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Admissions |
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Entry Requirements |
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Candidates for admission must satisfy the Regulations for Admission to Degree Courses as specified in Section IV of the General Regulations. They must normally offer at least three A-level passes including Sport Studies, PE or Biology [for BSc(Hons) Sport Studies]; or including Sports Studies, Economics or a business-orientated subject [for BA(Hons) Sports Management and Leadership]. Mature candidates, or candidates with other academically equivalent qualifications are considered on their merit. Each candidate for admission is expected to have an active sports profile as a participant or in a coaching, administrative or officiating capacity. |
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The programme also considers advanced admission for students with appropriate APEL standing. Where a candidate has completed units at another place of learning that are considered to be equivalent to a relevant unit on this programme, the University may (in accordance with its regulations on credit transfer) permit that candidate to qualify for the degree by following such a course of study and completing such assessments as it shall specify. |
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1.2 |
Criminal Records Bureau |
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Some students will need to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check if their placement and/or independent research project brings them into contact with children and/or other vulnerable populations. |
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1.3 |
Equal Opportunities |
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All applicants are considered solely on the basis of academic suitability irrespective of ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious belief, social class, disability or political affiliation as per the University's policy on equal opportunities. |
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Structure of the Programme |
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2.1 |
Modes of Study |
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The programme can be taken in full-time (normally three years) or part-time (typically five years) modes. |
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Levels of Study |
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The BSc(Hons) Sport Studies degree is structured around three levels each of which equates to one year of full-time study. Level 1 is foundational, level 2 developmental and level 3 advanced. Each level contains units in the areas of sport psychology, sport physiology, cultural and historical approaches to sport and research methods. In addition, optional units in either teaching and coaching or business management are introduced in level 2 and level 3. Students select these units at the end of the preceding level. In addition to the subject-specific units, all students undertake a work placement during level 2 and an independent research project in level 3. |
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The BA(Hons) Sports Management and Leadership degree is structured around three levels each of which equates to one year of full-time study. Level 1 is foundational, level 2 developmental and level 3 advanced. Each level contains units in various aspects of sports management and leadership including financial management, marketing, event and facility planning, operations management, human resources, policy and legislation and social contexts. In addition to the subject-specific units, all students undertake research methodology and study skills-based units and they complete a work placement during level 2 and an independent research project in level 3. |
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Progression |
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Progression from level 1 to level 2 and from level 2 to level 3 requires an overall level average of at least 40%. |
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Assessment |
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Marking Scale |
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The pass mark for assignments, units and levels is 40%. All assignments are marked on a percentage basis using the following scale:
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Degree Class |
| 70%+ |
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| 60 - 69% |
2:1 |
| 50 - 59% |
2:2 |
| 40 - 49% |
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| 30 - 39% |
Fail |
| 20 - 29% |
Poor fail |
| 1 - 19% |
Very poor fail |
| 0% |
Non-submission |
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Any work submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised. Work submitted up to five working days late will be capped at a bare pass mark (40%), while work submitted after this will be marked at 0%. |
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4.2 |
Fails and Resits |
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If a student fails an assignment but does not fail the unit, the failing piece of work does not need to be repeated. The exception to this is Research Methods, a core unit, where each assignment has to be passed. If a student fails a unit, then the mark for that unit will be reduced to 0% at the time of the annual early summer Examination Board. The Board will then offer the student the right to resit that failing unit, with the resit taking place in the late summer. If a student passes the unit in the late summer resit period, he/she will be awarded a bare pass mark of 40% for it and, providing his/her average is at least 40%, can proceed to the next level. If a student fails the resit (including through non-attendance at the examination or non-submission of the work) the unit mark will remain at 0%. If this means that the student's level average is below 40%, then the student will have his/her registration suspended and will be offered the chance to retake any failing units over the course of the next academic year but without attendance in class. If a student fails his/her resit examinations in level 1, the Examination Board has the discretion to terminate his/her programme registration. He/she may seek to register for a different award programme in the future. If any failing units are passed during this retake year, the student will be awarded 40% for them and re-admitted to the programme at the start of the following academic year, although the level average will be reduced to 40% as a penalty. However, if any failing units are failed again during the resit year, this will result in course termination. This termination will be effected at the first Examination Board after the failing mark has been achieved. |
