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Course Overview

Skilled professionals are increasingly in demand to help improve health and wellbeing in our society. This pioneering course equips you for graduate-level roles in all aspects of health and exercise promotion.

  • Choose a four-year course, starting with a foundation year to introduce you to this dynamic subject and improve your skills, confidence, and knowledge
  • Take a route that is ideal for anyone thinking of a new career direction or who are keen to explore a new subject
  • Realise your potential on an original and far-sighted programme covering all aspects of health and exercise promotion
  • Develop your practical skills working in diverse settings and with clients of different ages, abilities and backgrounds
  • Broaden your experience via unique work placement opportunities with organisations such as the Derby City Move More Consortium and JumpzFitness
  • Explore the latest technologies and scientific approaches in our cutting-edge laboratory facilities
  • Achieve additional qualifications in gym instruction and personal training to enhance your future prospects further still

Physical Activity, Nutrition and Health at Derby

This specialist degree will equip you with the skills needed to make a real impact on improving health and wellbeing in today's society. You will also gain additional qualifications in gym instruction and personal training.

You'll explore the importance of physical activity and nutrition in preventing and managing disease, as well as promoting optimal health. You'll enjoy inspirational work placement opportunities with local partner organisations such as Move More Derby, Livewell Consortium and Sporting Futures. You'll draw on the latest scientific evidence, some of which is being developed by our own researchers.

The skills you will gain will help bring about positive change in individual attitudes to exercise and nutrition, and contribute towards meeting ambitious government and local authority targets for reducing inactivity.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

Requirement What we're looking for
UCAS points 72
Specific requirements at A-level

No specific subject requirements

Specific requirements at GCSE

GCSE Maths and English are preferred, however, if you don't have these qualifications you will be able to undertake Maths and English at Level 2 as part of your course of study.

IELTS 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)
Interview / Audition N/A
Portfolio N/A

Alternative entry qualifications:

  • BTEC - MPP
  • Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 and 15 at Level 2

English Language Requirements:

IELTS: 6.0 (with at least 5.5 in each skills area)

Fees

  Full-time Part-time
UK

£9250 per year

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International/EU

£14045 per year

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This information was accurate on : 21/04/2021
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