BA (Hons) Outdoor Activity Leadership and Coaching

UCAS code: X151

Start date: September

Course length: full time: three years

Campus: Buxton Campus

This course is available to international students

You will study this course at Buxton in the heart of the Peak District. What better place is there to take your activity skills and adventures to a new level. We use a range of great climbing areas such as the Roaches and Stanage Edge; with kayaking and canoeing at Combs Reservoir and the Derwent Valley.

The reputation of outdoor education in the UK has influenced countless countries in developing their own outdoor activity industries. We want you to be a part of this further development - leading the way in developing issues around leadership and education, risk management, environmental impacts, and further develop the outdoor education sector within the UK for future generations.

The Outdoor Activities programme works with a variety of organisations within the sector to provide you with up-to-date teaching and opportunities whilst you are studying.

This includes organisations such as:

• British Mountaineering Council
• Mammut Technical Equipment Manufacturer.

Visit the University of Derby Buxton website for more information on Outdoor, Adventure and Countryside Management courses.

You will study modules like these, but they may change:

Stage 1

• Outdoor Research and Professional Development 1
• Philosophical Perspectives of Outdoor Adventure
• Practical Skills for Outdoor Professionals

Stage 2

• Outdoor Research and Professional Development 2
• Outdoor Activity Leadership

Stage 3

• Current Issues and Professional Development
• Outdoor and Environmental Education
• Independent Study

Our entry requirements are usually 260 UCAS points, of which at least 220 will be from your core A2s (full A levels) or equivalent qualifications such as BTEC Diploma, International Baccalaureate, Scottish Highers etc.

We'll accept up to 40 points towards the total from level 3 qualifications such as AS levels (where those AS levels are not taken on to A2 level), the Extended Project or Music qualifications.

We don't accept points from Key Skills Level 3. If you have any questions about what is or isn't accepted, please contact our Admissions team.

We also accept the Access to HE Diploma.

Your points at level 3 will be in addition to 5 GCSEs at grade C or equivalent level 2 qualifications.

The UCAS tariff points are a guide - we'll also consider all the information that you've included in your application. We'll also want to see that you're enthusiastic and motivated to take this course and that you have the potential to benefit from coming to university.

General undergraduate entry requirements

This is a specialist course.

UK/EU students

• Full time: £8,800 (each year)

We'll be announcing our international fees for 2013/14 later in the year.

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2013 and August 2014. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

You will have the chance to go on fieldtrips to Morocco, as well as in the UK.

Previous students on the outdoor recreation programme at the University of Derby have entered positions, including:

• Outdoor activity leadership
• Expedition team leadership
• Management
• Raft guiding
• Lecturing/teaching positions.

The programme also provides you with an opportunity for work placement in our department, as a team building assistant instructor for corporate clients.

"The opportunities available through the course and lecturers are endless and really help prepare you for employment, helping you progress both personally and professionally through the industry."

Jonathan Lloyd

"Studying here is great, you can access some fantastic landscapes and natural facilities"

Oliver Hume

"I like the fact it's a town rather than a city and there is so much climbing about."

Jo Fromant