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Loughborough College

UCAS Code: SP19 | Higher National Certificate - HNC

Entry requirements


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48

About this course


Course option

1year

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Sports studies

The HNC in Sport is delivered on Higher Education Academy of Sport sites.

Loughborough College works with the Higher Education Academy of Sport to oversee quality assurance. Students must be engaged with the Higher Education Academy of Sport to apply for this course. Students can progress onto an HND in Sport following the course and there are options to top up into a full degree at Loughborough College.

The Higher National Certificate (HNC) is a Level 4 qualification made up of 120 credits. Studying on the HNC course provides career planning support and the opportunity for career enhancement. Furthermore, the course offers in-depth input from lecturers, tutors and guest speakers who are specialists in the field of business and management.

Please only apply for this course through the Higher Education Academy of Sport.

Modules

Physical Activity, Lifestyle & Health, The Sport Landscape, Project Management, Risk & Safety Management in the Outdoors, Activity Leadership, Nutrition, Technology in Sport & Work Exposure

Assessment methods

The programme uses a variety of assessment techniques to ensure that you can demonstrate the range of learning outcomes. Subject knowledge and understanding is assessed through examinations, coursework essays, coursework reports, individual or group presentations, written evaluations, debates and posters will be used as other forms of assessment. These also assess a range of transferable skills, including confidence in academic written communication. Simulated problems and case studies are used to assess problem solving skills and creativity in design solutions – these may be assessed through unseen examinations or as a written essay/report.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£7,500
per year
Northern Ireland
£7,500
per year
Scotland
£7,500
per year
Wales
£7,500
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Loughborough College

Department:

Sport, Leisure and Tourism

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

81%
Sports studies

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Sport and exercise sciences

Teaching and learning

79%
Staff make the subject interesting
84%
Staff are good at explaining things
84%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
84%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

75%
Library resources
63%
IT resources
83%
Course specific equipment and facilities
71%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

After graduation


We don't have more detailed stats to show you in relation to this subject area at this university but read about typical employment outcomes and prospects for graduates of this subject below.

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Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Sport and exercise sciences

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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