Sports Studies
Course summary
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? This course is for students who are academically minded and have a real interest in Sport and Fitness and want to further their understanding of the physiological aspects such as the human body; want a deeper understanding of Health and Fitness Training and a clearer understanding of the Sports Industry. This subject is a practical, work related course. You will learn by completing practical sessions; internally assessed assignments; tasks tackling everyday issues from pre- release material and through an externally assessed written examination. The core units studied are: - Anatomy and Physiology - Fitness Training and Programming for Health, Sport and Well Being - Professional Development in the Sport Industry - Sports Leadership - Practical Sport In addition to this, the units below are a sample of some of the optional units you could study: - Sports Psychology - Application of Fitness Testing - Research Methods in Sport - Sport Event Organization WHERE NEXT - POSSIBLE CAREER PROGRESSION? This course will provide students with the necessary skills to enter higher education as part of a programmed of study, which includes other vocational or general subjects such as other BTEC Nationals or A Levels. It will also give students a base of knowledge to enter the sporting industry: within the areas of sport education, coaching, sports therapies, fitness instruction and/or teaching physical education.
Entry Requirements
Checked against your grades — every rule traces to the school's published source.
| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
GCSE qualifications | 5 gcse qualifications at grade 5.0 or above | — |
Combined Science | Grade 5-5 in Combined Science | — |
Biology Alternative route | Grade 5 in Biology | — |
English Literature | Grade 5 in English Literature | — |
English Language | Grade 5 in English Language | — |
As published by the school
Students must have achieved a minimum of five GCSEs grades 9-5 or the equivalent, including a grade 5 in GCSE English and a grade 5 in GCSE Combined Science or GCSE Biology. It is also recommended that students have represented the College in at least one sports team.
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Assessment
There are three different ways the course is assessed: ASSIGNMENTS - this is where students complete a series of tasks set in a work-related scenario which is set and marked by The Rosedale Hewens Academy Trust. TASKS - students complete in controlled conditions, a task tackling an everyday challenge; some tasks also draw on pre-released information – this is set and externally marked by Pearson. WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS - Students draw on essential information to create a written answers to short and long answer questions in test conditions - this is set and externally marked by Pearson.
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