Sport and Fitness Studies BA (Hons) / FdA
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I have made really good friends and have enjoyed the student lifestyle.
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As I was expecting, it has been challenging since the lecturers are great.
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Being here is very different but I am enjoying it 100%. Everyday is a challenge and I love that. There's nothing greater than coming everyday and knowing your gonna have a great day.
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Foundation degree
In Birmingham
Description
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Type
Foundation degree
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Location
Birmingham
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
Different dates available
Graduates with broad experience and excellent skills are highly sought after in the sport and fitness industries. Whether you are interesting in coaching, fitness training, teaching, or a combination of areas, you will be well catered for in this course.
You will be offered guidance and opportunities to investigate the various facets of the sport and fitness industries, tailoring each area to suit your interests and career aims. Sport and fitness encompasses professional, amateur and educational roles. Many areas of industry require similar base knowledge in fields such as nutrition, anatomy and physiology. By building your knowledge, you can ensure that you are well-placed to exploit opportunities in this dynamic employment market. There are options to gain further industry accredited qualifications to enrich your studies and maximise your employability.
Students studying the FdA will have the option of progressing onto the final year of the BA (Hons).
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About this course
Graduating with this degree will enable you to pursue a career in:
Coaching
Sports development
Strength and conditioning
Armed forces or uniformed services
Teaching or lecturing (via a PGCE)
A Level: An A level grade profile of CCC
BTEC: A BTEC grade profile of MMM, this can be achieved from either an Extended Diploma or a combination of smaller BTEC qualifications.
Enrichment opportunities - You will have access to additional qualifications and enhancement opportunities to enrich your studies and boost your career prospects
Specialise your studies - You will get the chance to work on your own research project, which creates an opportunity to critically analyse a particular area or field of exercise, health and wellness that interests you
Employment edge – You will have work experience opportunities throughout your course in order to optimise your industry engagement
Practical application - You will get a strong knowledge of anatomy, physiology, exercise, fitness and sports coaching and apply these skills in practical and relevant ways
Reviews
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I have made really good friends and have enjoyed the student lifestyle.
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As I was expecting, it has been challenging since the lecturers are great.
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Being here is very different but I am enjoying it 100%. Everyday is a challenge and I love that. There's nothing greater than coming everyday and knowing your gonna have a great day.
← | →
Course rating
Recommended
Centre rating
Umer
Saffia
Emilie Sutcliffe
Nathaniel Bayona
This centre's achievements
All courses are up to date
The average rating is higher than 3.7
More than 50 reviews in the last 12 months
This centre has featured on Emagister for 13 years
Subjects
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Nutrition
- Fitness
- Psychology
- Coaching
- Market
- Teaching
- Marketing
- Physiology
- Anatomy
- Project
- Industry
Course programme
- Academic Skills (SSCS)
- Applied Anatomy and Physiology
- Coaching Principles
- Fitness Training
- Healthy Lifestyle
- Sport in Society
- Fitness Training II
- Industrial and Personal Development
- Research for Sport
- Sports Coaching
- Sports Psychology
- Plus one option from:
- Voluntary Initiative
- Health, Fitness and Wellbeing
- Sports Nutrition
- Performance Analysis
- Applied Fitness Training and Programming
- Sports Project
- Sports Psychology II
- Plus two options from:
- Sports Coaching and the Development of Expertise
- Nutrition for Performance
- Sports Marketing
- Work Based Learning for Sport
Additional information
Course length
2 years full-time
UCAS code
CN08
Sport and Fitness Studies BA (Hons) / FdA