Course Modules

This module aims to provide you with the expertise to apply safe and effective manual therapy and mobilisation techniques to the peripheral joints of the body. It will give you the ability to apply a comprehensive range of manual therapy […]

Students are expected to undertake a placement or placements, which in total would constitute a minimum of 200 hours experience that enables them to develop, apply and reflect on their clinical practice across the core areas of sports therapy practice.

An opportunity for you to consolidate your knowledge and further develop existing skills. The module aims to challenge current concepts in sports therapy practice, further develop a clinically reasoned approach in differential diagnosis and management of more complex and multifactorial

The module begins by tracing the historical relationship between coaching and sport development. A more detailed conceptual analysis of sports development is then undertaken before linking the sport development process to the role and function of coaching within this context.

this module explores the nature of planning, managing and delivering a community sport event or project in the context of modern sport development. The role of the coach is also discussed and critiqued in the context of planning and delivering

This module develops your critical, analytical and performance-based analysis of trends and patterns in the development of playing strategies related to association football. You will gain an advanced understanding of the practices, philosophies and methods of working with players in

This module aims to introduce you to psychological theories and concepts that are relevant to effective coaching of groups. The module will also explore key issues in: the coach-athlete relationship; group dynamics and leadership; self-belief and mental toughness; motivation; and,

The module will investigate why people are critically important in the leisure industry. This includes all aspects of human resources from how management set the tone of an organisation’s culture to how an organisation’s objectives are achieved. It will explain

The module is divided into key overarching themes: the philosophy of strategy; the process of strategy; the drivers of strategy and whether the crucial determinants of a strategy are the organisation of the environment. The module concludes with a discussion

You are encouraged to identify a research question appropriate to your degree pathway that is of interest and relevance to your studies. The investigation may be based within single or multiple disciplines. An appropriate approach to addressing the question is