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Introduction

This programme meets the Government’s ‘Every Child Matters’ agenda that underpins all work with children across a variety of different professions. It is also designed to meet demands for expertise in Children’s Physical Education at a primary level and to address the current health concerns surrounding a lack of physical activity. The programme is designedt o provide students with opportunities to explore,examine and evaluate the context of childhood from a variety of perspectives including educational, healthbased, physiological, psychological, sociological, cultural, welfare, legal, political, economic, philosophical and historical.

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Optional Pathways

Our Single Honour degrees offer optional pathways,  which means you can tailor your degree in accordance with your career goals. The optional pathways available for this course are:

• Education Studies
• Health, Exercise and Physical Activity
• Sports Development
• Sport, Physical Activity and Disability

Entry Requirements

Our typical minimum entry requirements for applicants with A levels/AS levels/BTEC is 220 points.  Applications from students with non-traditional qualifications are welcome. A CRB check and ISA registration are also required.

Module Information

Year 1
Modules studied during the first year are designed to provide a strong grounding in physiological, psychological and sociological aspects of children and childhood and include Childhood in Context, Understanding Growth and Development, Understanding Health Fitness and Nutrition in Children, Understanding the Development of Fundamental Movement Skills, Inclusion and Diversity and Professional Values, Ethics and Legal Issues.

Year 2
In the second year a holistic approach is adopted. Modules explore learning through play and learning through the environment. Students will be working directly with children or a children’s services agency during a placement module and also during an action research module. These 2 modules are designed to give students an opportunity to gain work-based experience and to start to consider career options. In years 2 and 3 students will also take a second area of interest from the optional pathways.

Year 3
The third year allows students to focus upon their chosen career path through core modules, the dissertation topic and further development of the second area of interest identified above.

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