Sport and Exercise Science (Coaching and Physical Education) with Professional Placement BSc (Hons)

**Reasons to choose Kingston**<br/>- This course is endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES).<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll gain the CIMSPA Coaching Assistant qualification after successfully completing your first year.<br/><br/><br/>- Module options from the second year allow students to tailor the areas of study to support their coaching philosophy.<br/><br/><br/>- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the frameworks two new student experience and student outcomes categories. <br/><br/><br/>**About this course**<br/>On this course, you’ll develop practical coaching skills and study the science behind coaching, performance, leadership and sports analysis. You’ll have access to sophisticated equipment to measure athlete responses to exercise and analyse sports movements and skills.<br/><br/>Modules cover coaching, performance analysis, psychology, human physiology, anatomy and biomechanics. A project or dissertation on a selected topic will develop your independent learning skills. Optional modules allow you to tailor the areas of study to support your coaching philosophy.<br/><br/>**Future Skills** <br/>Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. <br/><br/>As you progress through your degree, youll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. <br/><br/>At Kingston University, were not just keeping up with change, were creating it.<br/><br/>**Career opportunities**<br/>You’ll be ready to develop a career in sport development and coaching-related roles in both public and private sectors. There are opportunities to work with athletes in national and international competitions, as well as in grassroots sport.