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While it is possible to carry 0% units students must be aware that, if these are achieved in level 2 or level 3, they are contributory to degree classification, other exit awards and progression score calculations and they will appear as 0% on official transcripts. Students must be aware that failure in a unit may affect their future programme of study. Students must be aware that failure in a dissertation/project unit may affect the Honours classification of their degree. |
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All resit activities will be based on the syllabus as taught originally to the students and not on any curriculum changes that might have occurred subsequently. |
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4.3 |
Special Considerations |
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If a student misses an examination or assessed work through illness or other good reason, or under-performs for a specific period because of external factors, then that student can apply to the Special Considerations Panel. |
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4.4 |
Examination Board |
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All students' performance shall be assessed by the Programme's Examination Board in accordance with the School's regulations governing examinations. |
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4.5 |
Attendance |
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Students should comply with the University's General Regulations on attendance. All timetabled sessions are required lectures and classes. Absence from 25% or more of the required classes on any unit may lead to the student's mark for that unit being capped at a bare pass mark of 40%. Absence from 50% or more of the required classes on any unit will lead to the award of a 0% for the unit. Students with legitimate reasons for absence, and who can provide evidence of this, can make a request for consideration of removing the cap to the Special Considerations Board. |
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For absences caused by illness or injury, students will need to provide a medical certificate if they are absent for five days or more. Students holding publicly-funded awards must produce a medical certificate if they are absent for 28 days or more. |
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4.6 |
Academic Integrity |
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The programme follows the University's regulations on cheating, plagiarism and academic integrity. In addition, the programme requires all students to submit selections of their work to the JISC TurnitinUK service as outlined below:
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Each student will be asked to upload at least one, but possibly more, of his/her coursework to the JISC TurnitinUK service with feedback provided by tutors as a learning activity. |
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Each student will be asked to upload two pieces of coursework to TurnitinUK, one from each semester. Tutors will review the originality report to see if any should be further scrutinised for plagiarism. Failure to upload either piece of work will result in the student having their unit mark in the affected unit capped at a bare pass. |
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Award |
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5.1 |
Degree Classification |
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To qualify for the award of BSc (Hons) Sports Studies or BA (Hons) Sports Management and Leadership, students must achieve an overall mathematical average of at least 40% based on their unit marks from level 2 and level 3, and they must pass both level 2 and level 3 with an average of over 40% for each level. Degree classification is worked out on the basis of the 16 units taken in levels 2 and 3. Level 2 units are weighted against level 3 units in the ratio of 40 (level 2) to 60 (level 3). The degree classification is calculated as follows: |
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- taking the final marks from all 8 level 2 unit results including any zero scores, dividing the total by 8 and weighting at 0.4.
- taking the final marks from all 8 level 3 unit results including any zero scores, dividing the total by 8 and weighting at 0.6.
- adding the level 2 0.4-weighted score to the level 3 0.6-weighted score to determine degree classification.
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An upgrade to the next highest classification is invoked for candidates who achieve six level 3 unit results in a higher category, provided that they have recorded no fails in level 3. |
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A mark of zero is awarded when a unit has been failed and either not re-taken or has been failed at a second attempt. In these circumstances, unit results of zero are included in the full results profile used for the calculation of degree classification at levels 2 and 3. Condonement of failure is not permitted under these regulations. The final award is awarded by Senate on the recommendation of the relevant School Board to candidates who have satisfactorily completed an approved course of study and have satisfied the assessment requirements. |
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Intermediate Exit Awards |
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A student who successfully completes level 1 of the programme with an average score of at least 40% and no failing units is eligible for a Certificate of Higher Education in Sport Studies. A student who sucessfully completes level 1 of the programme with an average score of at least 40% but with one or more failing units is eligible for a generic Certificate of Higher Education. |
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A student who successfully completes level 2 of the programme with an average score of at least 40% and no failing units in level 2 is eligible for a Diploma of Higher Education in Sports Studies. A student who successfully completes level 2 of the programme with an average score of at least 40% but with one or more failing units in level 2 is eligible for a generic Diploma of Higher Education. |
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Placements |
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All students take the level 2 Placement which involves taught sessions, one-to-one tutorial support and a work placement for not less than 40 hours and normally not more than 48 hours. The location and timing of the placement are negotiable between the student, the placement host and the unit tutor, although it needs to be completed ahead of annually published coursework deadlines. The student must carry out a risk assessment on the placement before it can begin, and workplace visits will be made by tutors where appropriate. The unit is assessed through a report and through key documentation. The unit is worth 1/8 of the student's level 2 mark. |
