University
Massey UniversityThis course is available
On-Campus
Level of Study
Bachelor's Degree
Duration
3 years
Next start date
Expected July 2022
Campus
Manawatū Campus
The Bachelor of Sport and Exercise (Physical Education) will prepare you for a satisfying career working with youth in sport and exercise.
The Bachelor of Sport and Exercise (Physical Education) will provide you with the perfect foundation to use your talents in a professionally satisfying and productive way.
Physical education has long been recognised as an important part of an overall education. This major will provide you with the knowledge and skills to perform and teach aspects of physical education, exercise and sport in educational contexts. As a graduate, you’ll become knowledgeable about aspects of physical education, particularly human development, and the breadth and potential of human movement education. You will be able to demonstrate the application of key pedagogical principles in movement education especially as they relate to youth.
This major takes an interdisciplinary approach to study. You will:
Careers
With the Bachelor of Sport and Exercise (Physical Education) you could go on to become a physical education teacher by undertaking one year’s further study. Many graduates with this major become secondary school teachers in health and physical education, with opportunities for employment in New Zealand and overseas.
You may also work as a sports coordinator in a school or with local sports organisations, working alongside health workers and other educational staff.
Further study
You could become a primary or secondary school PE teacher, by completing Massey’s Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching. The secondary diploma qualifies you as a teacher of health and physical education.
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