Sport and Exercise Studies (Joint Honours)

When can you start this course? | Fees | Course length | Entry requirements

What is joint honours?

With joint honours, you can study for an honours degree in two or even three subjects. Find out more about joint honours, including what subjects you can combine with this one.

Why choose this course?

Employers are looking for people with sport and exercise expertise nationally, so you can be sure that you'll get lots of career opportunities when you graduate.
You'll develop your knowledge and skills across a wide range of sport topics, and as there are lots of optional modules to choose from you'll be studying exactly what you're passionate about.
If you choose the sports management modules, you'll be able to apply for Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity membership, and you could gain national governing body coaching awards if you choose the coaching modules.

About the course

During this course you'll have lots of opportunities to do practical work in our excellent sports facilities. Our physiology laboratory contains the latest equipment for testing and measuring health and fitness, and you'll use a range of computer software packages for performance and statistical analysis. You'll find some of the best lifting equipment available in our strength and conditioning room. We've also got treatment and specialist assessment rooms in our Clinical Skills Suite. And you'll also use our sports hall, outdoor pitches, floodlit synthetic football and hockey pitch and a health and fitness suite during the course.

You'll be taught by sport experts, including accredited physiologists, strength and conditioning coaches, sport development specialists and psychologists. You'll also get specialist tuition from exercise, health and business experts, to help you to develop as an all-round sport professional.

During the course, you'll have the opportunity to do a work placement in a sport and exercise organisation, such as a school or sports facility. You'll be able to put the knowledge and skills you've developed during the course into practice and gain experience that will be essential in today's job market.

You'll be assessed through your written reports and essays, oral presentations and demonstrations, exams, problem solving activities and practical work.

Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...

Your career

When you graduate you could work as a sport development officer or a coach for one of the national governing bodies or local authorities. Or you could join the police force or armed services, or become a personal trainer or lifestyle coach. Take a look at how we will help you to improve your employability.

If you want to carry on studying you could take a masters course or postgraduate training to become a sport teacher or a physiotherapist.

What our students say

Allie Bryan, one of our current students

Allie Bryan, current student
"Sport and Exercise Studies is a fantastic course - they give you so many opportunities and I'm proud to say I'm studying here."

Hollie Owen, current student
"Being part of such a lovely, friendly and supportive team of Derby University sports department, has helped me to fulfill my potential in my sport."

Natasha Salt, current student
"A real part of university life for me has been competing in the university netball team and being the first team caprain. Team Derby brings a sense of togetherness and pride for the university."

How you're assessed

Assessment methods are designed to test a range of industry relevant skills. Students will be assessed through individual coursework assignments, examinations, groupwork, practical work, oral presentations and poster presentations.

Work placements

Work-based learning is an element in several of the modules.

Start dates

If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:

September 2012

If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:

September 2012

Fees

This is a resource intensive course.

UK/EU students

Full time:

If you combine this subject with a classroom based subject it will cost £6,995 per year.
If you combine this subject with another resource intensive subject or a specialist subject it will cost £7,495 per year.

Part time:

You usually take 18 of modules in total for your course

Modules from classroom based subjects will cost £875 per module.
Modules from resource intensive subjects will cost £935 per module.
Modules from specialist subjects will cost £1,000 per module.

International students

Full time:

If you combine this subject with a classroom based subject it will cost £9,700 per year.
If you combine this subject with another resource intensive subject or a specialist subject it will cost £9,975 per year.

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.

More information about our fees for September 2012 and the support available