Sport, Health and Physical Education (Full-time) (CertHE)
The CertHE Sport, Health and Physical Education is designed to develop your skills in teaching physical education and coaching youth sport. In this one-year course, you will apply academic content through various practical activities, including games, athletics, health and fitness, dance, swimming, gymnastics, and adventurous activities.
You will be guided by a team of inspirational academic staff with extensive experience in physical education and sport. Their knowledge and expertise will support you throughout your studies.
The course has been developed with input from professionals in physical education and youth sport to ensure it is relevant to the field. Studying this certificate will help you decide if you want to pursue the full degree program (a two-year top-up) or a future career in teaching, coaching, or other related areas. The certificate also prepares you for work in coaching and teaching assistant positions. You will gain valuable experience working with children, which can lead to roles in youth work, international camps, or as a play worker.
High-quality physical education and youth sport are vital for the health and well-being of young people. This course provides a strong foundation in both theoretical knowledge and practical skills to help support young people in leading healthy and active lives.
Do you speak Welsh? If you would like to study part of this course in Welsh, 40 credits are available in Welsh. More information can be found on the Welsh version of this page.
Course details
- On-campus
- Full-time
- English
- Bilingual
Tuition Fees 25/26
Home (Full-time): £9,535 per year
Overseas (Full-time): £15,525 per year
Why choose this course?
What you will learn
Sport, Health and Physical Education CertHE has a fundamental focus on a balanced approach to learning and teaching, combining theoretical knowledge with practical experience. We aim to develop well-rounded graduates who are equipped with the skills and understanding needed to excel in the fields of physical education and youth sport.
The course integrates the latest technologies to support students in a blended learning experience that merges both online and face to face delivery. Additionally, strong links with local schools and physical education departments across the region enable extensive placement opportunities for students.
Year 1
In the first year, you will be introduced to the fundamentals of physical education and youth sport. Modules cover the basics of facilitating adventurous activities and creative education through movement. You will start developing your theoretical knowledge alongside practical skills.
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Course Disclaimer
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The modules outlined above provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this course based on recent academic teaching. We continuously review our courses to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand. Where your course includes optional modules, these are to provide an element of choice within the course. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed.
You’ll typically complete 120 credits per year of study on a full-time course. For more information visit our Student Agreement.
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Staff
Our People
You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic Support (NSS 2024) meaning that the support and feedback you get will help you learn and develop strong academic skills. Our students have placed us 1st in Wales for Learning Opportunities and Student Voice (NSS 2024) meaning that there are a wide range of opportunities available to enhance your studies and that students play an active role in shaping their learning experiences. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024, ‘Overall Positivity’ measure). Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses.
Further information
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32 UCAS points or subject to an informal interview.
Mature students who have experience of working with young people in a sporting context are particularly welcome.
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A range of assessment methods are used in the assessment of modules so that students are provided with a range of opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge and skills.
Specific types of assessment include:
Practical tasks
Essays
Videos
Reflective Blogs
Laboratory reports
Examinations (seen and unseen papers)
Presentations
While a good quality of personal performance is encouraged, it is not a focus of assessment in the practically based modules. Rather, issues of inclusion, entitlement and differentiation are embedded in many of the assessments, and students are required to plan and evaluate their own and other students’ teaching.Students learn how to present a balanced, evidenced argument through their formal written work, as well as via individual and group presentations.
Within the final year, students will design and conduct their own independent project in a specialist area of their choice.
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Sports clothing (£40-£60) depending on course.
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You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available, please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.
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Embrace the opportunity to spend a semester abroad at universities in the US or Canada.
We have exchange links with the following institutions:
California State University, Fullerton
University of North Carolina, Greensboro -
Students graduating from this degree programme are likely to progress on to a PGCE primary or secondary Physical Education course or the in-house Physical Education, Sport and Physical Literacy (MA) programme.
Other popular career routes include:
- Physical Education and School Sport (PESS) or Dragon Sport officers;
- Sports Development;
- Youth Work;
- other higher degrees; and,
- uniformed services.