Program Overview

Successfully gained a Foundation degree/HND in a sport or health-related subject? Take this one year top-up course and leave us with a full degree and an increased understanding of exercise, fitness and health. You will develop your knowledge of the impact of diet and exercise on health and chronic disease and have the necessary skills and confidence to work in a variety of health and sports settings.

Potential employers are keen to recruit staff who can demonstrate their abilities and capabilities at a degree level. On completion of the course you could find work in a wide variety of sport and health settings in the private, voluntary or public sectors. These may include: national or local government, health centres, community centres, fitness clubs, care organisations, charities and organisations abroad.

First choice for Health
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Key Features

• Benefit from holding a degree in health and fitness. Potential employers are keen to recruit staff who can demonstrate their abilities and capabilities at a degree level.
• Government initiatives on improving the nation’s health mean there is a higher demand for well qualified graduates. Exercise and nutrition are seen as critical in the treatment of many chronic diseases.
• Study one project module and four optional modules from a choice of five. You can purchase modules on an individual basis.
• Assessed through coursework and examination using a variety of methods including a portfolio of evidence, seminar presentations, essays, case studies, literature reviews and an individual research project.
• On completion of the course you could find work in a wide variety of sport and health settings in the private, voluntary or public sectors. These may include: national or local government, health centres, community centres, fitness clubs, care organisations, charities and organisations abroad.