BA (Hons) Secondary Physical Education with QTS (11-16) at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

If you have a passion for Physical Education and Sport, inspiring and educating young learners, and want the best possible career opportunities after graduating, then this is the course for you.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences | Department: Sport and Life Sciences, Education and Teacher Training | Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our roots in delivering Physical Education training go back are far as 1897 and we are now the largest provider of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in the West Midlands. Our strong partnerships across a diverse range of secondary schools will enable you to gain practical experience that reflects the rich variety of cultural and linguistic influences, religious beliefs and social diversity of Birmingham and the wider West Midlands. Modules include The Emerging Teacher, Introduction to Secondary Physical Education, The Physically Educated Child, Human Anatomy and Physiology, The PE Specialist, Introduction to Academic Skills, The Inclusive Teacher, Applied Pedagogy through Physical Education.

Career pathways

We will support you in the transition to university through a careful induction process, confidence building activities, group work and a carefully planned programme with a range of formative and summative assessments. Your programme will be interactive, practical, engaging, thought provoking and challenging and is designed to promote independence so that you become a confident, committed and creative teacher ready to join the teaching profession.

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Application information

Entry requirements

112-96 UCAS Tariff points. Applicants will also need to complete an interview for this course; see interview arrangements below. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Successful candidates must meet Department for Education requirements for Initial Teacher Training prior to enrolling on this course. This includes obtaining a satisfactory occupational health check and an enhanced DBS check, as well as prohibition and children’s barred list checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance. In addition to the A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements below, applicants for this course also need GCSE English Language or English Literature, GCSE Maths and GCSE Science at grade C/4 or above. We accept a range of qualifications in lieu of GCSEs for our Initial Teacher Training courses. Please see a full list of GCSE equivalencies for Initial Teacher Training. 112-96 UCAS Tariff points from three A Levels. Grades BBC-CCC (or equivalent). Accepted subjects: Sport or PE. Excluded subjects: General Studies. International Baccalaureate Diploma: Obtain 28-24 points overall. English language: IELTS 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in each band.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). full-time, 3 years; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/explore/courses/f860d33d-dd72-4f49-87a9-b248e4ccd8c4/course?studyYear=2027

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