Sport Psychology and CoachingBSc (Hons)

In addition to the University's standard entry requirements, you should have:

• a minimum of 88 UCAS points from A levels including either Biology, Human Biology or Physical Education, or a minimum of 88 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification eg BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma/Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Progression Diploma or Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits
• GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent)

If you don't have traditional qualifications or can't meet the entry requirements for this undergraduate degree, you may still be able to gain entry by completing our Sport Psychology and Coaching (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) degree.

Entry from appropriate foundation and access courses will also be considered.

Accelerated study

If you have relevant qualifications or credit from a similar course it may be possible to enter this course at an advanced stage rather than beginning in the first year. Please note, advanced entry is only available for September start. See our information for students applying for advanced entry.

Accreditation of Prior Learning

Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course at London Met. Find out more about applying for Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL).

English language requirements

To study a degree at London Met, you must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. If you require a Student visa (previously Tier 4) you may need to provide the results of a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. This course requires you to meet our standard requirements.

If you need (or wish) to improve your English before starting your degree, the University offers a Pre-sessional Academic English course to help you build your confidence and reach the level of English you require.

Assessments will be through written and practical exams, practical reports, presentations, class tests and a final research dissertation.

Graduates often progress into careers in sports coaching at various levels from elite to community, PE teaching and positions within sporting organisations where they can make full use of their sport psychology knowledge. Recent graduates currently hold key roles with Premier League football clubs, such as Arsenal and West Ham United, involved with strength and conditioning and community coaching. Opportunities exist to forge these links, even before graduation.

If you study your undergraduate degree with us, as a graduate of London Met, you'll be entitled to a 20% discount on a postgraduate course if you continue your studies with us.
* exclusions apply

There will be a variety of equipment available to you throughout the course.
Exercise physiology equipment includes:

    COSMED breath by breath gas analysers
    woodway treadmills (Force, Pro XL, Mercury)
    climate chamber
    Biosen lactate analyser
    BOD POD
    blood analysers
    dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scanner (DEXA)

Biomechanics equipment includes:

    Kistler Force Platform
    EMG
    Watt bikes
    2D motion analysis
    Cybex Isokinetic Dynamometer

In both its delivery and practice, sport is embedded in socio-cultural issues that can define and therefore legitimise a particular sport. Such processes are not unchangeable, and the history of sport demonstrates there have been and continue to be challenges to societal norms. Some challenges came from individuals willing to buck the trend and stand up for what they believed in. Some came from political movements arising out of a disaffection with the status quo. The arrival of new nations in both post-colonial and post-1989 when combined with the growth of new sporting genres and the growth of sporting revenue streams has seen sport become an ideological battleground like never before. The contests that continue to shape modern sport are explored in the sociology modules that this degree offers.

Biomechanics is an area of science that is concerned with the analysis of the mechanics of human movement, or the study of how the human body moves. In sport, this is extended to cover the interaction of the athlete and the equipment they use, whether it be a bicycle, discus or pair of running spikes. Biomechanics may be broken down into areas of kinematics (how the body moves) and kinetics (the forces that act on the body to produce or inhibit the motion).

Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be additional costs for things like equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees.

Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.