BA/BS in Physical Education (Normal)

Physical Education (Normal) prepares school physical education teachers who also can run after-school training, sports research and health education. The major traces back to a predecessor teacher-training college and began admitting degree students in the 1990s. Courses include sports theory, school physical education, curriculum and teaching methods, sports sociology, biomechanics, physiology, anatomy, psychology, skill learning, health education and training theory, plus practice in track and field, gymnastics, basketball, football, volleyball, martial arts, table tennis and tennis. The programme has passed a national teacher education accreditation review and is a national first-class programme site. Graduates teach in primary, secondary and vocational schools and universities, or work in public bodies and state enterprises, with a rising share sitting postgraduate exams.