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Qualification
Higher National Diploma - HND
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Location
Leigh
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
2 Years
Course summary
Sport and physical activity contributes 拢39 billion to the UK鈥檚 economy and the sports landscape comprises a wide array of sports organisations, ranging from large professional clubs, to semi-professional and amateur teams.This course offers a combined pathway for those who want to progress in this industry from teaching, coaching, sports therapy or sport and exercise science.You鈥檒l learn the underpinning theoretical concepts relating to your chosen subject enabling access to careers such as sports marketing, coaching, athletic administration, sports medicine, sport promotion or sport psychology.
ALIGNED WITH INDUSTRYTutors have extensive experience in industry, from managing sport and fitness on cruise ships, to football scouting, sports massage therapy and coaching for Camp America.
INDUSTRY RELEVANTYou鈥檒l have the opportunity to achieve additional qualifications including: Level 3-4 nationally recognised qualification in Sports Massage. We may also fund a course of your choice in sports coaching.
WORK EXPERIENCEYou will have the opportunity to network with professional sports clubs and local employers to undertake a valuable work placement. This could take the form of fitness testing with elite athletes, supporting schools with the planning and delivery of sports coaching sessions. Students have the autonomy to choose their work placement.
EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOMStudents have taken an annual trip to Europe with funding from the University Centre Advantage Scheme which is a unique fund for students who pay full-time course fees.
Application deadline
29 January
Modules
Tuition fees
- Hong Kong
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- England
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea DPR (North Korea)
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestinian Authority
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Republic of Ireland
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St Vincent
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- UAE
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wales
- Western Samoa
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Entry requirements
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QUALIFICATION TYPE
UCAS Points : 80
Mature students with experience, a portfolio of work and employer references will be considered. Students must also possess a Grade 4 or above in English at GCSE or equivalent.
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Campus address
Wigan and Leigh College, PO Box 53, Parsons Walk, Wigan, Wigan, WN1 1RS, England