BTEC SPORT Ext Certificate

Course summary

Who is the Course for? This level 3 Extended Certificate is designed for students who have an interest in the sporting world and is a great foundation for a university degree. This course will be suitable for those with a keen interest in sports science who are committed to hard work. The course focuses on the four areas of anatomy and physiology, fitness training and programming, professional development in the sports industry and practical sports performance. What can it lead to? This course could lead into further study at higher education if taken alongside other qualifications as part of a two year programme of study. This could include sports studies and business, sport psychology and sport and exercise science as examples. What will I study? This course provides not only a theoretical approach to sport but a practical one two. The two areas that form the largest part of the qualifications overall grade is anatomy and physiology and fitness training and programming. How will I be taught? The course is structuredinto three mandatory units and one optional unit which is chosen by the teachers delivering the course. These units have different assessment measures. One unit is assessed by an exam and marked externally. Another unit is a synoptic unit which is marked externally. This means learners have to demonstrate appropriate skills, techniques, concepts, theories and knowledge to a key task. The remaining two units are coursework based. They are both marked internally by the teachers but will be subject to external verification.