Sports Science (Outdoor Activities) degree (BSc)

Course facts...

UCAS course code: C602 BSc/SSOA
Length: 3 years

What is this Sports Science (Outdoor Activities) degree about?...

Key to this Sports Science (Outdoor Activities) degree is the scientific studies of human responses to the outdoors and of performance in the outdoors. This is combined with an opportunity to develop your own outdoor skills concentrated in the practical Water- and Mountain-based modules and the Expedition module. You will also have the opportunity to work towards National Governing Body recognised qualifications in various disciplines e.g. mountaineering and kayaking.

In addition to the subject specific areas of Physiology, Psychology, Biomechanics, Motor Control and Learning, there are three other components to degrees that all students undertake:

The Academic Skills module helps with the transition from school to university. It develops the concept, and understanding, of academic reading and writing, presentations, IT skills, academic referencing and how to avoid plagiarism. These skills will stay with you throughout your academic and future career and support your learning skills in other modules.
The Advanced Employability module offers the opportunity to develop the skills relevant to your degree and future career. Students obtain qualifications and complete work experience that is aligned to their post-degree aspirations. They are required to develop a portfolio to record these achievements, reflect on past progress and plan future achievements.
Research Skills, Project and Dissertation (all students except those on a joint honours PE course).

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Entry requirements...

320-260 points on UCAS tariff, from A/AS levels (with at least 180 points at A2), Scottish Highers, Irish Leaving Certificate or BTEC National Diploma in relevant subject. All subjects except A Level General Studies considered
Pass at grade C or above in GCSE English and Mathematics or equivalent
We also give recognition to alternative qualifications, including Welsh and International Baccalaureates. Please contact us if you have any queries regarding the qualification you are studying for
We consider mature students with relevant recent study or experience (e.g. qualified intructors) on individual merit.

Please also read our Entry Requirements section.

For joint honours degrees you should also look at the entry requirements for your other chosen subject.

Why choose Bangor?

The School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences (SHES) has been providing high calibre undergraduate degrees for over 30 years and taught postgraduate (Masters) degrees since 2000. It also has a well-established and successful track record of research training with more than 70 PhDs awarded in the last 20 years

We are renowned for the quality of our teaching and research and have some of the world’s leading researchers many of whom are accredited by the British

Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), British Psychological Society BPS) and the Health Professionals Council (HPC).

The School was rated one of the top ten Sport Science Schools in the UK in the last Research Assessment Exercise (2008) with 80% of our research judged as either world leading or at an international level. We are also ranked 3rd in the UK for Student Satisfaction*

* GPA of score 4.4 - Sport Science Schools - Independent Complete University Guide 2013

What will I study?

This section provides an outline of the content of this Sport Science (Outdoor Activities) BSc (Hons) course. Each year you'll study a series of modules, some of these are compulsory and others can be selected from a range of optional modules.

During this Sports Science (Outdoor Activities) degree you study a total of 120 credits in each year. The modular programme offered by the School provides continuity across the years as well as depth.

Over the three years you study modules from:

Human Physiology
Issues in Sport, Exercise, and Outdoor Activities
Biomechanics
Research in SHES
Practical Water-based I and II
Practical Land-based I and II
Psychomotor Behaviour
Motor Control and Learning
Psychology of Sport Performance
Sport and Exercise Physiology
Expedition (academic and practical)
Stress and Performance
Environmental Physiology - High Altitude

Plus a choice of optional modules in Years Two and Three from:

Sport Nutrition
Applied Sport Psychology
Exercise Psychology
Physiological Assessment Skills
Perception and Action
Higher Skills
Research in Psychological Skills
Personality and Individual Differences
Group Dynamics
Physiology of Elite Performance
Environmental Physiology – Extremes
Healthy Aging
Exercise for Clinical Populations
Skill Acquisition

The practical outdoor elements of the course will be taught in a more intensive format, blocking teaching sessions into days. You will be encouraged to complete residential courses to gain National Governing Body awards. The expedition module will follow a journey format lasting a week in a remote area. Outdoor elements will be assessed by methods including practical assessments, reports completed by course instructors and a portfolio of personal experience.

The course content is indicative and some module content and/or module titles may vary slightly.

Modules our students are currently studying...

If you'd like a closer look at the content of the modules our current students are studying this year please click on the links below;

Sport Science (ODA) degree (BSC/SSOA)

* Please note that due to the dynamic nature of our degree programmes specific topics of study/modules are occasionally subject to change.

Please also note that some degree programmes have placements or study periods in other institutions, and during those years no module content is listed.

How will I learn?

For more on studying degree courses see our Study at Bangor section.

Typically you will have one or two hours of lectures per week for each module as well as laboratory time, seminars and tutorials. This will be tied to reading, writing essays and reports, gathering information and data, working on group projects and preparing verbal and poster presentations.

These form the basis of your assessment, along with examinations, case studies and critiques of research.

We keep our lectures, seminars and lab class sizes small:

Lectures – 30–150
Seminars – maximum 12
Laboratory practicals – maximum 25

This means that our students have closer contact with lecturers and tutors, and the School is small enough for all our students to have access to regular one to one meetings with staff.

Career Prospects

This Sports Science (Outdoor Activities) degree is ideal preparation for a career in the outdoors as an instructor, an exploration or expedition leader, in outdoor development training, and also in education and recreation generally.

All our courses will prepare you for a career as a sport scientist, working with squads of elite athletes and performers to fine tune their training; sport science research; working in the public health sector, e.g. in sports therapy or physiotherapy; or working in the health/fitness industry generally. Postgraduate study and a career in teaching (after completing a postgraduate certificate of education), research and lecturing is another option. Some specific career opportunities for different degrees are listed with the course details.

Some School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science graduates simply use their academic qualification and the transferable skills that they have developed to work in management, the emergency services or to set up their own business. Historically the employment prospects for our graduates have been excellent.

Enhance your Employability at Bangor Want to know more?

Please contact:

Admissions
School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
Tel: 01248 388256
E-mail: shes.admissions@bangor.ac.uk
www.bangor.ac.uk/sport

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Sports Science (outdoor Activities) (C602 - BSC/SSOA)
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