BSc (Hons) Astudiaethau Chwaraeon ac Addysg Gorfforol Dwyieithog (Bilingual, Welsh-medium) at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

This bilingual BSc (Hons) in Sport and Physical Education is delivered mostly through the medium of Welsh, with some elements in English. It develops academic and practical understanding of sport and the teaching process, including the socio-cultural and ethical implications of sport and physical activity, youth sport and physical education provision, and population nutrition. Students are eligible for Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol scholarships worth 500 or 1,000 pounds a year.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences | Duration: 3 years full time or 4 years full time including a foundation year; also available part time over up to 8 years | Intake: Entry year 2027 | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 compulsory modules: Professional and Academic Development, Holistic Child Development, Debates in Physical Education, High Quality Physical Education, and Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing. Year 2: Professional Inquiry in Practice, Visions for Physical Education, Innovating to Teach, and Nutrition: Macro and Micronutrients, plus options such as Strength and Conditioning Foundations, Sport Performance Analysis and Dance Education. Year 3: Final Project, Physical Education, Health and Wellbeing, and Nutrition for Sport and Exercise, plus options including Professional Portfolio (work placement).

Career pathways

Graduates have progressed to the PGCE at Cardiff Met and other institutions and into primary and secondary school teaching, and have found work with Urdd Gobaith Cymru, in sports media, in local councils and as personal trainers or fitness instructors. Others progressed to doctoral study, MSc Nutrition for Sport and Exercise or MSc Sports Broadcasting at Cardiff Met.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer for Year 1 entry: UCAS tariff 96-112. GCSE: Five GCSEs at Grade C / 4 or above including English Language / Welsh First Language and Mathematics / Mathematics - Numeracy. A level: Three A levels including grades B; no specific subjects required; Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC National / Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM. T Level: Merit. Access to Higher Education Diploma: 15 credits at Distinction and 30 credits at Merit; no specific subjects required. International Baccalaureate Diploma: 1 x H6; no specific subjects required. Irish Leaving Certificate: 3 x H2 grades (Higher level subjects only considered with a minimum grade H4). Scottish Advanced Highers: Grade C; no specific subjects required; Scottish Highers also considered alone or in combination with Advanced Highers. Combinations of qualifications are accepted if they meet the minimum requirements. Contextual offers are available. International applicants: Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent. A Foundation Year route is available for applicants who do not meet the entry requirements.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: Entry year 2027

Duration: 3 years full time or 4 years full time including a foundation year; also available part time over up

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