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Cardiff School of Sport Welcome to our Open Day

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Reasons to study at Cardiff School of Sport  Largest provider of undergraduate sports courses in the UK  BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science is endorsed by the British Association of Sport

and Exercise Sciences (BASES)  A city location with first class facilities, chosen by students for its sporting and

academic reputation, sports facilities and friendly campus  Innovative courses benchmarked against National Standards  High employability on completion of degree course. Over 90% of students are in

employment or undertaking further study within six months of completing their degree  Research culture. In the RAE 20 Cardiff Metropolitan University (Cardiff Met) was Power

Ranked sixth in the UK and first in Wales in Unit of assessment 46 - Sport Related Subjects  Sporting excellence. Through a close relationship between the School and the Athletic

Union, Cardiff Met pursues sporting excellence in Team and Individual BUCS Performance, National League Profile, Internationals, World Championships, World Student Games, Commonwealth and Olympic Games  High student satisfaction (National Student Survey) and low student withdrawal.

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David Cobner Dean, Cardiff School of Sport Welcome to Cyncoed and the Cardiff School of Sport Open Day Your invitation to this applicant Open Day means that you have negotiated successfully the first hurdle in the applicant process.

Cardiff School of Sport, with its 60 year history, is a recognised centre of excellence within the United Kingdom. It has established a national and international reputation for the quality of its academic, sporting and research work.

The undergraduate sport degrees and postgraduate sport degrees in the Cardiff School of Sport are structured to provide distinctive pathways which cater for individual student interests and meet the vocational requirements of an expanding marketplace in the fields of sport, dance education, and health.

“Cardiff is a wonderful city in which to study and the Cardiff School of Sport has an enviable reputation for its academic provision and sporting excellence.�

If you are considering applying for one of our sport degree courses, full or part-time; undergraduate or postgraduate; taught or research-based, then I trust that you will find the range of courses attractive. Cardiff is a wonderful city in which to study and the Cardiff School of Sport has an enviable reputation for its academic provision and sporting excellence.

Admissions Information If you have any queries in relation to the admissions process and the details and conditions of an offer please contact the Admissions Unit at Llandaff: 029 2041 6010 or admissions@cardiffmet.ac.uk It should be noted that a condition of entry is your commitment to play sport for Cardiff Met.

Results and Joining Information When you receive your results please check your status on the Cardiff Met website. Even if you have not met the conditions of your offer we may be able to offer you an alternative course. In August, on receipt of your results and confirmation of your place, you must visit the Cardiff Met website where you will find full joining information.

Please use your Open Day to the full. Ask as many questions as you can, no matter how trivial you might consider them to be. I am sure you are not the only candidate who is concerned about the real life issues which may affect you over the next three year.

I hope that you enjoy you day at Cardiff Met and the Cardiff School of Sport.

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Within the field of sport and physical education, Cardiff Met is the recognised centre of excellence in Wales. Throughout its sixty year history the Cardiff School of Sport has built an international reputation for the quality of its academic, professional and extra-curricular work. The staff offer numerous academic disciplines to a high level, and many are currently involved in coaching and advising international sports squads. The student teams organised and administered by the Students’ Union, consistently win major championships in both the British Universities Championships and National Leagues.

Courses currently in the portfolio:  HND Sport Development & Coaching  BSc (Hons) Sport Management  BSc (Hons) Sport & Physical Education  BSc (Hons) Sport Coaching  BSc (Hons) Sport Development  BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science  BSc (Hons) Sport Conditioning, Rehabilitation & Massage  BA (Hons) Dance  MA Sport Development & Management  MA Sport, Body & Society  MA Sport Management & Leadership  MSc Sport & Exercise Science  MSc Sport Coaching  MSc Sport Psychology/Applied Sport Psychology  MSc Performance Analysis  MSc Physical Activity & Health  MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine  MSc Physical Education & Sport The School also provides input to the BSc (Hons) Sport Biomedicine and Nutrition and the Initial Teacher Training in Primary and Secondary Physical Education.

The undergraduate degrees attract approximately 2500 applicants per year and recruit a total of 450, averaging over 300 points at A/AS-level. The Master’s degree programme is very healthy, with over 300 students enrolled on a full-time and part-time basis.

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“The recruitment and retention of committed high quality staff and talented students is critical to the continued success of the School.”

