JOINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN THE CARDIFF SCHOOL OF SPORT

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1 Dear Student JOINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN THE CARDIFF SCHOOL OF SPORT I would like to extend to you a very warm welcome to Cardiff Metropolitan University from all the staff of the Cardiff School of Sport. We hope that you will find the time you spend here both enjoyable and rewarding. This documentation gives you information relevant to your attendance on the course. You have been offered a place not only as a result of your academic track record but also because we believe you want to progress in your chosen career through a commitment to continuous personal and professional development. We provide an environment in which your academic and professional skills can thrive. Furthermore, Cardiff, with its sporting, cultural and entertainment venues, is an excellent place in which to study and live. You will be joining a vibrant community of 1500 students including around 200 students who are studying at master s degree level. You will be studying in a stimulating environment with lecturers who bring their research and experiential knowledge, skills and professionalism to guide your learning. Our programmes are at the forefront of sport related postgraduate degrees in the UK and provide an excellent stepping-stone for your career. The Cardiff School of Sport has a strong research culture. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (2008) 70% of the School s research was assessed to have international impact, with a quarter of the output considered to be internationally excellent or world leading. Online Enrolment Enrolment is an important process that confirms your status as a Cardiff Met Student. You can complete the online self enrolment process from any computer through our Self Service system. If you applied through Self Service you will already have the necessary login details for self enrolment, otherwise these will be sent to you via . Please note that in order to self enrol your status with Cardiff Met must be Unconditional Firm (UF). Please begin your enrolment process by going to Step-by-step guidance is provided. This process is essential in that it allows you access to payment of fees, programme information systems, and enables you to obtain your Student ID Card during Induction. Your enrolment needs to be completed before you arrive for Induction. Therefore, please complete your enrolment on or before the 18 th September, Joining Information and Induction The following information should give you a feel for the School and your intended programme of study. Please contact your programme director if you have any further questions. We look forward to welcoming you in Induction Week. Best wishes Professor Richard Tong, Dean: Cardiff School of Sport 1

2 CARDIFF SCHOOL OF SPORT Dear Student POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN SPORT JOINING DETAILS FOR FULL AND PART TIME STUDENTS 2014/15 Enrolment you should have undertaken self-service online enrolment prior to arrival at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Induction will take place at 4.45 pm on Thursday September 25 th Please report to Cyncoed reception on arrival. At induction your timetable will be confirmed, and other relevant information and key dates will be provided. Lecture Block 1 classes will begin on Monday September 29 th As indicated in your offer letter, please send a copy of your degree certificate to Katy Lewis, prior to the induction evening. If you send the original, please do so by recorded delivery. The draft timetable for academic session 2014/15 is attached (please note this is a draft timetable and the final timetable will be provided at induction). The postgraduate academic year planner (2014/15) is attached. Should you wish to access the library facilities at the Cyncoed Campus prior to the start of the new session, please contact the Campus Librarian Jenny Jones ( ). Course fees for the 2014/15 academic session can be found here: Should you require accommodation in Cardiff, either in the Cardiff Metropolitan University Halls of Residence, or in local flats and houses, please contact the Accommodation Officer on We look forward to seeing you on September 25 th. If you need to contact us concerning any aspect of your programme, or any information contained within this letter, please contact: Postgraduate Programmes Administrator, Daisy Norman Tel: dnorman@cardiffmet.ac.uk Dr Jeremy Moody, Director, MSc Strength & Conditioning Tel: jmoody@cardiffmet.ac.uk Yours sincerely, Dr Owen Thomas, PGSSS Coordinator: Cardiff School of Sport 2

3 POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN SPORT PROGRAMME STRUCTURE AND ROUTES Module information can be found on the enclosed pathway map. It is the aim of the Cardiff School of Sport that postgraduate learning should be a student-centred activity, where students are responsible for managing their own learning. In addition, the general aims of the postgraduate programmes are: to provide a flexible postgraduate programme of study that meets the needs of its student clientele; to produce analytical and reflective scholars who are critically aware of contemporary issues related to theory and practice in their respective professional and academic fields; to provide a platform for intellectual and vocational development in Sports Studies; to produce postgraduates that are able to play a prominent and constructive role in the delivery and development of sports services and strategies; to develop a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspective of Sports Studies; to facilitate the development of the student s curriculum experience to one that involves the student in independent learning and research skills. The aims of the postgraduate certificate and postgraduate diploma are identical. The two awards are differentiated not by the nature or the depth of study but by the duration of the student s candidature and therefore the breadth of study. In addition, the general aims of the postgraduate certificate and postgraduate diploma are: to enable students to utilise and value their existing knowledge and skills; to enable the student to improve upon and extend their existing communication, analytical, conceptual and research skills and abilities; to enhance the student s personal, present and future professional understanding of Sports Studies; to allow students to engage with relevant contemporary issues through the application of theoretical analysis and research at postgraduate level; to enhance the student s own personal and present and future professional and academic development. 3

