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Description

Sport and Exercise for Health is a new degree programme offered by the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences. This BSc (Hons) degree is designed for students who wish to combine their passion for sport and exercise with the desire for health-related study. In this science-based programme, you develop a range of laboratory and clinical skills that give you an outstanding platform for a career in the sport, exercise and health professions.

As part of your degree, you study a variety of disciplines, including sport and exercise psychology and nutrition. You also have the opportunity to promote your own event, and look at the issues involved in encouraging the public to become more physically active. In your final year, you conduct your own research project, choosing from specialist options that may include strength and conditioning, physical activity interventions and contemporary issues in nutrition.

The School of Sport and Exercise Sciences is superbly equipped. You also benefit from being taught by staff members who are both excellent teachers and leading researchers in their field. The School provides an enthusiastic and supportive environment for motivated and ambitious students. In addition to our exercise science laboratories and sports therapy clinics on campus, the School has its own dedicated specialist facilities at Medway Park. These new facilities include an environmental chamber, one of the first treadmills in any UK university specially designed to reduce impact when exercising, 3D video imaging and analysis, force pedal and gait analysis, and an ultrasound imaging scanner.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline You are advised to apply as early as possible Tuition fee

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 14860 Year (Non-EEA)

Start date September 2015 28 September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 180 ECTS

• Total Kent credits: 360
• Total ECTS credits: 180

Credits 360

• Total Kent credits: 360
• Total ECTS credits: 180

Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Part-time, Full-time Intensity Flexible

Course Content

Course structure

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Stage 1

Possible modules may include:

• SS348 - Introduction to Fitness Testing
• SS349 - Introduction to Professional Skills
• SS313 - Introduction to Sport & Exercise Nutrition
• SS338 - Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology
• SS344 - Introduction to Sport & Exercise Psychology
• SS345 - Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics

Stage 2

Possible modules may include:

• SS534 - Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
• SS527 - Exercise for Special Populations
• SS570 - Fitness Training Methods
• SS571 - Research Design and Planning
• SS572 - Sport, Exercise & Health Promotion
• SS569 - Sport & Exercise Psychology
• SS530 - Sport & Exercise Leadership
• SS533 - Applied Nutrition for Sports Performance
• SS559 - Sports Injuries
• SS347 - Sports Massage

Stage 3

Possible modules may include:

• SS523 - Exercise Prescription, Referral & Rehabilitation
• SS566 - Research Study in Sport Sciences
• SS824 - Specialised Issues in Sport and Exercise
• SS565 - Contemporary Issues in Sport and Exercise Nutrition
• SS546 - Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology
• SS556 - Sports Industry Placement
• SS558 - Soft Tissue Techniques

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5 CAE score : 75(Grade B)

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test. More About IELTS

Requirements

Home/EU students

The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications, typical requirements are listed below, students offering alternative qualifications should contact the Admissions Office for further advice. It is not possible to offer places to all students who meet this typical offer/minimum requirement.

Qualification / Typical offer/minimum requirement

• A level

BBB including B in an appropriate subject (eg Biology, Chemistry, Sport, Physical Education, Mathematics, Applied Science)

• GCSE

C in Mathematics

• Access to HE Diploma

The University of Kent will not necessarily make conditional offers to all access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis. If an offer is made candidates will be required to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.

• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma)

18 units at Distinction, Distinction, Merit

• International Baccalaureate

34 points overall or 15 at HL including Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Mathematics 5
at HL or 6 at SL and Mathematics 4 at HL or SL

International students

The University receives applications from over 140 different nationalities and consequently will consider applications from prospective students offering a wide range of international qualifications. Our International Development Office will be happy to advise prospective students on entry requirements. See our International Student website for further information about our country-specific requirements.

Please note that if you need to increase your level of qualification ready for undergraduate study, we offer a number of International Foundation Programmes through Kent International Pathways.

Qualification / Typical offer/minimum requirement

• English Language Requirements

Please see our English language entry requirements web page.

Please note that if you are required to meet an English language condition, we offer a number of pre-sessional courses in English for Academic Purposes through Kent International Pathways.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Kent.