Course Overview

Our Sport and Physical Education degree helps you gain in-depth knowledge about the effect of sport, physical education and activity on individuals and society. The degree will allow you to explore the impact of sport at the individual, team, organisational and broader community level, from grassroots through to the elite sport. You will examine these issues using applied and theoretical approaches to sport psychology, performance and technique, sports analysis, sport management, sociology and history, and coaching science and development.

Studying Sports and Physical Education at Liverpool Hope University gives you a skills-based theoretical, practical and applied experience which a foundation in subject knowledge and research skills underpins. Based on cutting-edge research, you can explore in detail various principles and practices in different sports. The degree focuses on core disciplines in the field. These include applied and theoretical approaches to sport psychology, performance and technique, sports analysis, sport management, sociology and history, and coaching science and development.

Within all disciplines, you will approach the effect of sport, physical education and activity on individuals and society as a whole, emphasising the ethical issues relating to competition, participation and also the issues relating to health and wellbeing. You will be taught by a team of lecturers who are all experts in their field and widely published academics. You can also access the multi-million pound, state-of-the-art Health Science Building and Sports Complex, incorporating a running track, dedicated research space and new teaching laboratories.

General Eligibility

• A-Levels BBC

• UCAS Tariff Points 112 UCAS Tariff points must come from at least two A Levels (or equivalent). Additional points can be made up from a range of alternative qualifications.

• BTEC DMM

• Access to HE 112 Tariff Points

• IB 28

• Irish Leaving Certificate 112 Tariff Points from Higher Level qualifications only

• Welsh Baccalaureate This qualification can only be accepted with other relevant qualifications.

• T-Levels 120 Tariff Points / Merit

• Subject Requirements No specific subject requirements

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.0 overall (with reading and writing at 6.0) and no individual score below 5.5.