Sport Development
Leeds Beckett University
UCAS Code: C690 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English Language and Maths at Grade 4 or above (Grade C for GCSEs taken before 2017) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy/Numeracy are accepted in place of GCSEs.
UCAS Tariff
A minimum 64-80 points from two A Levels or equivalent, e.g. BTEC Nationals or Cambridge Technicals, excluding General Studies.
About this course
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**By studying sport development, you can make a positive difference to disadvantaged and under-represented groups and encourage people to be physically active.**
Fire your passion for sport and help to transform lives and shape active communities.
As part of this course, you’ll:
- Learn how to provide opportunities for participation in sport for all sections of society and encourage people to lead healthier lives
- Examine how issues such as racism, poverty and gender inequality impact on sport participation – and how as a future practitioner you can challenge these issues
- Build your teamwork and management skills so you can lead on sporting projects to improve participation rates and attract investment
- Gain the skills and knowledge to develop inclusive sporting pursuits that benefit disadvantaged and under-represented social groups and communities
- Understand how sporting opportunities are provided in the UK and internationally and learn about the key organisations responsible for this work
- Examine how sport can be used as a tool to support communities, and promote peace and international development
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**Hands-on experience**
We’ll help you organise a potentially life-changing, six-week work placement. This could be with a community foundation attached to a professional sports club, a national governing body of sport, a high school, a sports club, or a youth organisation.
You’ll have the opportunity to volunteer with local sports organisations and run your own community sports project or event for an external client. These experiences will provide opportunities to develop your professional networks and help you work towards your chosen career.
**Graduate success**
Graduates from the course have gained employment within organisations such as:
- The Football Association and other National Governing Bodies of Sport
- European sports federations
- Community sport foundations and charities
- Local authorities and leisure trusts
- School Sport Partnerships Schools and other education settings
**Industry speakers**
Regular guest speakers from national and international organisations will show how to learn from successful projects and will keep you up to date with the current hot topics in the sport industry.
**Professional expertise**
This degree has been designed in conjunction with leading industry experts. The course team has extensive industry experience and continually engages with organisations such as StreetGames, Yorkshire Sport Foundation, local school sport partnerships, and the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity. This means we can provide excellent work experience opportunities, develop joint projects, and ensure that your course material and assessments are relevant and up to date.
**Research active**
The team also has extensive experience of working in sport development and the wider sport industry, including in national and international settings conducting research to inform policy and practice.
Our staff have contributed to three editions of the highly successful Routledge textbook 'Sports Development: Policy, Process and Practice'. They also regularly publish research on a diverse range of topics such as gender and masculinity, community sport development, sport politics and policy, and strategic management.
**Why study sport development at Leeds Beckett University...**
- Six-week work placement
- 100% of BA (Hons) Sport Development students said staff were good at explaining things*
- Run your own community sports project or event for an external client
- Sandwich year – a year of paid employment in industry
- Study in our new £45m state-of-the-art Carnegie School of Sport building
*National Student Survey 2022
Modules
Year 1 Core Modules:
- Introduction to Sport Development
- Personal, Professional & Academic Development (PPAD)
- Sport & Inequalities
- Community Sport Leadership
- Managing Sport Programmes
- Sport, Politics & Policy
Year 2 Core Modules:
- Power Games: Sport & Society
- Professional Development for Sport Development
- Leading & Managing Sport Organisations
- Sport for Social Change
In addition, choose from a list of Year 2 option modules. Please check our website for a full and up-to-date list.
Year 3 Core Modules:
- Sport Peace-Building & International Development
- Strategic Sport Development
- Project Leadership & Creativity
- Sport Development Final Year Project
In addition, choose from a list of Year 3 option modules. Please check our website for a full and up-to-date list.
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