Sports Science and Psychology Pathway
Choose this pathway for progression to a Sports Science or Sports Management based degree.
Entry requirements
- Successful completion of UFP Business Maths entry test.
- Completion of GCSE Biology with a grade of 4 or above.
- English language level of IELTS 5.5 or equivalent, with a minimum of 5.0 in each component.
Core modules
English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
Human Biology: Physiological Systems and Genetics
Mammalian physiological systems, human reproduction and excretion, genetic inheritance and genetic engineering techniques, genetic mutations and disorders.
Biology: Molecular and Cellular
Structure and function of biological molecules, cell membrane structure and transport mechanisms, cell cycle and cellular replication processes.
Psychology: Application of Psychological Theory
The fundamental principles of psychology, Issues and debates: Nature/ Nurture, which is the most crucial biology or environment, Free/Will determinism: Do we have free will? Psychology as a science, including the use of statistical tests to eliminate chance probability. Key models of memory (multi-store and Working memory) and theories of forgetting (interference and retrieval failure).
Psychology: Methods of Investigation and Development
Methods of psychological investigation and social and early development. With focus on quantitative and qualitative methods of investigation and application of the approaches to phobias, depression and schizophrenia. The influence of early experiences on personality and attachment, including Bowlby’s theory and Ainsworth’s strange situation. How in later life factors such as conformity and obedience shape our actions.
Maths (Statistics)
Variables and constants, percentages, fractions and proportion, basic algebra, mean, mode and median, regression, correlation, dependent and independent variables, time-series data at a basic level, probability.
Economics
Introduction to Macro and Micro economic concepts, supply and demand curves, market structures, PPF curves, absolute and comparative advantage, balance of payments, macroeconomic variables.
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