BEd (Health, Physics Education and Recreation)

The BEd in Health, Physics Education and Recreation at the University of Cape Coast trains you to be a teacher who can handle both physics and health education, with an added focus on recreation. It is an education degree, based in the College of Education Studies. If you want to teach science and health in senior high school, or work in community sports and wellbeing, this degree can be your route.

What this education degree covers

Programmes of this kind usually combine education studies with subject content in physics and health, plus recreation and leisure. You will learn how people learn, teaching methods, classroom management, and curriculum planning. At the same time, you gain a solid grounding in physics content and health topics such as disease prevention, nutrition, and adolescent health. The recreation component prepares you to plan sports and leisure activities, often within schools or communities.

How competitive is entry?

Getting a place on this programme is competitive. That means places are not guaranteed and applications outnumber the available spots, so you need a strong WASSCE result to stand a chance. The data we hold rates this programme as competitive, and a separate record for the same programme at UCC lists it as highly competitive. You should expect real competition for places and check the official UCC admissions requirements to see whether your grades qualify.

Careers you can pursue with this degree

Most graduates of education programmes like this go into teaching. With this combination, you could become a physics teacher, a health education teacher, or both, in senior high schools in Ghana. The recreation and health training also opens doors outside the classroom: school sports coordinator, health promotion officer, community recreation manager, or youth programme organiser. Some graduates also continue into postgraduate study in education or health sciences.