Proposal for a New Programme

 

This form is available for downloading from admin/ar/templates/new_prog - spaces can be expanded as required.

 


This proposal is in      Strategic Phase

x
 
 


                            Operational Phase

 

1.     Name of Department and Departmental contact

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

 Di Bass

 

2.        Award and Title of proposed new programme

MSc Coaching

 

 

3.     Month and Year of first intake to the programme:  October 2004

 

       

        Will the programme be offered as:

 

           full-time

 

        X     part-time

 

           full-time and part-time

 

4.     If the proposed new programme is a revised version of an existing programme, state how this will be phased in, i.e. - year(s) that Parts B, C, D will commence; pathway for students currently on placement/leave of absence and resit students

 

5.     List any new modules proposed.

 

Compulsory Modules - New :
The Coaching Process (30 credits)

Sports Science Support in Coaching (30 credits)

Research Project  (60 Credits)

 

Optional

Existing Modules within the School (up to 30 credits)

Negotiated Study of Professional Practice in Coaching (New) (30 credits)

 

 

Either Advanced Research Skills (30 credits) (Existing)

OR

Practitioner Research (30 credits) (Existing)

 

 

        If new modules are proposed the following declaration should be completed.

        I have searched the database and in my opinion:

 

        X  No existing alternative modules are available x

 

          Existing alternative modules are unsuitable (Please explain in Section 7 below)

 

        Signature: _____________________________

 

 

6.     Is it intended that any modules will be available by full/partial Distance Learning?                        X  Yes

                                                                                                                                                                                  No

 

        Is it intended that the programme will be fully Distance Learning?                                                       Yes

                                                                                                                                                                                  No

 

Guidelines on full/partial DL provision are available on the intranet at:

https://internal.lboro.ac.uk/admin/registry/uniwide/

 

7.     Reasons for the proposal: its purpose and relevance; how it will enhance calibre of teaching and learning; implications for existing programmes and modules in the department

 

        This programme will complement and interact with other MSc programmes in the department.  It will satisfy a need for a high quality professional development programme for  performance coaches that currently does not exist.  It has been developed in consultation with Sportscoach UK .

8.     Expected student numbers

10 - 15

 

9.     Staffing implications - adequacy of existing departmental resources; net increase/reduction in staff teaching effort or demands on support staff

 

It is envisaged that staff will need to be bought in to teach on the Sport Science Support in Coaching module and the Coaching Process module. The new post (Head of Performance Coaching), jointly managed by SSES and SDC, will also contribute.

 

Sport Science Support in Coaching – A total of 40 hours of contact time +time for preparation, directing and marking.  It is envisaged that the person/s teaching on this module will hold a Phd and either be currently coaching at an elite level or have experience of high performance coaching.  Suitable candidates may currently be working in the Sports Development Centre or other institutions closely associated with the university (e.g English Institute of Sport, Amateur Swimming Federation of Great Britain).

 

Coaching Process – A total of 40 hours of contact time + time for preparation, directing and marking.  It is envisaged that the person/s teaching on this module will hold a Phd and either be currently coaching at an elite level or have experience of high performance coaching.  Suitable candidates may currently be working in the Sports Development Centre or other institutions closely associated with the university (e.g English Institute of Sport, Amateur Swimming Federation of Great Britain).

10.   Additional Library requirements

 

Library consultation has been carried out with Ruth Stubbings in the department and a literature search completed. 

 

At present it is not envisaged that  significant extra library texts/resources will be required beyond normal annual purchases

11.   Additional Computing Support required

 

          Network/Software (please elaborate):

          Lab Space (please elaborate):

 

12.   Other resource implications, e.g. - lecture room, lab and other space requirements; equipment, materials; timetabling constraints (block-teaching for example); any special residential requirements

 

A room will be needed for lectures for one evening and one day on 3 occasions per 30 credit module. 

  1. Implications for other departments both providing and receiving

There should be no implications for other departments as it is envisaged that all teaching will be done by either staff in the School or bought in – see above.

 

 
  1. Evidence of demand and suitability; views of lecturers; current/prospective students; external examiners/ assessors, professional/industrial bodies etc.