Research The School is committed fully to establishing itself as a research and enterprise centre to support the development of sporting excellence in Wales and the UK. A new Research Building, home to the School’s full-time research students, provides a supportive environment. Among the staff there are 42 PhDs and a further seven undertaking PhD/MPhil studies. At present there are over 50 research students, 12 of whom are on various forms of research bursaries. The recruitment and retention of committed high quality staff and talented students is critical to the continued success of the School. The sports science staff at Cardiff Met offer a wide range of expertise across all the major sport-related academic and sport coaching disciplines, and their expertise is sensitively and effectively deployed. Many staff are involved in applied research, consultancy and high level coaching activities which are directly relevant to the modules they are delivering and students reap the benefits.

Facilities The physical resources available for the staff to deliver the courses are first class and continue to be developed. Over recent years there has been considerable investment in refurbishment and rebuilding, especially in sports science laboratories and specialist sporting facilities. Refurbishment has taken place in existing sport science laboratories, gymnasiums, dance studio, squash courts, games pitches, sports hall and artificial pitch.

Also included in the portfolio of facilities are floodlit netball courts, a Lawn Tennis Association designated centre and the National Indoor Athletics Centre (NIAC). NIAC has been extended to provide a dedicated room for teaching students on the BSc (Hons) Sport Conditioning, Rehabilitation and Massage and a biomechanics gait analysis laboratory.

A new strength and conditioning training and teaching area has also been provided and a gym for the dedicated use of sponsored athletes.

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Sport Science Support School staff provide much of the sports science support for our teams and individual performers in the areas of coaching, fitness testing and monitoring, performance analysis, sports psychology and nutrition. This sports science support is carried out in BASES accredited laboratories. Individual staff are also BASES accredited, endorsing the fact that the university has high quality staff teaching and undertaking applied research in first class facilities. These physical and human resources allow staff, masters degree students and research students to be regularly involved in sports science projects with National Governing Bodies (NGB’s), clubs and other academic institutions. Staff also serve on BASES committees ensuring contemporary awareness of changes in BASES policy and good practice.

Staff from the Centre for Performance Analysis support the preparation of National squads in rugby, soccer, hockey, lacrosse, netball and squash. Over the past five years the staff of the Centre have attended numerous European, World and Olympic events and established an international reputation for the services they provide. Our students have benefited from this work by having access to these staff, and to one of the best video archives in the world as a teaching/research resource base. The Performance Analysis Teaching Laboratory has 21 computer work stations with state of the art generic analysis software systems.

“A significant number of staff are actively involved with our elite teams and squads.”

Sports Development & Coaching Sport Wales (Sports Council for Wales) is based in Cardiff and very positive links have been developed between the School and the Council.

Sports Coach UK, is a very influential body in British sport and Cardiff Met has had a high level of involvement since its inception. National Governing body awards and Sports Coach UK Workshops are run at the university in partnership with Cardiff Council Sports Development Team and Sport Cardiff. These recognised qualifications enhance students’ potential to gain part time and full time employment in the industry by engaging in applied sports work in the community.

Cardiff School of Sport Ethos The major aim of the Cardiff School of Sport is to create an environment that fosters the development of excellence: academic excellence, sporting excellence and professional excellence. Academic and professional excellence are determined primarily by course management and programme delivery, whilst sporting excellence is mainly achieved via staff and student involvement in extra-curricular activity.

Cardiff Met has always had a very good reputation for sporting excellence, but over the past five years the sporting profile has risen substantially across a broader range of sports. The major benefit to the students and staff is that they get direct experience of high quality competitive sport on their own campus.

The sporting profile extends beyond BUCS, with many of our teams competing in National League and cup competitions.

Academies have been established for gymnastics, swimming, soccer, netball, basketball, rugby, athletics and squash, which directly involve our students in delivering sports development programmes involving over 1000 children from all over the city.

A significant number of staff are actively involved with our elite teams and squads and a record of our recent successes in sport is provided in the supporting documentation.

Overall, Cardiff Met has a comprehensive offering in sport-related activity from HND programmes to PhD projects and from the “Playground to the Podium”.

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The Cardiff Metropolitan University Hall of Fame Roll of Honour includes over 300 International performers from 30 different sports.

