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Physical Education and Sport Coaching

We offer two options for people who are interested in a career in physical education or Sport Coaching.

• Bachelor of Education and the Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Secondary) with a specialisation in Physical Education
• Bachelor of Sport Coaching

We also deliver courses in Physical Education and Health Education in primary and secondary teacher education programmes and the Master of Teaching and Learning Programme. Sport Coaching courses are delivered only as part of the BSpC.

Bachelor of Education and Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Secondary) specialising in Physical Education

The BEd/GradDipTchLn(Secondary) specialising in Physical Education is a four-year secondary teaching qualification which allows students to combine teacher training with the study of physical education. Students study Education to 300 level and at least one other teaching subject to 200 or 300 level.

Bachelor of Sport Coaching

The Bachelor of Sport Coaching is an internationally recognised qualification for people who wish to enhance their coaching knowledge and practice. A three-year full-time programme (or part-time equivalent), the BSpC prepares you for a career as a professional sport coach.

The only degree of its kind in New Zealand, the BSpC allows you to immerse yourself in the art, science and pedagogy of Sport Coaching. Using an athlete-centred approach, you will be trained to provide opportunities for learning in the sport context. The programme provides a unique experience, whereby students have supervised coaching practice with clubs and schools in the community.

Health Education

Health Education components are delivered within the following qualifications:

• Bachelor of Education and Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning (Secondary) specialising in Physical Education - The Health Education component of this four-year programme includes courses in inter-personal skills, sexuality education, mental health, and a curriculum study.
• Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Secondary) - Secondary teaching Health Education majors undertake a one-year programme in health education curriculum studies and professional studies. Students graduating as majors in another classroom subject can also obtain a minor in Health Education.
• Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Primary) - Health Education is part of the two-year compulsory programme, with optional papers available in the third year of the programme.

More Information

For more information email education@canterbury.ac.nz or phone 0800 VARSITY (827 748).