Postgraduate Certificate/Postgraduate Diploma/MA
See also Sport and Christian Outreach (Sports Ministry)
This course is designed for ordained clergy, church leaders and/or lay workers with a particular interest in the relationship between sport and spirituality, and whose occupational aspirations lie within the sports chaplaincy sector.
The Sport and Christian Outreach (Sports Chaplaincy) programme offers students a unique opportunity to understand, critique and develop practice in the realm of sport and spiritual development within chaplaincy roles and settings. The course is based upon the University of Gloucestershire’s established track record in community sports development and sport and Christian outreach. Programme provision also draws upon the international reputation of Redcliffe College (Gloucester, UK) as a provider of excellent missionary training. Modules are tailored towards Christian community work in sport and theology.
Some modules are theoretical, some teach practical skills, some are generic with other sports management areas. Both the Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma pathways include coursework elements that assess practical experience alongside knowledge, beliefs and values. Where necessary the University provides support in finding work placements.
Some of our modules
- Sports Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care
- Mission and Sport
- Postgraduate Enquiry
Benefits
- excellent links with the major Christian sports agencies
- unique and challenging course content
- postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma and MA route available for this course
Career paths
- sports chaplain with inter/national sport governing body;
- sports chaplain with elite or semi/professional sports club;
- youth worker with sports chaplaincy brief
Entry requirements
You will need a good Honours Degree, or a relevant postgraduate or professional qualification, or appropriate employment experience. CRB disclosure is also required.
Mode of attendance
One year full-time, two years part-time.
Location
Oxstalls Campus, Gloucester
Enquiries and Applications
Guidance & Recruitment Office
Waterworth Building
The Park, Cheltenham
Gloucestershire GL50 4BS
Tel: 01242 714500
Fax: 01242 714827
Email: postgrad@glos.ac.uk