John Stevens, Chief Executive of Sportscoach UK, is very supportive of this new programme.  Meetings have been held with a number of personnel from Sportscoach UK and a National Governing Body all of whom have expressed interest in this programme and are supportive of an institution renowned in the world of sport to offer such a programme.

 

Support for this programme have also come from the Sports Development Centre.  Existing students have also shown an interest.

 

Also, see letter from Dr Robyn Jones, Bath University

 
  1. Implications for employability

This programme will provide continuing professional development for established performance coaches and a route to progression for aspiring coaches.

 

 

16.   Any other relevant information

 

There would be opportunities for awards of a certificate or diploma if students did not want to complete the full MSc programme.  For the award of a certificate students would require 60 credits from two core modules (The Coaching Process and Sports Science Support in Coaching).  For the award of a diploma students would require 120 credits from the Advanced Research Skills, the two core modules, plus one other.

 

 

LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

 

 

PROGRAMME REGULATIONS for PART-TIME

POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN

COACHING

 

 

These regulations refer to the conduct of the course in the session 2003-2004 but are subject to change from time to time. Notice of change will be given in subsequent editions of these Regulations. Students should enquire as to the up-to-date position when they need to know this.

 

The Regulations are to be read in conjunction with the General Regulations for Modular Postgraduate Awards (GRMPA) and Assessment Regulations for Modular Postgraduate Awards (ARMPA).

 

1          STRUCTURE

1.1       The Programme is the responsibility of the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences.

1.2       The Programme leads to the award of MSc, MSc with Distinction, Loughborough University Postgraduate Diploma (LPD), LPD with Distinction, and Loughborough University Postgraduate Certificate (LPC) as specified in GRMPA.

1.3       Entrance requirements are those referred to in GRMPA.

1.4       The minimum period of study for the award of MSc is twenty-four months part-time.

1.5       Students cannot normally advance with their research (see specification for the Research Project (Module PEP704)) until modules have been studied with a total rating of 120 credits and the research proposal has been approved by a School supervisor and the Programme Leader.

2          CONTENT

2.1       To be eligible for consideration of the awards for this programme students must have accumulated the necessary credits from the following modules :

            Compulsory modules (total modular weight 150):

            code       subject title                                                             modular weight   

 

            PEP704     Research Project                                                                         60        

PEP701     The Coaching Process                                                                30

      PEP702     Sport Science Support in Coaching                                            30        

and  either

            PEP002      Advanced Research Skills                                                       30           

or        PEP211     Practitioner Research                                                                   30

           

            Optional modules (total modular weight 30)

 

PEP703     Negotiated Study of Professional Practice in Coaching              30

 

or any other 30 credit module from existing modules within the School as approved by the School

2.2       Students may not study more than 60 credits in any one academic term without the approval of the Head of School or Programme Leader.

2.3              Part-time students may not accumulate more than 90 credits in any one academic year.

2.4              Guidance will be given to candidates concerning the selection of optional components. However, the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences reserves the right to offer or withdraw any optional module. Candidates shall be required to provide a reserve list of preferred modules.

2.5              Two copies of the Report from Module PEP704, in the order of 16,000-20,000 words, must be handed in not later than September 15th in the appropriate year. The candidates may be required to submit themselves to an oral examination on the subject of their Project.

2.6              The contents of the Research Project Report may only be disclosed to persons outside the University with the written permission of the Programme Leader and/or Head of School.

3          ASSESSMENT AND AWARDS

3.1       Each module in the programme will be assessed and credits awarded in accordance with the levels of achievement specified in GRMPA.

3.2       In accordance with ARMPA, candidates who have a right of re-assessment in a module may choose to be re-assessed in the University's special assessment period.

3.3              The normal eligibility of candidates on the programme for the award of the Degree of Master, Masters with Distinction, for the award of LPD, and LPD with Distinction, and Loughborough University Postgraduate Certificate (LPC) will be in accordance with GRMPA.

 

 

+ partially by Distance Learning (.50%)

 

 

 

 

 

10th edition, September 2003