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BSc Sport & Physical Education
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Sport and physical education is a degree that addresses how sport, physical activity, and movement education affect individuals and society, combining the academic study of sport science and physical education with practical engagement across the full range of sporting contexts from grassroots to elite. Physical education is not just about sport as such; it is concerned with developing physical literacy, healthy habits, and positive relationships with movement across a lifetime, and the pedagogical dimensions of the degree prepare you to teach and facilitate those outcomes in educational settings. Sport science provides the evidence base for understanding performance, development, and health. At Liverpool Hope University, this three-year full-time programme gives you deep knowledge of how sport, physical education, and physical activity affect individuals, teams, organisations, and communities. You will explore these topics through both practical and theoretical methods, developing an understanding of sport at multiple levels and in multiple contexts. The programme includes a sandwich year, a year abroad, and a work placement, giving you substantial professional and international experience alongside your academic development. These practical elements are particularly important in a field where applied experience in coaching, teaching, and sports development is highly valued by employers. With a typical entry tariff of 120 UCAS points, the programme is accessible to students with sporting commitment and academic ability. Graduates from sport and physical education programmes pursue careers in teaching, coaching, sports development, community sport, health promotion, national governing body roles, and sports administration. Teaching physical education in schools is a well-established route, typically following the degree with PGCE or School Direct training. Sports coaching at community, academy, and professional levels, and roles in health and fitness, are further paths. Postgraduate study in sport science, physical education, or sports coaching is a natural option.
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