Study the concept of outdoor adventure through participation in a range of practically based outdoor and adventurous activities. These experiences are underpinned by a critical theoretical framework related to the use of outdoor adventure exposure for generating holistic skill development, ecological awareness and therapeutic benefits.
Explore the concept and application of Outdoor and Adventurous Activities adapted to meet specific needs. Through formal and interactive teaching and experiential learning, you will have the opportunity to engage with, facilitate, evaluate and analyse a range of adapted adventure activities. This will include adventurous activities being adapted for access, ability and performance.
Broaden your knowledge of psychology by exploring the discipline of social psychology. You will study key theories and concepts within social psychology and gain the knowledge, understanding and skills for professional practice in physical education and outdoor education.
You will build on Year One's Applied Human Movement expertise and create training schedules to instigate physiological, anatomical or mechanical change. These changes will be for either health or performance gains.
Further develop your knowledge of social theory and its application to the study of physical education, sport and physical activity.
Experience and assess a range of practical activities across the inclusion spectrum. You will examine the ways in which simplified, modified and adapted activities chosen from games, gymnastics, athletics and aquatics, can provide opportunities for a range of abilities and achieve a variety of desired outcomes.
Gain the opportunity to teach physical education to primary aged children. You will also learn about aspects of physical and psychosocial child development appropriate to this age group. You will be encouraged to develop your skills of teaching, planning, observation and reflection through a placement in a school or similar physical education/ youth sport context.
Gain a multi-disciplinary understanding of the role active learning can play in the promotion of physical activity and academic performance in young people. You will learn about the development of the brain and the role that physical activity can play in enhancing cognition at both the acute and chronic level. This basic science understanding will underpin the development and delivery of active learning programmes. Current programmes will be reviewed after which, you will be expected to design and deliver your own programmes.