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BA (Hons) Physical Education with Dance

Plymouth Marjon University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

BA (Hons) Physical Education with Dance explores the scientific principles underpinning PE and dance. You'll learn how to plan and deliver exciting and innovative lessons that engage pupils with different needs and abilities.

The BA (Hons) Physical Education with Dance degree program will enable you to develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding to challenge outdated notions of physical education and dance and thus play a part in creating the next generation of healthy and physically literate individuals.

Both the PE and dance elements of the program are designed to encourage creative and innovative practice, giving you the acquiring knowledge, skills, and understanding to deliver both subjects. You'll learn theory and practice through PE and dance with children and young people in school settings and the wider community. The developmental design of the program allows you to base your career aspiration on experiences during the three-year programme instead of committing to primary or secondary education at the start of your degree.

General Eligibility

Three A-levels at grades CCC or above

Or BTEC triple grades MMM or above

Or Access 23-45 D/M with min 6D

And GCSE English Language at grade 4 or grade C or above

A DBS check is required, as is an experience in sporting activities and dance.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1
  • Becoming a PE Teacher or Sports Coach

  • PE, Physical Activity, Health, and Lifelong Participation

  • Sports science principles of growth & development

  • Sports coaching and the coaching process

  • Dance technique and improvisation (contemporary with a focus on two different styles)

  • Dance, health, safe practice, and risk (to include fitness for dance and dance for fitness)

2 Year 2
  • Work-based learning (placement)

  • Research methods in sport & physical education

  • Learning theory and the learner

  • Planning & Assessment through Physical Activity (with the option to deliver health through dance in schools instead of PE)

  • Delivering dance in the school and the community with inclusive practice

  • Dance and musical theatre styles

3 Year 3
  • Dissertation

  • Pedagogy in practice

  • Thematic learning in education

  • Dance and technology

  • Performance Directing Others – planning, developing, and staging dance work.

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

IELTS for UKVI - Minimum of 6.0 in each category

LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) - Minimum of 33/50 in each category

PTE Academic UKVI - Minimum of 59 in each category

Skills for English UKVI B2 (4 components) - Pass in each category

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