    Core Module N
  • Positive Psychology Coaching (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO2036

    Core Module N
  • Strategic Sport Management (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO2043

    Core Module N
  • Sport, Society and Social Equality (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO2044

    Core Module N
  • Debates in Education (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2002

    Core Module N
  • Young People and Society Part 1 (SEN and Inclusion) (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2023

    Core Module N
  • The Psychology of Learning and Teaching in Educational Settings (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2025

    Core Module N
  • Learning Through Educational Visits and Exchanges (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2028

    Core Module N
  • Education and Heritage (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2029

    Core Module N
  • Research Methods (Childhood and Youth and Education) (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2015

    Core Module N
  • History of Childhood (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2026

    Core Module N
  • Transitions for Children, Young People and Families (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU2025

    Core Module N

  An optional placement year is available for students who have successfully completed 100 credits at Level 5. Students can opt to take either HRM2053 for a placement in the Sports Studies industry, or both HRM2042 and HRM2044 for a placement in the Education field.

  • The Placement Year Experience: Organisations in Context (WBL) (40 Credits)
    Module code: HRM2053

    Core Module N
  • Learning Through Work (20 Credits)
    Module code: HRM2042

    Core Module N
  • Measuring Organisational Success (WBL) (20 Credits)
    Module code: HRM2044

    Core Module N

  Students have the opportunity to develop specialised and intensive study on areas and aspects of sport and/or education studies that they are interested in. If a student wishes to major in Sports Studies, module SPO4001 becomes a compulsory module. Students must take modules to make up a combination of 120 credits.

  • Dissertation (40 Credits)
    Module code: SPO4001

    Core Module N
  • Sport & Exercise Dissertation (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO4002

    Core Module N
  • Sport & Exercise Joint Dissertation (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO4003

    Core Module N
  • Education Studies Dissertation (40 Credits)
    Module code: EDU4007

    Core Module N
  • Education Studies Research Report (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU4002

    Core Module N
  • Education Studies Joint Dissertation (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU4003

    Core Module N
  • Event Management In Sport and Leisure (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO3010

    Core Module N
  • Theoretical Concepts of Coaching (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO3015

    Core Module N
  • Contemporary Issues in Sport Development (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO3024

    Core Module N
  • Physical Activity and Society (20 Credits)
    Module code: SPO3043

    Core Module N
  • Marketing & New Media for Events and Sport (20 Credits)
    Module code: LEI3011

    Core Module N
  • Education, Culture and Society (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU3004

    Core Module N
  • Exploring Deviance and Disaffection (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU3026

    Core Module N
  • Emancipatory Approaches in Working with Children and Young People (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU3032

    Core Module N
  • Educational Aims Values and Ethics4 (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU3038

    Core Module N
  • Critical Perspectives on Current Education Practices (20 Credits)
    Module code: EDU3039

    Core Module N
  • Issues of Equality in Educational Settings (20 Credits)
    Module code: PDT3001

    Core Module N
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health (20 Credits)
    Module code: PSY3026

    Core Module N

  Facilities &

  Special Features

  • strong links to local industry partners, including Northampton Town FC, Northampton Saints and Northants County Cricket Club including guest lectures and opportunities for internships
  • students are encouraged to undertake voluntary community experience and gain relevant coaching qualifications during their studies
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• Fees & Funding
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  2020/21 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 20/21 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £9,250
  Part Time: £1,450 per 20 credit module

  Additional costs

  Additional costs will be incurred if you decide to participate in optional field trips/visits as part of your course. The exact cost will depend upon the location chosen for the trip.

  For some Sport Study modules, you will need to wear suitable sports kit for practical sessions as part of the course. You can purchase Sport and Exercise kit (polo shirts and hoodies) but these are not compulsory. The exact cost of kit will be provided at the start of the course.

  2019/20 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 19/20 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £9,250
  Part Time: £1,400 per 20 credit module

  2020/21 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 20/21 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £12,900

  Additional costs

  Additional costs will be incurred if you decide to participate in optional field trips/visits as part of your course. The exact cost will depend upon the location chosen for the trip.

  For some Sport Study modules, you will need to wear suitable sports kit for practical sessions as part of the course. You can purchase Sport and Exercise kit (polo shirts and hoodies) but these are not compulsory. The exact cost of kit will be provided at the start of the course.

  International scholarships

  For information on the scholarships available to you as an international student, please see our International scholarships page.

  2019/20 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 19/20 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £12,500

  Additional costs

  Additional costs will be incurred if you decide to participate in optional field trips/visits as part of your course. The exact cost will depend upon the location chosen for the trip.

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  Sir Thomas White Scholarship

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• Joint Honours Study

  We offer so many courses, it can be hard to choose just one. With a Joint Honours degree, you can study two courses, whether they are closely related or completely different. Depending on how much time you want to spend on each subject, your degree may emphasise one subject more than the other, which is a major and minor programme. Alternatively, you can study your subjects equally, resulting in a joint degree.

  Please visit our Joint Honours page for more information on Joint Honours courses and available Joint Honours combinations.

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