Things you should know about Cardiff Metropolitan University sport  Tradition and Reputation. Cardiff Met, in its various guises, has been training specialist Physical Education teachers for over 60 years and our sporting tradition and reputation has been built around physical education.  Over 1600 Students are pursuing sport, physical education, dance, recreation and leisure related courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level.  Specialist Sports Science and Physical Education Staff work at Cardiff Met, many of whom are involved in International sport and provide support to:  UK and Welsh Athletics  Welsh Rugby Union  Welsh Squash Rackets Association  Welsh Triathlon Squad  Welsh Gymnastics  Welsh Hockey Union  Badminton Association of England

 National Indoor Athletics Centre (NIAC) - incorporating a 200m banked track, 140m straight and specialist field event facilities. Cardiff Metropolitan University is the only university in the UK to have a full indoor athletics competition and training facility on site.  Cardiff Metropolitan University is an MCC University Centre of Excellence for Cricket and the squad has a full programme of training and matches under the guidance of a full-time coach.  The Welsh Netball Association Academy Squad and Coach (a university member of staff) is based at the Cyncoed campus.  The Wales Centre for Podiatric Studies is housed on the Llandaff Campus and has the only Gait Analysis Laboratory in Wales. It provides an excellent service to athletes with lower limb and foot problems.

 A Sports Medicine/Physiotherapy and Massage Clinic is based in NIAC.  The Wales Sports Centre for the Disabled provides specialist training facilities for Wales elite disabled athletes. Disabled and able-bodied athletes train together in a mutually inspiring environment.  The Cardiff Metropolitan University Hall of Fame Roll of Honour includes over 300 International performers from 30 different sports. The Roll includes:  Captains of the Welsh Rugby Team  British Lions  National Rugby Coaches  Netball Internationals  Athletics Internationals  International Gymnastics Coaches  Technical Directors (past and present)for GB Gymnastics, English Swimming and the England and Wales Cricket Board  National coaches for athletics, basketball and weightlifting  Welsh Senior football internationals and national/regional coaches.

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Our successes in the BUCS Championships include...       

2008/9 Women’s Rugby Union Women’s Football Women’s Basketball Trampoline Men’s Rugby Union 7s Indoor Cricket Cricket

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2009/10 Women’s Rugby Union Women’s Basketball Netball 2nds Hockey Men 1st Trampoline Archery Cricket

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2010/11 Men’s Basketball Women’s Football 2nds Gymnastics Women’s Hockey Mountain Biking Rowing Trampoline Archery Women’s Rugby Union 7s Cricket

 Commitment to National League and Cup Competitions. Cardiff Met is one of the few universities in the UK fully committed to participation and success in National League and Cup competitions across a range of major sports.  The Sports University of Wales. A strategic aim is to establish Cardiff Metropolitan University firmly as the Sports University of Wales. This is already becoming a reality with many current and former students participating in major sporting events.     

Commonwealth Games 2002 Athens Olympic Games 2004 International Caps 2005 Commonwealth Games 2006 Beijing Olympic & Paralympic Games 2008  Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010

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Strength and Conditioning Room Floodlit, eight lane Mondo synthetic track with full field event facilities An artificial, sand dressed, pitch The Wales Sports Centre for the Disabled/Fitness Gym Lawn Tennis Association indoor and outdoor tennis centre Floodlit netball centre Dedicated dance studio Rugby and soccer pitches Sports Massage and Physiotherapy Clinic Gymnastics training centre Indoor cricket facilities 25m swimming pool Extensive sport science laboratory facilities.

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A strategic aim is to establish Cardiff Metropolitan University firmly as the Sports University of Wales.

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Cardiff Met Sport at National Level Athletics  Celtic Nations Indoor Cup held annually in NIAC  Cardiff Met Grand Prix open meeting series throughout the winter  Cross Country team competes in the Gwent League  Cardiff Met athletes compete in all UK Senior, Under 23 and Junior Championships.

