Sport BSc(Hons) with integrated foundation year

How this course is delivered

COVID-19 has changed everything. We’ve made some changes to the way our courses are taught to keep everyone safe and that will help you stay connected and involved in university life.

From the start of term in September, you’ll learn through a blend of on-campus and digitally enabled remote learning that will provide lots of opportunities to interact and engage. Together with carefully managed access to libraries, labs, workshops and studios this means your studies are as collaborative, practical and flexible as possible.

Course structure

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

Learning will be through a mixture of lectures and lab practical 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 needed to transition successfully to the undergraduate study of sport. You will explore the relevant principles, methods and practices that will support your investigation of sport and you'll develop skills in problem solving, analysis and evaluation across a range of information.

• The Study of Sport

  The Study of Sport module will introduce you to perspectives, theories and contemporary debates in sport, 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 a natural science and social science perspective.

• Skills for Higher Education

  Skills for Higher Education will support your transition to the academic study of sport at university. It will enable you to develop skills relevant to the study of sport as well as transferable, reflective, critical and generic skills necessary to study in higher education. You'll be encouraged to take responsibility for, and to reflect upon, your learning, development and employability.

• Practical Sport

  The Practical Sport module develops your performance and practical skills across a wide range of sports. You will develop and evaluate leadership skills which can applied practically and evaluate those skills, thinking about 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. Depending on the subjects that you are most interested in, you'll pick a specific pathway through The Study of Sport module. Which pathway you choose dictates the degree that you can progress to. 

Pathway: Science of Sport and Physical Activity

Sport and Exercise Science BSc(Hons)

Sport Coaching BSc(Hons)

Physical Education BA(Hons)

Pathway: Sport in Society

Sport Studies BA(Hons)

Sport Management BSc(Hons)

Facilities

Sport and fitness

The Eastbourne campus has excellent sport and fitness facilities on site which include:

• large six court sports hall
• artificial ¾ length training pitch
• climbing wall
• 25m swimming pool
• two gymnasiums
• 36-station fitness suite with a designated cardiovascular area packed with bikes, treadmills, and rowers, cross-trainers and steppers
• two dance studios.

Laboratories

Accredited by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), our laboratories are equipped with the latest modern facilities.

You will have access to a -10 to +50°C hot-cold chamber, an altitude/hypoxic chamber that rises to the equivalent of 5500m, 3D motion analysis, ground reaction force plates, a DXA bone scanner, exercise physiology laboratories, biomechanics laboratories and three biochemistry laboratories.

The 210˚ Igloo projection system is used to research reaction times and decision making in sport-related situations.

International requirements and visas

We can help you meet our English language or academic entry requirements.

Visas and immigration advice

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.

What's included

You may have to pay additional costs during your studies. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. A summary of the costs that you may be expected to pay, and what is included, while studying a course in the School of Sport and Service Management are listed here.

• DBS checks, where required, are included in the fees.
• For all journalism students there are professional body examinations from the National Council for Training of Journalists. The university pays for your first attempt at each examination and this cost of around £400 is included in the course fees. But if you don’t pass an exam you will be responsible for resit fees, at an average cost of £45 per examination.
• UK-based field trips are available in some option modules in the final year. You do not have to take these option modules to complete the degree programme. Where a field trip is present costs are covered but you are expected to make a contribution towards food. Typically this is £50.
• For courses which require a placement, you’ll be expected to pay for your living costs and travel. Physical Education (QTS teacher training) students can claim travel costs to their school placement.
• The school runs a number of day trips which students do not pay for. There may be some food and drink costs and you should budget around £30 per year.
• All work is electronically submitted. You may need to provide a printed copy of your final dissertation. Estimated cost £5 per student in the final year.

You can chat with our enquiries team through the Stay in touch panel at the end of this page if you require further information. Or check our finance pages for advice about funding and scholarships, as well as more information about fees and advice on international and island fee-paying status.

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The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2020–21.

Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and are subject to an annual increase of no more than 5% or RPI (whichever is the greater). The annual increase for UK/EU students, who are subject to regulated fees, will increase no more than the statutory maximum fee.

You can find out more about our fees in the university's student contract and tuition fee policy (pdf).

The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full-time or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.

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