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 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Education |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW 50%, PR 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Coursework reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: The aim of this unit is to introduce a number of theoretical perspectives that students will explore in the degree programme. Learning Outcomes: In the completion of the unit, students should be able to: * Have gained a basic understanding of the key social science approaches to understanding sport & the physically active and healthy body; * Been exposed to a variety of conceptual concerns that will be explored through the degree programme; * Think critically about the relationships between sport, physical activity, health, the body and society; * Think critically about how the perspectives addressed in the unit relate to professional practice and career pathways. Skills: * Analysis of research and reflection (F/A) * Independent work (F) * Written communication (A) * Oral presentation and communication (FA) * Problem exploration, comparison of options, justification of complex problem solving (F) * Read and synthesis information from a variety of sources about a complex subject (F/A) * Integrated, cross-disciplinary understanding of the physically active and healthy body (F/A). Content: Students will study: * Critical Issues: The Body, Health & Physical Activity * Critical Issues: Sport & Society * Critical Issues: Sports Pedagogy * Critical Issues: Management, Policy & Development. |
| Programme availability: |
ED10447 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Education
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