BSc Sport & Physical Education (Dance)
Cardiff Metropolitan University
About this course
BSc (Hons) Sport & Physical Education (Dance), combining physical education with a specialist dance pathway. The curriculum becomes more focused and specialised across the three years of study, with opportunities for work-based learning and placement experiences. The programme concludes with a Final Project.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 96-112 A level: Minimum three A levels to include grades BB. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: MMM-DMM IB: Higher Level Grade 6. No specific subjects required.
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What students say
Based on about 238 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 85%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 87%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 645 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 5%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 25%
- Wales: 47%
Who gets in
Based on about 550 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 94%
- Other HE qualification: 4%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Modules
- Professional and Academic Development
- Holistic Child Development
- The Movement Lab
- Debates in Physical Education
- High Quality Physical Education
- Professional Enquiry in Practice
- Visions for Physical Health Education
- Innovate to Educate
- Psychology in Physical Education
- Nutrition: Macro and Micronutrients
- Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning
- Personal Training for Public Health
- Sport, Health and Society
- Sport Performance Analysis
- Sport Development: Context and Challenges
- Sustainable Development and Sport
- Sport Ethics
- Coaching with Performance Data
- Creating Sport Content – Video for Social Media
- Dance Education
- Models-Based Practice
- Final Project
- Physical Education, Health and Wellbeing
- Creative Project: Process to Product
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Sport & Physical Education (Dance) at Cardiff Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £22,500 after 3 years, £28,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £33,000. The £28,000 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Sport and exercise sciences.
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Sport & Physical Education (Dance) at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Sport & Physical Education (Dance) at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is BB at A level. The average entrant had 132 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSc Sport & Physical Education (Dance) at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.