Sport BSc(Hons) with integrated foundation year

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Top reasons to choose this course

• Sport courses at Brighton have received the 3-star ‘Enhancing’ grade for quality from the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).  
• Help and support to be ready for degree-level study.
• Explore sport and connected subjects so you can choose the right degree for you.
• Practical classes in our sport science labs and sport facilities.
• Lectures, group work, workshops and seminars.
• Range of degrees to progress on to, from sport and exercise science to sport management.

Course structure

You’ll complete six modules in the foundation year which will allow you to explore sport and the subjects connected to it, and help you choose the right degree for you. You’ll be introduced to concepts and problems in sport, providing you with a strong knowledge base and a practical perspective on the subject. You’ll also develop the practical, theoretical and scientific skills that enable you to understand sport and those who take part in it and link theory with practice wherever possible.

Learning will be through a mixture of lectures and practical lab classes, group work, workshops and seminars. You’ll be supported throughout by your personal tutor.

Modules

• Working with Sport-related Data and Information

  This module introduces the basic research methods, data and information handling skills that you'll need to transition successfully to the undergraduate study of sport. You'll learn how to apply relevant principles, methods and practices to support your investigation of sport. You'll develop skills in problem-solving, analysis and evaluation and find out how to analyse information collected in the world of sport.

• Contemporary Issues in the World of Sport, Physical Activity, Health and Physical Education

  This module introduces perspectives, theories and contemporary debates in physical activity from physical education, coaching, sports management through to sport science, providing a firm foundation for you to progress to a sport-related honours degree. You will also develop skills to evaluate sport and those that participate in it, both from natural science and social science perspectives.

• Skills for Higher Education

  Skills for HE helps you to prepare to study sport at university level. You’ll develop skills that are relevant to studying sport, as well as more general and transferable study skills. You’ll explore a wide-ranging set of subjects including thinking critically about sport, digital learning and use of social media, working as a team, time management and employability skills, as well as learning to reflect upon your own learning, development and employability. 

• Practical Sport and Developing the Relationship with Sport Science and Health

  In this module you’ll take part in practical sessions across a range of sports and practical activities, and explore basic applied physiology, psychology and physical literacy. You’ll explore the relationships between practical sport and sport science, linking theory to practice. You'll also evaluate the skill sets that you develop throughout this module and come up with ideas for future development.

• Working with Different Populations

  On this module you'll explore the needs of individuals in specific target groups and in a number of contexts. You'll consider the varying needs of populations including different age groups, ethnic backgrounds and gender or sexual orientation, people with disabilities or illness, the socio-economically disadvantaged and refugees

• Introduction to Coaching Theory and Practice

  This module enables you to develop and use coaching principles, focusing on leadership and communication skills. You'll explore the theory behind planning, applying and reflecting upon foundation coaching skills, where there will be practical opportunities to apply the theory to different contexts. You'll evaluate the skills that you develop on the module and come up with suggestions for your future development.

Progress to a degree

Successful completion of the foundation year means that you’ll be able to progress to one of our sport honours degrees: 

• Exercise, Health and Rehabilitation Science BSc(Hons)
• Sport and Exercise Science BSc(Hons)
• Sport Coaching BSc(Hons)
• Sport Management BSc(Hons)
• Strength and Conditioning BSc(Hons)

• Physical Education BA(Hons) with QTS
  (progressing to the PE degree requires you to attend an interview and to have GCSE English and mathematics or equivalent)

Facilities

As a Brighton student you’ll use our sport science facilities which include:

• biochemistry lab
• biomechanical lab with running track and 3D motion analysis
• blood analysis lab
• data analysis room
• exercise rehabilitation gym
• kinanthropometry lab housing our DEXA Scanner
• neuromuscular lab housing our isokinetic dynamometers
• psychology lab
• physiology lab
• research lab
• strength and conditioning suite
• environmental lab which will house our dual environment chamber
• VR screen room which will house the Igloo 210.

You may also use our extensive Falmer campus sport facilities as part of your studies. These include outdoor grass football pitches, floodlit synthetic pitches and courts, indoor swimming pool, large fitness suite and sports hall with netball, volleyball, basketball and badminton courts, and cricket nets.

You can view our facilities when you visit us. You can also get a feel for them by watching the short video and checking out our Falmer campus information.

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Sport Brighton

Sport Brighton brings together our sport and recreation services. As a Brighton student you’ll have use of sport and fitness facilities across all our campuses and there are opportunities to play for fun, fitness or take part in serious competition. 

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Sports Scholarships

Our sports scholarship scheme is designed to help students develop their full sporting potential to train and compete at the highest level. We offer scholarships for elite athletes, elite disabled athletes and talented sports performers.

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Meet the team

Caroline Langford, course leader

Caroline graduated from the University of Brighton, where she obtained a first-class honours degree in Physical Education with QTS. She won the Pearl Holt award for Excellence in Physical Education for her contribution to the subject, and started her teaching career at Beacon Academy, a large mixed comprehensive secondary school with a sixth form. 

She spent her early career teaching as a dance specialist and teacher of physical education in addition to leading GCSE and A-level Dance in examinations. Caroline became a head of year after her first-year review and was invited by the University of Brighton to be a mentor as part of the initial teacher training programme. Later advancements to leadership enabled Caroline to create a Performing Arts Faculty where she founded a vision for an outstanding performing arts curriculum, alongside physical education, that provided opportunities for the students to perform on world-class platforms, including London, Paris and New York, resulting in multiple triumphs and award wins.

After her teaching career, Caroline was appointed as a Lecturer of Physical Education at the University of Brighton, which had always been her career aspiration. 

Caroline is an Early Career Researcher and has collaborated with a university in Henan, China, to explore how culture shapes what we learn in physical education, and this will continue into her further studies as a student of the Educational Doctorate in 2024. Caroline’s interest is around health and wellbeing within physical education and policy design. She plans to explore how dissonance between different government departments fails to create a unified approach to health and wellbeing within physical education, which could be pivotal in preparing young people for a modern and ageing society.

Other members of the team

• Bill Filby
• Dr Gillian Teideman
• Joanna Gardiner
• Annette McLachlan
• Dan Howells

Course fees

Students applying for this course will be eligible to apply for student funding for the full four-year course – foundation year plus three-year honours degree.

The fees listed here are for the first year of full-time study if you start your course in the academic year 2025–26.

You will pay fees for each year of your course. Some fees may increase each year.

UK undergraduate and some postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government and increases will not be more than the maximum amount allowed. Course fees that are not regulated may increase each year by up to 5% or RPI (whichever is higher).

If you are studying part-time your fee will usually be calculated based on the number of modules that you take.

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