Bachelor of Sport and Exercise (Physical Education)

Massey University

The Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Physical Education will provide you with the perfect foundation to use your talents in a professionally satisfying and productive way. This major will provide you with the knowledge and skills to perform and teach aspects of physical activity, exercise and sport in educational contexts. As a graduate, youll be knowledgeable about aspects of physical education, particularly as it relates to the breadth and potential of human movement. You will be able to demonstrate the application of key teaching principles in movement education, especially as they relate to youth. The physical education practicum will give you experience working in a real-world setting. It can be based anywhere around the country, or even overseas. This major takes an interdisciplinary approach to study. You will gain practical competency in a range of physical activities enhance your critical-thinking skills gain insights on movement education from a socio-cultural and biophysical perspective gain a big-picture view of the potential of physical education to be a major positive force in society. Wide range of courses You will take a set of compulsory courses common to all the BSpEx majors, then select course

School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition