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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Coaching

Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Coaching

Programme Structure

This is a credit-based programme, which students will normally complete over 4 years (in 8 semesters). Students are required to take 132 credit points with modules as shown below and an Industrial Attachment module for work-integrated learning. To encourage lifelong learning in general, and to provide students with greater flexibility, the programme will be offered through a credit-based module accumulation system with a multi-entry and multi-exit structure.

Sports Coaching

This Programme prepares students to select coaching methods and tools to assess and train athletes.  Students will learn how to design and evaluate training programmes so as to maximise their sports performances of individuals and teams.  As professionals in sports coaching, graduates are expected to solve problems that arise from sports coaching and training in a professional manner.

 

Year 1:

Year 2:

  • Sports Skills Development – Individual Sports
  • Sports Skills Development – Team Sports
  • Sports Massage & Stretching
  • Introduction to Functional Anatomy & Exercise Physiology
  • Philosophy & Sociology in Sports & Recreation
  • Motor Learning & Control for Human Performance
  • Business Management Fundamentals
  • Law & Ethics in Sports & Recreation
  • GE Core Module: Chinese 1
  • GE Core Module: English for Academic Studies 1
  • GE Core Module: Creativity & Innovation in Society
  • Sports Skills Development – Aqua Sports
  • Nutrition for Health & Performance
  • Management of Sports Injuries
  • Active & Healthy Lifestyle Promotion
  • Marketing Management
  • Adventure-based Recreation
  • Sports & Recreation for Selected Populations
  • Facilities Management in Sports & Recreation
  • GE Core Module: Technology, Society & Work
  • GE Core Module: Entrepreneurial Mindset
  • GE Elective Module 1 *

 

Year 3:

Year 4:

  • Fitness Coaching & Management
  • Research Methods & Statistics
  • GE Core Module: Chinese 2
  • GE Core Module: English for Academic Studies 2
  • GE Core Module: English for Professional Purposes
  • GE Elective Module 2 *
  • Work-integrated Learning
  • Advanced Functional Anatomy & Exercise Physiology
  • Sports Coaching – Individual Sports
  • Strength & Conditioning for Sports Performance
  • Exercise Principles & Programming
  • Honours Project 1
  • Honours Project 2
  • GE Elective Module 3 *
  • GE Elective Module 4 *
  • Programme Elective 1 *
  • Performance Measurement & Analyses
  • Outdoor Sports Skills & Coaching
  • Sports Biomechanics
  • Sports Psychology
  • Sports Coaching – Team Sports
  • Talent Identification & Long-Term Development

 

Programme Electives* GE Elective Modules*
  • Sports Media, Communication & Public Relations
  • Operation & Management in Clubhouse & Spa
  • Sports & Globalisation
  • Park, Pool & Horticulture Management
  • Relaxation & Stress Managemen

                                                                                                  

      

 

  • Effective Branding & Consumer Behaviour
  • Impact of Contemporary Design on Society
  • Living with Sustainable Materials
  • Landscape Appreciation
  • Urban Greenery & Ecology
  • Tree Safety Inspection & Climbing
  • Land Art
  • Asian Fashion Retail Marketing
  • Toy Design
  • Corporate Social Responsibility in Action
  • Personal Financial Management
  • Self-marketing & Personal Branding
  • The Tourism Industry in Hong Kong
  • Accounting for Non-Accountants
  • Essentials in People Management
  • Introduction to Japanese Language & Culture
  • FinTech Fundamentals
  • The Art of Professional Speaking
  • Guangdong Dim Sum Culinary Skills & Culture
  • Environment, Development & Sustainability
  • Urban Development in Hong Kong
  • Green & Intelligent Building
  • The Art & Science of Film
  • Housing Policy & Management
  • Safety & Quality of Consumer Products
  • Introduction to Astronomy
  • Renewable Energy & Its Application in Buildings
  • Buildings & Infrastructures Appreciation
  • Environmental, Health & Safety Implementation of Commercial & Industrial Project
  • Project Organisation Techniques
  • Traditional & New Construction Technologies in Mainland China
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Introduction to Concepts of New Engineering Contracts
  • Principles of Project Finance
  • Basics of Building Information Modelling
  • Introduction to Aircraft Technology
  • Hong Kong Society: Continuity & Change
  • Literature & Modern China
  • The Modern World: History & Culture
  • Language, Culture & Society
  • Translation in Everyday Life (English-Chinese)
  • Journey to the Exotic World of Microorganisms
  • Plants & Human Civilisations
  • Creative Writing in Chinese
  • Introduction to Spanish Language & Culture
  • Service Leadership in a New Era
  • Making Sense of Our World: Selected Topics in Sociology
  • Cantonese in Hong Kong Popular Culture
  • Beyond Hollywood: Introduction to World Cinema
  • Western Classical Music Appreciation
  • Hong Kong Literature: the Local, the Mainland & the World
  • Biographies in World History & Biographical Writing in Chinese
  • Introduction to French Language & Culture
  • Music Technology, Creativity & Production
  • Understanding Citizenship in the Modern World
  • Chinese as a Foreign Language & Culture
  • Introduction to Interpreting Skills (Cantonese-English)

* Modules offerings are subject to changes. 

Remark: Students are also required to complete the Work-integrated Learning module before a Bachelor Degree is awarded.