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University of Bedfordshire: Physical Education and Sport (Pedagogy)

Institution University of Bedfordshire
Department School of Sport Science and Physical Activity
Web http://www.beds.ac.uk
Email admission@beds.ac.uk
Telephone 0300 3300 073
Study type Taught

Summary

The MA Physical Education and Sport (Pedagogy) programme is a rigorously designed and intellectually demanding professional education and development programme. There are two related routes: MA Physical Education and Sport (Pedagogy) and MA Physical Education and Sport (Leadership). Both routes are studied in order to become a more effective and reflective teacher or coach in school, club and community settings to ensure equity and inclusion for all learners/athletes in physical education and sport. Each unit is grounded in the most recent developments in research on physical education and sport pedagogy and draws on your practical experience.

The overall aim of the course is to provide an intellectually challenging, critically informed programme of advanced study in physical education and sport pedagogy. Specifically, the MA Physical Education and Sport (Pedagogy) aims: •To broaden and deepen your knowledge of the requirements of physical education and sport pedagogy in contemporary national and international contexts. •To develop a high level of critical understanding of physical education and sport pedagogy regarding models-based practice, critical pedagogy, policy implementation and realisation, and occupational socialisation. •To provide opportunities for you to develop the skills of enquiry and to demonstrate specialist research competency in some aspects of physical education and sport pedagogy. •To strengthen your creative thinking skills and abilities to work collaboratively to enable entry into (or consolidation within) executive bodies / research agencies / consultancies / educational and policy institutions in physical education and sport pedagogy. •To provide you with a basis for life-long learning and successful career development in your chosen professional area of physical education and sport pedagogy/leadership. •To develop graduates who will contribute in an enterprising and creative way to the field and practice of physical education and sport pedagogy/leadership.

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