Bachelor of Sport in Sport Coaching and Physical Education

University of Canterbury

UC's Bachelor of Sport will prepare you to make a meaningful impact in the diverse, ever-changing world of sport. It provides you with an overview of sport as a global culture and professional business, and the tools to help you inspire future athletes, individuals, and communities towards rewarding and more fulfilling experiences. This flexible degree allows you to focus on your sports of interest, with subject choices and customised experiences so you can go into any career in the growing sporting and fitness industries. Study Involve: Learn about all things sport - from scientific assessment, athletic technique and performance, fostering positive learning, to the business side of sport. Customise your study, with areas such as high-performance science, sport coaching and training, health and wellbeing, and management and organisation. Practicums, workshops, fieldtrips and lab work, and a 120-hour internship with a professional or community sport organisation in your final year of study. Part-time and online distance study options. Sport Coaching and Physical Education studies gives you the opportunity to lead and inspire others in their learning development, sporting activities, and towards their greatest potential. You will develop a strong understanding of pedagogy (the practice of teaching and training) and how people learn, and consider sport and health from sociological perspectives to see how gender, age, ethnicity, and geography can change and challenge experiences. Minor in Sport Coaching UC also offers a minor in Sport Coaching within multiple degrees so you can develop your training and leadership skills alongside other areas of study. Study Involve: Practical studies developing your coaching practice – from teaching sports to training techniques to game strategy. Choose your sport to focus on, including team and individual sports. Experiences throughout study with field trips, placements, and internships within sporting organisations and educational programmes. Pathway to registering as a physical education or health education teacher at primary and secondary schools through a one-year graduate teaching degree.

Faculty of Health