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SPORT AND FITNESS STUDIES BA (Hons)/FdA

WHY STUDY HERE? ENRICHMENT

GRADUATE CAREERS Completing this course will enable you to enter a number of career paths, including:

Our course gives you access to a range of additional qualifications and enhancement opportunities to enrich your studies and boost your career prospects when you graduate SPECIALISE YOUR STUDIES You will be able to drive the direction of your studies and will get the chance to work on your own research project, enabling you to critically analyse a particular field of exercise, health and wellness that interests you and is relevant to your career ambitions WORK PLACEMENT You will have work experience opportunities throughout your course in order to optimise your industry engagement and put your learning into practice alongside qualified professionals. Our hired@UCB team will help you find a placement that suits you and will support your progress throughout your work experience. Past students have worked at the likes of Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Easy Gym and Wasps Rugby Academy PRACTICAL APPLICATION You will develop a strong knowledge of anatomy, physiology, exercise, fitness and sports coaching and apply these skills in practical and relevant ways SUBJECT-SPECIFIC FACILITIES Our sports students have exclusive use of our outstanding sports facilities at Moss House, including a cutting-edge gym and 35-metre indoor running track. You will also be able to use our Human Performance Laboratory, sports hall and clinics as well as the all-weather pitch and two grass pitches at Avery Fields, which we share with leading Birmingham rugby club Bournville RFC.

• Fitness instructor • Personal trainer • Strength and conditioning • Armed forces/uniformed services • Health promotion • Leisure centre manager • Coaching • Teaching (via a PGCE)

BA (Hons) degree graduates who want to continue their studies can progress onto postgraduate level courses offered at University College Birmingham, the University of Birmingham or elsewhere.

You will have exclusive access to a range of state-of-the-art sports facilities, incorporating all the latest equipment and sports technology.

180 As a new student studying this degree full-time, you will receive £300 per year via our Kick-Start Scheme: ucb.ac.uk/kick-start