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Outdoor and Adventure Education
- BSc (Hons)
- 4 Years
- Sandwich including industrial placement
- 09/2026
- Undergraduate
- Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester
Course summary
Our highly practical BSc (Hons) Outdoor and Adventure Education course allows you to develop your skills and abilities in various outdoor and adventure activities.
If you are passionate about learning in the outdoors and want to pursue a career in teaching, professional sports coaching or work in the outdoor sector this degrees is for you. With a strong emphasis on theory in practice and a broad range of exit routes into work, our degree in Outdoor and Adventure Education will suit anyone who has a background in the outdoors or is passionate about learning through direct experience.
You will consider psychological and physiological impacts of these activities, as well as how to use them to educate and coach children and young people.
The course offers modules that focus on developing personal performance in key activities like climbing, surfing, canoeing, and kayaking with optional modules to cater for broader tastes like scuba diving and forest schools.
As you progress through the degree you can specialise in the coaching, teaching, or applied psychology of adventure sports, as well as the physiological effects of these activities and the extreme environments they often take place in.
The course has been running for over 20 years, making it one of the longest running courses of its type in the UK.
The course comes with a dedicated work placement year that allows you to travel anywhere in the world, as well as regular residential trips every semester. Your one-year work placement can be undertaken anywhere in the world, with many students selecting placement experiences in adventure capitals such as New Zealand, Canada, and the USA.
On this course you will:
-Enrol on the only validated four year Outdoor and Adventure Education degree in the UK.
-Develop your skills in a variety of outdoor and adventure sports and activities alongside fundamental pedagogical theories.
-Choose to specialise in the coaching, teaching, psychological impacts, or physiological effects of adventure activities and sports.
-Take part in our dedicated one-year work placement option that allows you to go anywhere in the world.
-Join the only programme in the UK that offers regular residential trips in addition to normal contact hours.
Ways to study this course
Campuses
- Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester
Study options
- BSc (Hons) • Sandwich including industrial placement • 4 Years
Start dates
- 09/2026
Apply by
14 January
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Application codes
- Course code:
- X391
- Institution code:
- C58
- Campus name:
- Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester
- Campus Code:
- -
- Points of Entry:
- Year 1
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
University of Chichester has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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How to apply
Apply by
14 January
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- X391
- Institution code:
- C58
- Campus name:
- Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester
- Campus Code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 104 points
A level - BCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM
Extended Project
The University positively welcomes the Extended Project Qualification and this will be taken into account in offers.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | No component less than 5.5 |
| PTE Academic | 50 | 50-57 and no lower than 50-57 in each component |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | At least: 18 in Reading 17 in Listening 20 in Speaking 17 in Writing |
Qualifications recognised for English language proficiency https://www.chi.ac.uk/study/international/english-language-requirements/
Contextual admissions
Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.
The University of Chichester contextual offer is a reduction of 16 UCAS tariff points (equivalent to two A-level grades or one BTEC grade) for all eligible undergraduate degree courses. For foundation year courses, the reduction is 8 UCAS tariff points. For details of eligibility, please visit our website using the link below.
Historical entry grades data BETA
This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| EU | £9535 | Year 1 |
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| International | £16800 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
EU undergraduate students are charged the same fee as UK Home students.
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Email:admissions@chi.ac.uk
Phone:01243 816002
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