JOINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN THE CARDIFF SCHOOL OF SPORT

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 Excellence Framework (REF, 2015) Cardiff School of Sport made a joint submission with Bangor University under the auspices of the Institute for Research Excellence in Sport and Exercise based on a 20-year history of collaboration. Ranked 7 th in its unit of assessment overall, 40% of the submission was rated as world leading (4*), and a further 47% as internationally excellent (3*). Impressively, all of the submission s impact was rated as 4* or 3*. 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 from 1 st September 2015. 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 email. Please note that in order to self enrol your status with Cardiff Met must be Unconditional Firm (UF). To begin your enrolment process, please visit www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/enrolment. 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. 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

CARDIFF SCHOOL OF SPORT Dear Student POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN SPORT JOINING DETAILS FOR FULL AND PART TIME STUDENTS 2015/16 Enrolment you should have undertaken self-service online enrolment prior to arrival at Cardiff Metropolitan University. www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/enrolment Induction will take place at 4.45 pm on Thursday September 24 th 2015. 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 classes will begin on Monday September 28 th 2015. As indicated in your offer letter, please send a copy of your degree certificate to Katy Burson (kburson@cardiffmet.ac.uk), prior to the induction evening. If you send the original, please do so by recorded delivery. The postgraduate academic year planner (2015/16) is attached. The draft timetable for academic session 2015/16 is attached (please note this is a draft timetable and the final timetable will be provided at induction). 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 (02920 416922). Course fees for the 2015/16 academic session can be found here: www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/fees 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 02920 416188. We look forward to seeing you on September 24 th 2015. If you need to contact us concerning any aspect of your programme, or any information contained within this letter, please contact your likely Programme Director or: Postgraduate Programmes Administrator, Rhian Hunter Tel: 02920 416506 RHunter@cardiffmet.ac.uk Yours sincerely, Dr Owen Thomas, PGSSS Coordinator: Cardiff School of Sport 2

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

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, selfdirected 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 30 hours. This often realises into 10 weeks of 3 hour sessions but there may be exceptions to this schedule. These modules are usually separated across three blocks of 10 weeks of teaching (Block One, Block Two, Block Three). Assessments are usually handed in two weeks after the module teaching has finished, although there are some deviations to this. Each module guide will provide a complete breakdown of the teaching and assessment schedule for the module and should be used as the definitive guide for any module. 4

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. 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. CARDIFF SCHOOL OF SPORT POSTGRADUATE ACADEMIC PLANNER: TERM DATES AND TEACHING WEEKS (2015/16) 5

Week Commencing: Cardiff Met wk N o 21 September 2015 8 CSS Post Graduate wk Block Week INDUCTION WEEK Term Detail 28 September 2015 9 1.1 Block one teaching begins 05 October 2015 10 1.2 12 October 2015 11 1.3 19 October 2015 12 1.4 26 October 2015 13 1.5 02 November 2015 14 1.6 09 November 2015 15 1.7 16 November 2015 16 1.8 23 November 2015 17 1.9 30 November 2015 18 1.10 Block one teaching ends 07 December 2015 19 14 December 2015 20 CHRISTMAS VACATION Block one assignment hand in Friday 18 th December 21 December 2015 21 CHRISTMAS VACATION 28 December 2015 22 CHRISTMAS VACATION 04 January 2016 23 CHRISTMAS VACATION 11 January 2016 24 2.1 Block two teaching begins 18 January 2016 25 2.2 25 January 2016 26 2.3 01 February 2016 27 2.4 08 February 2016 28 2.5 15 February 2016 29 2.6 22 February 2016 30 2.7 29 February 2016 31 2.8 07 March 2016 32 2.9 14 March 2016 33 2.10 Block two teaching ends 21 March 2016 34 EASTER VACATION 28 March 2016 35 EASTER VACATION Block two assignment hand in Friday 1 st May 04 April 2016 36 EASTER VACATION 11 April 2016 37 3.1 Block three teaching begins 18 April 2016 38 3.2 25 April 2016 39 3.3 02 May 2016* 40 3.4 09 May 2016 41 3.5 16 May 2016 42 3.6 23 May 2016 43 3.7 30 May 2016* 44 3.8 06 June 2016 45 3.9 13 June 2016 46 3.10 Block three teaching ends 20 June 2016 27 June 2016 Block three assignment hand in Friday 1 st July * Bank Holidays fall on Monday May 2 nd and 30 th May 2016. Lectures occur on Wednesday of the same week. ** The Post Graduate Dissertation Proposal Presentation usually takes place in the first two weeks of July. You will be required to attend during that period. Please contact your Programme Director for more information. CSS Postgraduate Programme Map from September 2015 Programmes through the PGSSS 6

Programme Modules (All equivalent to 20 credits unless otherwise stated) Study PD Dr. Michael Hughes MSc Sport & Exercise Sciences SSP7080 Research Methods for Sport Studies (quantitative pathway) SSP7002 Prof Issues in S&ES SSP7040 Dissertation Project (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 Biomechanics SSP7015 Sport Psych: Theory to Practice SSP7016 Independent 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 SSP7943 Sport Coaching: Theory & Prac SSP7042 Managing Coaching Problems SSP7084 Developing Coaching Practice SSP7040 Dissertation Project (60 cr) Choose 2 modules 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 SSP7016 Independent Study SSP7062 Organisational Strategy SSP7025 Sporting Bodies & Social Identity 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) Option Modules Choose 2 modules from: SSP7085 Nutrition & Health SSP7016 Independent Study SSP7045 Exercise Testing and Interpretation SSP7062 Organisational Strategy 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 SSP7040 Dissertation Project (60 cr) Choose 40 credits from: SSP7016 Independent Study 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 SSP7016 Independent Study SSP7026 Ethics and Sport SSP7027 Sport and Sociocultural Change SSP7040 Dissertation Project (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 SSP7040 Dissertation Project (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 SSP7040 Dissertation Project (60 cr) Choose 1 module from: SSP7005 Understanding the Coaching Environment SSP7006 Working with Elite Performers SSP7041 Lifespan Development: Considerations for Sport Psychology SSP7016 Independent Study SSP7036 Modelling, Profiling and Statistics SSP7014 Theoretical & Experimental Sp Biomech SSP7044 Work Experience 7