4 In addition to those already identified, the aims of the Masters degree are highlighted as follows: to build upon previous research experience; to undertake a piece of discipline-related research activity exemplified in the submission of a dissertation project (SSP7040). Learning Outcomes Outcomes of the postgraduate certificate include the student s ability to: demonstrate an informed and creative approach to learning and present and future professional development at both a personal level and as a member of a group; understand and draw upon the disciplines and concepts that inform practice and critically apply them in the analysis of contemporary professional and/or academic issues; develop, evaluate and apply specialist knowledge in their own professional and/or academic situations; communicate more effectively their knowledge of the concepts concerned with professional practice and academic scholarship both within their own profession and/or discipline and between professions and disciplines. In addition to those outcomes identified above, postgraduate diploma students should be able to undertake further critical analysis and evaluation, and to utilise research findings to enhance their own professional and/or academic practice. In addition to those outcomes identified above, Masters degree students should, by means of the dissertation project, demonstrate the ability to design, plan, undertake and present research findings that are relevant to study and academic discourse in their chosen area of interest. TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT Teaching and learning methods include: lead lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials, self-directed learning by study packs and by the use of research-based teaching materials and methods, student presentations, guest speakers. Assessment methods include: coursework essays, presentations, research reports, tutorials, and a dissertation project. The Awards Structure For the Master of Science (MSc) degree the student has to complete nine modules (six taught and three dissertation) = 180 total credits. For the Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) the student has to complete six taught modules = 120 total credits. For the Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) the student has to complete any three modules (these will normally be option modules) = 60 total credits. Modes of Attendance Each module is taught over a duration of 10 weeks; the academic year is split into three, 10-week lecture blocks. 4

5 Full-time candidature normally requires students to successfully complete both all taught elements and the dissertation of their degree within a period of not less than 12 months and not more than 24 months. Part-time students can attend lectures that are available on the timetable during each academic session (day and twilight) such that they successfully complete both all taught elements and the dissertation of their degree within a period of not less than 24 months and not more than 60 months. Programme Study Time A student's time on the programme is broken into three elements - class contact time, directed study time and independent study time. The only exception to this pattern is with respect to SSP7016, the Independent Study module. Class contact time is normally made up of lectures, seminars, and individual and group tutorials. Each module is delivered as a coherent 10-week block of 10 three hour sessions. This constitutes the students class contact time (i.e. 30 hours). Directed study time is defined as time where students prepare for forthcoming lectures, plan seminar deliveries and read relevant research literature that is directed by the module tutor(s). This is expected to be a maximum of 60 hours of student effort per module. When appropriate, independent study time includes time when the student conducts their own research methodologies and engages in additional problem-solving or research-based activities that are related to a given module but where the activities are not directed by the module tutor(s). This is expected to be a maximum of 30 hours of student effort per module. 5

6 CARDIFF SCHOOL OF SPORT POSTGRADUATE ACADEMIC PLANNER: TERM DATES AND TEACHING WEEKS (2014/15) Week Commencing: Week Term Framework UG PG Number 22 September INDUCTION WEEK Week Block Week 29 September Autumn Term Begins October October October October November November November November December December December Autumn Term Ends December CHRISTMAS VACATION 29 December CHRISTMAS VACATION 05 January CHRISTMAS VACATION 12 January CHRISTMAS VACATION 19 January Spring Term Begins January February February February February March March March March Spring Term Ends March EASTER VACATION 06 April EASTER VACATION 13 April EASTER VACATION 20 April EASTER VACATION 27 April Summer Term Begins May 2015* 40 Undergrad Teaching Pattern Ends 11 May UG Exams May UG Exams May 2015* 43 UG Exams June June June Post Grad Teaching Pattern Ends *Bank Holiday 4 th and 25 th of May 6

