- Location: Letterkenny Institute of Technology Port Road Letterkenny Co. Donegal Ireland
- Duration: 2 Years
Course details
Is sport your passion? Do you want a career which will enable you to use your talent and skills for sport? This two year programme will take your enthusiasm for sport and help you to carve out an exciting career in an area you love. The progrmme covers key aspects of sport, health and fitness.
Minimum Academic Entry Requirements
Grade D3 or higher in five ordinary level subjects at Leaving Cert., including Maths and either Irish or English
N.B. Garda Vetting
This programme may bring students into contact with vulnerable adults or children, therefore Garda Vetting is required. Applicants will be unable to go on placement or complete the course requirements until vetting is satisfactorily completed. Registration is temporary until such time as vetting is satisfactorily completed.
Please note, for this and any programme for which garda vetting is a requirement, non EU candidates will only be considered if there are still places remaining after all EU candidates have first be considered.
Proposed Modules
- Learning & Communication Skills
- Physical Literacy & Fitness Assessment
- Sport, Leisure & Society
- Language 1 (French, German, Irish, Spanish)
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Intercultural Communications
- Exercise Prescription & Programme Design
- Learning to Train & the Activity Spectrum
- Information Technology
- Language 2 (French, German, Irish, Spanish)
- Civic Engagement in Action
- Group Exercise Leadership
- Marketing
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Language 3 (French, German, Irish, Spanish)
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Intercultural Communications
- Sports Models
- Sports Nutrition & Hydration
- Introduction to Sports Psychology
- Language 4 (French, German, Irish, Spanish)
- Resource Management
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this programme the student will be able to:
- Guide and motivate inpiduals and groups using physical activity as a mechanism in a community setting
- Plan, design, deliver and assess leisure programmes in a recreational context
- Integrate and apply key skills and knowledge in work based projects
- Assist in both voluntary and work based projects using preparation and planning techniques
- Communicate with confidence and empathy
- Develop competence and capacity as an independent learner
- Are there follow-up Programmes Available?
- Students may progress on to the BA in Sports Studies with Marketing at LYIT.
Career Opportunities
Careers in the sports, leisure and fitness sectors. Graduates from this programme may work in both the commercial and not for profit sectors assisting in programming and the delivery of sports training.
Updated on 08 November, 2015Course Location
About Letterkenny Institute of Technology
LYIT is a lively and inspirational place that attracts a creative mix of 3,000 students both from the local area and from 31 different countries. This gives us a vibrant array of cultures and activities on campus and a friendly, supportive and relaxed atmosphere where students and staff work closely together.
their modern integrated campuses in Letterkenny and Killybegs enctheirage strong academic learning and career-focused practical experience. they have excellent facilities in all departments, such as a suite of graphic design studios, state-of-the-art nursing restheirces, special purpose laboratories, training kitchens and restaurant, and an on-campus business development centre, CoLab, to support spin-off enterprises. their multi-purpose centre, An Dánlann, houses their excellent sport and recreational facilities in addition to their medical centre, counselling service, careers office and chaplaincies.
they are deeply committed to the people in their region. Part of their mission is to help raise the economic prospects of the young people who study with us and by doing so, the prosperity of the wider communities into which they will graduate. That’s why every ctheirse they offer teaches the latest knowledge and skills that employers demand. As part of this, they are involved in many cross-border programmes and are currently fostering a strategic alliance with the University of Ulster.
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