Sport Development

Course description

**OVERVIEW**
UWS’s BSc (Hons) Sport Development focuses on how to help people lead healthy, active lifestyles.

You'll learn both about the development of sport and development through sport by exploring sports contributions to health, communities, economies, and societies on global and local scales.

This degree is unique in Scotland and was developed in consultation with partners from national sport organisations and governing bodies, NHS and the third sector, as well as senior sport development officers and expert coaches.

These strong links to industry are reflected in course design, work experience opportunities, and employment opportunities available to UWS students.

**PRACTICAL FOCUS**
We have excellent links with a number of clubs and organisations, including many Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) football clubs, Active Schools, and South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture, which provide work-based learning opportunities throughout the course. We also encourage students to identify organisations with which they may have affiliations or interest and are able to provide appropriate placement opportunities during their course.

**CAREER PROSPECTS**
This degree will prepare you for a successful career in sport development but also sport, leisure, health, and education settings in general. You would be expected to be able assist/lead:

// Local authorities
// Active Schools
// Third sector
// Enterprise and management
// Sport, physical activity and health and education programmes

**Jobs**
It will equip you with the knowledge and skills to find opportunities in a wide range of roles, including: Sport and Club Development Officers, Health and Well-being Officers, and Sport, leisure, or project managers

**Further Studies**
Some of our graduates go on to postgraduate courses in PE teaching, by undertaking a one-year teaching qualification (PGDE/QTS) in Physical Education; some have progressed their studies to master's degrees in Sport Coaching, Sport Management, and International Tourism and Events Management; others have taken part in or led funded research projects with partner organisations leading to PhD.

Subjects

• Sports studies