7 CSS Postgraduate Programme Map from September 2014 Programmes through the PGSSS Programme Modules (All equivalent to 20 credits unless otherwise stated) PD Dr. Michael Hughes MSc Sport & Exercise Sciences SSP7080 Research Methods for Sport Studies (quantitative pathway) SSP7002 Prof Issues in S&ES (60 cr) Choose 4 modules. At least 2 modules must be selected from Group 1: Group 1 SSP7013 Physiology of Sports Performance SSP7014 Theoretical & Exp Sport Biomech SSP7015 Sport Psych: Theory to Practice Group 2 SSP7006 Working with Elite Performers SSP7011 Physical Activity in Health & Disease SSP7012 Paediatric Ex Sci & Health SSP7017 Health & Exercise Psychology SSP7045 Exercise Testing & Interpretation PD Dr. Kevin Morgan MSc Sport Coaching SSP7080 Research Methods for Sport Studies SSP7043 Sport Coaching: Theory & Prac SSP7042 Managing Coaching Problems SSP7084 Developing Coaching Practice (60 cr) Option Modules PD Dr. David Wasley MSc Physical Activity & Health SSP7080 Research Methods for Sport Studies SSP7011 Phys Activity in Health & Disease SSP7012 Paediatric Ex Sci & Health SSP7017 Health and Exercise Psychology SSP7040 Dissertation Project (60 cr) Dr Jeremy Moody MSc Strength & Conditioning SSP7080 Research Methods for Sport Studies SSP7081 Str & Cond Coaching: Science & Application SSP7082 Applied Str & Cond Coaching: Theory to Practice SSP7086 Physiology of Sport Conditioning (60 cr) Choose 2 modules from: Choose 2 modules from: Choose 40 credits from: SSP7006 Working with Elite Performers SSP7012 Paediatric Ex Sci & Health SSP7013 Physiology of Sports Performance SSP7014 Theoretical & Exp Sport Biomech SSP7015 Sport Psychology: Theory to Prac SSP7062 Organisational Strategy SSP7025 Sporting Bodies & Social Identity SSP7085 Nutrition & Health SSP7045 Exercise Testing and Interpretation SSP7062 Organisational Strategy SSP7083 Internship (40 credits) SSP7014 Theoretical & Experimental Sp Biomech SSP7039 Analysis of Technique SSP7015 Sport Psych: Theory to Practice SSP7037 Computerised Match Analysis SSP7005 Understanding the Coaching Environment SSP7006 Working with Elite Performers SSP7042 Managing Coaching Problems SSP7043 Sport Coaching: Theory & Prac PD Dr Carly Stewart MA Sport, Body & Society SSP7080 Research Methods for Sport Studies (qualitative pathway) SSP7010 Sport, Body and Society SSP7025 Sporting Bodies and Social Identities SSP7026 Ethics and Sport SSP7027 Sport and Sociocultural Change (60 cr) PD Dr Owen Thomas MSc Sport Psychology SSP7080 Research Methods for Sport Studies (quantitative pathway) SSP7015 Sport Psych: Theory to Practice SSP7032 Research Design in Sport Psych SSP7033 Prof Dev & Prac in Sport Psych SSP7034 Counselling Skills for SPs SSP7041 Lifespan Development: considerations for sport psychology (60 cr) PD - Dr. Owen Thomas MSc Applied Sport Psychology SSP7080 Research Methods for Sport Studies (quantitative pathway) SSP7015 Sport Psych: Theory to Practice SSP7032 Res Design in SP SSP7033 Prof Dev & Prac in Sport Psych SSP7034 Counselling Skills for SPs SSP7040 Dissertation Project (60 cr) Option Modules Choose 1 module from: PD Lucy Holmes MSc Performance Analysis SSP7080 Research Methods for Sport Studies SSP7005 Understanding the Coaching Environment SSP7035 Research Issues in Performance Analysis SSP7037 Computerised Match Analysis SSP7039 Analysis of Technique Choose 1 module from: ( 6 0 c r ) SSP7005 Understanding the Coaching Environment SSP7006 Working with Elite Performers SSP7036 Modelling, Profiling and Statistics SSP7014 Theoretical & Experimental Sp Biomech SSP7044 Work Experience 7

