Sport & Exercise

The growing popularity of outdoor activities has led to a professional and growing industry. It is now common to see purpose-built facilities with full-time staff trained to offer a huge range of activities.

If you are a practising or aspiring outdoor leader, this foundation degree equips you perfectly to further your career.

You gain a full understanding of the physical and mental requirements of outdoor activities, enabling you to enhance the experience of performers, empowering them to achieve their potential.

You learn about the core leadership and sport science disciplines which underpin the outdoor leadership profession, and apply these skills in a work-based environment.

This is an award of Teesside University delivered in partnership with Middlesbrough College at their Middlehaven campus (campus code 2, call 01642 333333).

How you learn

This degree uses a wide range of learning and teaching methods including practical sessions in the field, laboratory work, lectures, seminars, group work and work placements. The course also draws on the excellent local outdoor facilities for the delivery of practical sessions including rock climbing and navigation (North York Moors, Yorkshire Dales, Howgills, Northumbria and the Lake District) and water sports (navigable rivers of Swale, Tyne, Tees and Wear, Stockton Barrage white water course, Hartlepool and Sunderland Marinas).

How you are assessed

Competencies in outdoor practice and leaderships skills are assessed during practical activities in addition to theoretical essays/reports, examinations and presentations. You are also involved in work-based learning where you are assessed by your tutor and employers in relation to your ability to work in the outdoor sector.

Career opportunities

Graduates should be well prepared for careers in outdoor leadership. Successful graduates may also wish to further their education by progressing to the third year of the BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise (Coaching Science) degree at Teesside University.

Entry requirements

A typical offer is 120 tariff points but the entry criteria are based on your ability to succeed and can be demonstrated in a variety of ways including:

• a range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ 3, BTEC Award, A level)
• appropriate training through work.

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