Some Cardiff Met athletes compete at World and European Senior Championships and European Junior, Under 23 and World University Games Championship levels  UWIC Archers Women’s Basketball Team National Division One EBA  Football Division 3 Welsh National League  Women’s Football Division One South Wales Women’s League  Cardiff and UWIC Hockey Club (men) England Hockey EHL West conference and West of England league  UWIC Hockey (ladies) Wales National League UWIC ladies in partnership with Swansea Ladies Hockey Club: England Hockey EHL West Conference  Lacrosse ELA Mixed and Men’s League  Netball Premier Division South Glamorgan Netball League  UWIC RFC National League Division One West  UWIC Women’s Rugby Welsh Women’s Rugby Union National League Division One  Squash South Wales Premier League 2  Volleyball Women’s and Men’s, National League Division 3 and Gloucester League  Water Polo South West Water Polo League

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"My four years studying at Cardiff School of Sport took me from a club level athlete to one of the best in the world, creating a great platform for my future success" Dai Greene, Cardiff Metropolitan University Alumnus, 400 Metres Hurdles, European, Commonwealth and World Champion

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“Cardiff School of Sport had the whole package; the perfect environment in which I could learn, fantastic facilities in which to train, and still be able to enjoy a regular student lifestyle, as well as opportunities to enhance my personal CV.” Georgina Allbrook, Cardiff School of Sport Representative

Athletic Union Sports Clubs                   

Aquatics Athletics Badminton Men’s and Women’s Basketball Cricket Men’s and Women’s Football Gaelic Football Golf Gymnastics Men’s and Women’s Hockey Netball Lacrosse Men’s and Women’s Rugby Rugby League Squash Tennis Trampolining Volleyball Water Polo

If a sport is unavailable the Athletic Union will advise the student on local clubs and will enter the student into BUCS competitions.

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Career opportunities Graduates from our Sport degree courses have embarked upon careers which include: Teaching Primary Education Entering the teaching profession at primary level with Physical Education as a major subject strength, often progressing to Deputy Headships and Headships in the primary sector.

Secondary Education After pursuing PGCE courses on graduation former students have had successful teaching careers in secondary education, as Directors of Physical Education and Sport in independent schools and teaching in special education schools and centres.

Higher and Further Education Following further study/research many graduates have obtained lecturing positions in departments of Physical Education, Human Movement Studies and Sports Science in Universities, (UK and overseas - especially Australia, Canada, USA); Directors of Leisure and Recreation provision at Universities and Further Education colleges.

Physical Education - Advisory Service Advisory Teachers. Advisers and Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Physical Education linked to local authorities and national Government.

Recreational Management Sport Centre Management, Leisure and Amenities Management for local and area authorities, advisors on leisure provision to local and national Government.

Commercial Leisure Provision Management positions in private and corporate health and fitness clubs, management positions in the sports entertainment industry (i.e. ski resorts, ice rink management).

Sport Management and Promotions Positions in companies promoting and advertising sports events and working on behalf of sports clubs, governing bodies and sports-stars.

Sport Development Sports development officers with NGBs, management positions at the Sports Council’s UK ‘national’ sports centres throughout Great Britain; Sports Development Officers linked to Sports Council regions and local authorities.

Technical officers for individual sports.

Professional Coaching/Administration Coaches to clubs, NGBs of Sport and local authorities. Cardiff Metropolitan University has a tradition in the provision of coaches and administrators, especially in Association Football, Rugby Union, athletics, gymnastics, trampolining and weight lifting both in the UK and Europe.

Outdoor Education/Pursuits Wardens and coaching/instructional staff at outdoor pursuits centres, lecturers in outdoor education at specialist centres (linked to the Sports Council (UK) and Universities).

Medical Sales Sales representatives with major medical and pharmaceutical companies such as Johnson & Johnson and GlaxoWellcome.

The Media Positions as researchers, sports commentators and producers on regional and national television and radio. Sports journalists with local and national press as regular feature writers and also as freelance writers.

Uniformed Services Officers with the armed services, police and fire services especially Physical Education Officers and Physical Training Instructors (including specialist parachute, adventurous training and remedial training instructors).

Sports Medicine After a period of further study, certain highly committed students have successfully pursued careers as Doctors in general practice, sports medicine and related professions - notably (sports) physiotherapy.

Professional Sport

Sports Goods and Equipment Industry Management positions in sports retail, marketing and sales promotion; equipment design companies.

Self Employed (Sports Careers) Full-time aerobics instructors and fitness advisors, match analysts and sports psychologists.

Financial and Personnel Management Management positions especially with financial planning organisations, building societies and retail businesses where ‘transferable skills’ like communication, leadership and organisational qualities are highly desirable.

Exercise Referral/Health Promotion Officers Entrepreneurial Initiatives Many former students have set up their own business - sports sponsorship, retail, sports travel.

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