8 Programmes alongside the PGSSS PD Dr Craig Ranson MSc SES Medicine PG Certificate SSP7058 Sport & Exercise Medicine I (30 cr) SSP7057 Sports Injuries and Clinical Practice (30 cr) PG Diploma SSP7054 Sport & Exercise Science (20 cr) SSP7055 Sport & Exercise Medicine II (20 cr) SSP7056 Research Methods (20 cr) (60 cr) PD Dr. Nicola Bolton MA Sport Management and Leadership SSP7060 Principles for Management and Leadership (20 cr) SSP7061 Leadership and Entrepreneurship (20 cr) SSP7062 Organisational Strategy (20 cr SSP7064 Personal Skill and Leadership Development (20 cr) SSP7065 Research Skills for Management and Leadership (20 cr) SSP7066 Final Project (60 cr) OR (60 cr) PD Julia Longville MSc Physical Education and Sport SSP7071 Principles of Leadership and Management in PE and Sport (20 cr) SSP7073 Teaching and Coaching: Applying Theory to Practice (20 cr) SSP7072 Research Skills in Physical Education and Sport (20 cr) SSP7074 Dissertation (40 cr) Choose 1 module from: SSP7063 Improving Business Performance (20 cr) (20 cr) Choose 1 module from: SSP7011 Phys Activity in Health & Disease (20 cr) SSP7012 Paediatric Ex Sci & Health (20 cr) (20 cr) 8

9 MSc Strength and Conditioning Professional Body Membership (Optional for consideration only) United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association Accredited Member (ASCC) National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) Australian Strength and Conditioning Association Recommended Websites United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA.) National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Texts recommended for purchase Baechle, T.R. and Earle, R.W. (2008). Essentials of Strength and Conditioning. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Bompa, T.O. and Haff, G.G. (2009). Periodisation: Theory and Methodology of Training. Champiagn, Illinois: Human Kinetics Cardinale, M., Newton, R., and Nosaka, K. (2011). Strength and Conditioning: Biological Principles and Prctical Application. London: Wiley Jeffreys, I. and Moody, J.A. (2013 In Press). Strength and Conditioning for Sports Performance. London: Routledge McGill, S. (2004). Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Stone, M., Stone, M. and Sands, W. (2007). Principles and Practice of Resistance Training. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics Zatsiorsky, V. M. and Kraemer, J.W. (2006). Science and Practice of Strength and Conditioning. Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics 9

10 **DRAFT** - POSTGRADUATE TIMETABLE (SES, SC, PAH, SBS, SP, ASP, PA, S&C) Block 1 wb. 29/9/14 MONDAY BLOCK noon SSP7041 Lifespan Dev (T005) SSP7015 Sp Psych Th Prac (T005) SSP7035 Res Issues in PA (T004) SSP7037 Comp Not Anal Prac (A112) SSP7011 PA in Health & Disease (A117) SSP7081 Str & Cond Coaching: Science & Application (T004) SSP7010 Sport, Body & Society (T006) Block 2 wb. 8/12/14 MONDAY BLOCK 2 SSP7080 Res Methods for SS 9 12 noon Quant & Qual wks 1-3 (LT2) 9 12 noon Quantitative wks 4-10 (B101) SSP7033 Prof D&P in SP (T005) SSP7082 Applied Str & Cond Coaching: Theory to Practice (T004) SSP7012 Paed Ex Sc&H (A117) SSP7039 Analysis of Technique (A112) SSP7080 Res Methods for SS 4 7pm Qualitative wks 4 10 (T005) Block 3 wb. 16/3/15 MONDAY BLOCK 3 (* May Bank Hols) SSP7032 Res Design in Sport Psych (T005) SSP7085 Nutrition & Health (A117) SSP7005 Understanding the Coaching Environment (T004) SSP7034 Counselling Skills (T005) SSP7044 Work Experience wks 8, 9 & 10 (T007) SSP7017 Health & Exercise Psych (T004) SSP7086 Physiology of Sport Conditioning (T006) (S&C only) SSP7036 Mod,Prof&St Anal (T006) SSP7080 Res Methods for SS (MSc S&C only ) 4 7pm Quant & Qual wks 1-3 (LT4) 4 7pm Quantitative wks 4-10 (B101) TUESDAY BLOCK 1 TUESDAY BLOCK 2 TUESDAY BLOCK 3 WEDNESDAY BLOCK 1 WEDNESDAY BLOCK 2 SSP7043 Sports Coaching: Theory & Practice (T004) SSP7002 Prof Issues in SES (T007) SSP7042 Managing Coaching Problems (T004) SSP7084 Developing Coaching Practice (T004) SSP7045 Exercise Testing & Interpretation (A122) SSP am Quantitative wks 4-10 (B101) SSP7013 Physiology of sport performance (T004) (SES only) SSP7025 Sporting Bodies & Social Identities (T004) SSP7026 Ethics in Sport (T004) SSP7014 Th&Ex Sp Biom (T005) SSP7027 Sport & Sociocultural Change (T004) WEDNESDAY BLOCK 3 * Bank Hols, May 4 th and 25 th May. Lectures to take place on Wed of same week. SSP7006 Working with Elite Performers (T004)