Programme summary

1. Programme Aims

• to provide students with an intellectually stimulating environment within which they can develop knowledge, understanding and skills
• to enable students to benefit from a broad curriculum grounded in the study of sport, exercise science and pedagogy
• to enable students to engage with issues through specialist study and research
• to allow students to draw upon knowledge and expertise in both teaching and research to support their professional practice
• 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 (2001)

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 contexts
• their knowledge and understanding of sport-related behaviour through critical evalsuation of both academic and professional practices

Module choice will be important in determining whether the following intended learning outcomes are achieved: 

• an understanding of human structure and function addressed in multi- discipline based enquiry
• an ability to appraise and evalsuate the effects of sport and exercise intervention on the participant and special populations
• the importance of the social, economic and political domains to explain the development and differentiation of sport in society.

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-related enquiry
• present a reasoned argument to assess the merits of contrasting theories, explanations and instructional models
• relate theory to practice in sport, exercise and pedagogy
• apply knowledge to solve problems in a variety of laboratory and sport-based practicals

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 evalsuate sports performance in laboratories and field settings
• undertake laboratory and fieldwork efficiently and with due regard to safety and risk assessment
• plan, prepare and present appropriate techniques and skills to develop practice in a range of sport activities

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.hslppt.com/service/ltd/services/stud_support/programme.html)

4. Programme structure

4.1         Part A  - Introductory Modules

All modules are compulsory with an equal weighting of 60 credits in each semester

4.2       Part B - Degree 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.

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

4.3       Part I - Placement (8 semester programme only)

DPS Route: Candidates on degree programmes with professional training will register for the non-credit bearing placement module PSI004.

OR

DIntS Route: Candidates on degree programmes with international studies will register for the non-credit bearing placement module PSI005.

4.4       Part C - Degree Modules

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. 

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

*Students may opt for either PSC003 or PSC005, not both

**Students may opt for either PSC100 or PSC103 not both

5. Criteria for Progression and Degree Award

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