Sport, Coaching and Fitness BA (Hons) / FdA
Bachelor's degree
In Birmingham
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Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Birmingham
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Duration
3 Years
Coaching and fitness are two of the biggest sectors in the sports industry, offering extensive opportunities to help a vast range of people achieve their health, fitness and sporting goals. If you aspire to work in areas such as coaching or fitness training, our Sport, Coaching and Fitness degree will help you gain the advanced knowledge to support and inspire people in this dynamic and diverse industry.
Sport, fitness and coaching encompasses a variety of professional, amateur and educational roles, with many areas of the industry requiring similar base knowledge in fields such as nutrition, anatomy and physiology. This sports degree course allows you to investigate various facets of the industry, tailoring each area in line with your interests and career aspirations and putting you in a great position to exploit employment opportunities when you graduate.
Alongside your degree, you will have the chance to gain further industry-recognised qualifications to help you stand out, from personal trainer and fitness instructor qualifications to sports coaching and instructing weight lifting. Work placement opportunities are available throughout the course to enable you to start carving out your career path before you graduate, while you will be supported by our range of cutting-edge sports facilities including our brand new Human Performance Centre.
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Career opportunities
Health and wellbeing/sports development officer
Further education lecturer
Community sports coach
Fitness centre manager
Personal trainer
Armed forces training and education officer
A-levels: An A-level grade profile of CCC-CDD.
BTEC: A BTEC grade profile of MMM-MMP. This can be achieved from either an Extended Diploma or a combination of smaller BTEC qualifications.
University College Birmingham works with a wide range of organisations to ensure you receive the best possible training and qualifications recognised by industry.
Why should I choose this course?
ENRICHMENT – Boost your career prospects with a range of additional qualifications recognised by the sport and fitness industry
WORK EXPERIENCE – Engage with industry through a range of opportunities throughout your course, with our past students having worked for top professional sports clubs
PRACTICAL APPLICATION – Apply your learning and skills to real-life practice, supported by our outstanding sports facilities and expert teaching staff
SPECIALISE YOUR STUDIES – Drive the direction of your studies to suit your interests with a range of modules, placement work and a research project on the subject of your choice
TEAM SCOTLAND PARTNERSHIP – Our University will be the home for Team Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, offering exciting opportunities for our students to work with the team and its athletes
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Subjects
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Teaching
- Physiology
- Nutrition
- Sport Coaching
- Fitness
- Anatomy
- Coaching
- Industry
- Academic skills
Course programme
Core Modules
- Academic Skills
- Applied Anatomy and Physiology
- Principles of Sports Psychology
- Principles of Coaching
- Health Promotion
- Health and Exercise Screening
Core Modules
- Research for Sport
- Sports and Exercise Nutrition
- Sports Psychology in Practice
- Coaching and Performance Analysis
- Personal and Professional Development
- Exercise Training and Programming
Core Modules
- Sports Project
- Exercise as Medicine
- Nutrition and Health
- Disability and Inclusive Coaching
- Work-Based Learning for Sport
Teaching and assessment
Teaching (applicable for Sport and Fitness Studies)
In light of COVID-19, we have made some changes to the way we deliver our teaching. We are continually following the guidelines and measures put in place by the UK Government to ensure our students and staff are safe on campus, whilst remaining committed to providing high-quality education. The information below explains how teaching will take place in semester 2 (or semester 1 for those joining us in January) for each level/year of this course.
- Level 4
- Level 5
- Level 6
Teaching (applicable for Sport, Coaching and Fitness starting in September)
Note: Indicative information only – actual timetables and assessment regimes will be issued at your induction.
Teaching
Example of a typical teaching week (up to 15 contact hours):
- Large group teaching – 6 hours
- Smaller group teaching – 6 hours
- Tutorials – 2 hours
- Field trips and sports events
- Work experience
You will also need to commit around 20 hours per week for individual study time.
Assessment
Estimated breakdown of assessment for this degree course:
- Coursework – 50%
- Practical assessment – 45%
- Written examinations – 5%
Our teaching and assessment is underpinned by our Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategy 2015-2020.
Additional information
International students
If you are an international student enrolling on a a full-time foundation degree or a BA/BSc in 2020/21, your fee for this academic year will be £11,500 per year.
If you complete a placement year, there will be an administration fee of £500 for a full year, or £250 for a half-year placement.
Sport, Coaching and Fitness BA (Hons) / FdA
-
University of Wolverhampton
Bachelor's degree West Midlands / Classroom-based£ 9,250 + VAT -
City College Norwich
Bachelor's degree OnlinePrice on request -
Weymouth College
BTEC OnlinePrice on request -
City College Norwich
Bachelor's degree OnlinePrice on request
See all