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carnegieXchange: School of Sport

New Applied Sports Studies courses launched

Explore your sporting passion and build professional experience on one of our new Applied Sports courses.

Written By

Jamie French

Published on 14 Mar 2023

This autumn, the Carnegie School of Sport at Leeds Beckett University is launching six brand new Applied Sports Studies courses. These courses allow students to experience a multi-disciplinary focus within their chosen sport, these sports are:

The courses are targeted at people who have already a proven commitment to their sport through either high-level performance, coaching or club administration.

These courses are unique and will cover topics including, sport coaching, sport business and management, sport science and performance and sport in the community.

The courses were developed with key School of Sport partners to help you graduate with the skills and knowledge employers are seeking. You’ll start building your experience and professional network from day one, so you’ll create a portfolio of experience to impress employers.

Watch the video below of Course Director, Jamie French, giving an introduction to the course.

BSc (Hons) Applied Sport Studies - an introduction Hear from Jamie French, the course director, as he gives an introduction to the five applied sport studies courses.

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For more information on the Applied Sports Studies courses please visit the course pages or contact Jamie on J.French@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Jamie French

Course Director / Carnegie School of Sport

Jamie is a qualified UK Athletics Coach Education Tutor with 12 years experience. His research interests include measuring health behaviours of young people as well as measuring the affects of physical activity on both physical and psychological health.