Upon completion of this BA (Hons) Physical Education degree, graduates will have the opportunity to pursue further education at the post-graduate level as there is an emphasis on research skills to support those who wish to pursue a combined career in applied practice and academia at MSc or PhD level.
After gaining the foundations in physical education during their degree, many of our graduates progress to a Professional Masters in Education and begin their careers as a PE teacher.
Alternative route to PE teaching with this programme.
Portobello Institute will offer, from October ’22, a Post Graduate Certificate in Continuing Education (PGCEi) with an MSc in Physical Education available from October ’23. These programmes combined are delivered over 2 academic years, offering graduates the qualifications they require to pursue a career in PE teaching. This BA (Hons) Physical Education fulfils the entry requirement for the PGCEi and MSc programmes. Alternatively, many of our past students have used qualifications gained from Portobello Institute to gain entry to other universities to study post-graduate qualifications for PE teaching.
Wide variety of employment opportunities
Portobello Institute sports graduates are eligible for a huge array of post-graduate courses in Ireland and the UK. Dr Susan Giblin, head of the sports department, explains “our sports graduates are in demand for selection onto post grad courses because of the broad range of subjects in the degree programme and our focus on up-to-date thinking and learning in all aspects of sport”. She suggests that “our classes are small, and we take a personal interest in each student … in year three, we work with them to define their career goals and help them develop a plan to achieve them”.
In addition to teaching, graduates from this programme will be eligible for a wide variety of employment opportunities within sports governing bodies, social inclusion, and public health initiatives.
If this course sounds like it is something of interest to you, you can find out more about our BA (Hons) Physical Education, you can visit the course page here.
Get in contact
If you are interested in any of our Sports degrees or courses, you can check out our department page here.
You can book a one-to-one, free consultation call with our expert advisor Jo Shaw here, email jo.shaw@portobellosintitute.com or call 01 892 0024.
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