Programmes alongside the PGSSS PD Dr Richard Tong MSc SES Medicine PD Dr. Nicola Bolton MA Sport Management and Leadership 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) SSP7040 Dissertation Project (60 cr) 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 SSP7040 Dissertation Project (60 cr) Choose 1 module from: SSP7063 Improving Business Performance (20 cr) SSP7016 Independent Study (20 cr) 8

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**DRAFT** - POSTGRADUATE TIMETABLE 2015-16 (SES, SC, PAH, SBS, SP, ASP, PA, S&C) Block 1 Teaching pattern starts week beginning 28/9/2015 MONDAY BLOCK 1 09.00 12 noon 12.30 3.30 16.00 19.00 SSP7035 Res Issues in PA SSP7037 Comp Not Anal Prac SSP7015 Sp Psych Th Prac SSP7010 Sport, Body & Society SSP7011 PA in Health & Disease SSP7041 Lifespan Dev SSP7017 Health & Exercise Psych TUESDAY BLOCK 1 WEDNESDAY BLOCK 1 SSP7014 Theoretical & Experimental Sport Biomechanics SSP7006 Working with Elite Performers SSP7013 Physiology of sport performance SSP7026 Ethics in Sport SSP7043 Sports Coaching: Theory & Practice Block 2 Teaching pattern starts week beginning 11/1/2016 MONDAY BLOCK 2 09.00 12 noon 12.30 3.30 16.00 19.00 SSP7080 Res Methods for SS SSP7082 Applied Str & Cond Coaching: Theory to SSP7012 Paed Ex Sc&H 9 12 noon Quant & Qual wks 1-3 Practice SSP7039 Analysis of Technique 9 12 noon Quantitative wks 4-10 SSP7033 Prof D&P in SP 9 12 noon Qualitative wks 4-10 TUESDAY BLOCK 2 WEDNESDAY BLOCK 2 SSP7084 Developing Coaching Practice SSP7080 9 12noon Quantitative wks 4-10 (repeat session) SSP7045 Exercise Testing & Interpretation SSP7025 Sporting Bodies & Social Identities 10

Block 3 Teaching pattern starts week beginning 11/4/2016 MONDAY BLOCK 3 (*May Bank Holidays) 09.00 12 noon 12.30 3.30 16.00 19.00 SSP7044 Work Experience wks 8, 9 & 10 SSP7036 Mod,Prof&St Anal SSP7086 Physiology of Sport Conditioning SSP7032 Res Design in Sport Psych SSP7005 Understanding the Coaching Environment SSP7034 Counselling Skills SSP7080 Res Methods for SS (MSc S&C only ) 4 7pm Quant & Qual wks 1-3 4 7pm Quantitative wks 4-10 TUESDAY BLOCK 3 WEDNESDAY BLOCK 3 SSP7002 Prof Issues in SES SSP7027 Sport & Sociocultural Change SSP7042 Managing Coaching Problems * Bank Holidays fall on Monday May 2nd and 30 th May in 2016. Lectures will take place on Wednesday of the same week. 11

MSc Sport & Exercise Science Some specific information about the SES programme follows Research meeting 2:00pm Wed 30 th September. As postgraduate students we want you to become fully integrated members of the School. You can be a real asset to us and we hope to be the same to you. But you need to understand the range of activities that take place in the School as a whole, and within SES in particular. To improve your understanding of research activities in the School, we invite you to a research seminar on the Wednesday of your first week of classes. In this session, the SES researchers from within the School will present their main research areas. This will take place from 2-4pm on Wed 30 th September (room to be announced). Please keep this time free. Module selections Although you will be asked to make module selections before the programme begins, there is always some flexibility possible, so don t worry if you are uncertain about your choices. We can discuss this during the induction meeting (24 th Sept., see above). Independent study module In your list of modules, you will see that there is an Independent study module. This module is a great chance for you negotiate your own module. For example, you could gain work experience in the labs, you could perform an experimental or theoretical study on a topic of your choice. I will explain this to you during the induction. Duration of the programme If you are a full time student, there is a deadline of two years within which to complete your MSc, although the norm is to do so in ~ 18 months. In order to complete the MSc faster than that you need to be organised and engaged with planning your research (dissertation) project right from the start of your programme. You are advised to keep in touch with me. Professional Body BASES As an aspiring Sport & Exercise Scientist, you may wish to join the British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES) (www.bases.org.uk). BASES run a student conference in the Spring each year and you should plan to go to this conference. It will be a great experience and will hopefully be fun as well. Contact with me As Programme Director, you ought to be in touch with me prior to the start of the programme and in the very least I expect to see you at the induction session on 24 th Sept. Please direct all academic questions to me. Issues regarding admissions will be better dealt with by the staff in the Admissions department (askadmissions@cardiffmet.ac.uk). Michael G Hughes, PhD Programme Director (MSc Sport & Exercise Science) and Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Physiology Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University 02920 205812 mghughes@cardiffmet.ac.uk 12