Sports Performance (FdSc)
Study the relationship of science to sport performance, learn digital and media skills to build your brand, and experience interdisciplinary teamwork on this foundation-level course.
A level DDE-CCC
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma - MPP-MMM
Access to HE Diploma accepted with credits in line with UCAS tariff point range
GCSE English required at Grade C/4 or above
T-Level: Pass (D or E) - Pass (C and above)
Course Summary
On this course you'll explore how cutting-edge applied sciences are changing the game for high performance sports and learn lifelong skills for building resilience and improving wellbeing. We'll show you how to build your own personal brand through innovative digital and media strategies, in addition to looking at the creation of high-performance cultures.
You’ll combine theory with applied practice to understand the landscape of sports performance. Assessments will be practical and take place in a variety of formats, from individual and group presentations, to pitches, portfolios, reports and practical assessment.
Why study Sport Performance at Marjon?
Experience applied learning in our BASES accredited lab
Interact with our external high-performance sport partners
Undertake real-life hands-on learning through an applied project
Modules for this course
1st Year
Leading in Sport: Foundations of Influence and Change
The Sporting Mind
Building an Academic Identity
Building a Professional Identity
Inside the Sport Industry: Systems, Power and Policy
Laboratory and Field Techniques in Physiology
2nd Year
Scouting and Selecting: Data-Informed Talent ID in Sport
Applied Multidisciplinary Approaches for Performance
Professional Practice and Industry Experience
Designing Inquiry: Research Methods in Sport, Coaching and PE
Building Your Professional Brand
Working With The Athlete – Psychology in Practice
Please note: This course is subject to validation which means that it is either a new course or that the content is currently being updated. You can apply for this course now while some of the details of the course are being finalised by the University. Please contact the course leader if you would like further information.
What might you become?
This degree is a springboard to help start the pursuit of a career working in a high-performance sport environment. This two-year programme will allow you to springboard into year three of several other sport-based programmes.
How you’ll be taught and assessed?
Mark is a Lecturer in Sport Coaching and Sports Science and is also the Programme Co-ordinator for the FdSc Sport, Coaching and School Sport programmme. He teaches predominantly across the programme as well as the BA (Hons) Sport Coaching & Physical Education and BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science degrees.
Fees and funding
Fees UK students: £ 9,790
This fee covers your tuition and access to course-specific equipment and facilities, as well associated services including access to the library, study skills support, IT support, student support and wellbeing services and membership of the Student Union. There may be additional costs by course.
Funding available for this course
Our Student Funding Advisors offer confidential and impartial advice about your funding options.
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