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Course contact details
Student Recruitment Team
Email:general-enquiries@open.ac.uk
Phone:0300 303 5303
Ready to take your sport and fitness journey to the next level? This diploma will help put you on track for a career in fitness training, sports coaching or similar roles. It will develop work-related and academic skills to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the key topics, including psychology, training, coaching and leadership. You’ll apply your learning to practice, focusing on meeting participants’ physical and psychological needs. By the end of the course, you’ll be a more effective, reflective practitioner, and you’ll be well on the way to a degree.
Key features of the course
Offers flexible learning that fits around your sport, fitness and work commitments
Demonstrates a strong applied focus through the extensive use of audio-visual case studies
Uses innovative technology such as augmented reality to enhance your learning
Builds a solid foundation for further study
This qualification has two stages, each comprising two modules.
In Stage 1, you’ll study two modules that will introduce you to some of the key topics in sport and fitness.
In Stage 2, you’ll study two modules that explore sport and exercise science and psychology.
To apply for this course you will be taken to the provider's website, where you can find out more information and make an application.
The following entry points are available for this course:
There are no qualification requirements for this course.
You don’t need experience of working in sport and fitness prior to starting this diploma. However, you’ll find the modules and assignments much easier and more fulfilling if you can draw on employment (paid or unpaid) experience.
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.
We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.
No fee information has been provided for this course
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.
2026/2027 academic year fees are not yet available.
Student Recruitment Team
PO Box 197
Milton Keynes
MK7 6BJ
Visit our website Visit our course page
Email:general-enquiries@open.ac.uk
Phone:0300 303 5303
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