Sport, Health and Outdoor Education
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The School of Sport, Health & Outdoor Education The University of Wales: Trinity Saint David has over a 160 years’ experience on the Carmarthen campus offering physical education, sport and outdoor related courses. The world of Sport has become a multi-million dollar industry operating from the grass roots through to elite level. Developing healthy lifestyles is a high priority and promoting positive lifestyle choices in relation to physical activity and nutrition is extremely challenging. Now, more than ever, highly qualified and skilled professional within the fields of Sport, Health and the Outdoors are sought after. The University of Wales Trinity Saint David aims to fulfill this requirement through the extensive range of programmes offered within the School of Sport, Health and Outdoor Education. • BA Health & Exercise and Sport Studies • BSc Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle • BA Outdoor Education • BSc Outdoor Fitness • BSc Personal Training (Health & Exercise) • BA Physical Education • BSc Sport Therapy 2 | www.uwtsd.ac.uk
Vocational relevance is a strong theme underpinning all degrees and students are strongly encouraged to gain additional experience and qualifications to support their career aspirations. Work placements and volunteering with various agencies begins in the very first term and is developed further throughout the various programmes often as an optional or compulsory module. The study of Sport, Health and Outdoor Education develops a wide ranging, valuable skill set which is relevant and transferable to a number of industries. In addition to the specific practical skills relating to their specific fields, students develop key skills such as leadership, communication, problem solving and critical thinking. This extensive skill set are highly applicable and transferable enabling students to enter into a range of careers upon graduating from the university.
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Teaching Excellence and Learning Enhancement The school is dedicated to providing the highest quality teaching possible to all students. Modules are delivered using a range of lectures, practical workshops, seminars and tutorials in order to provide students with authentic learning experiences that develop theoretical understanding that can be applied within a range of careers. On average students spend between 1214 hours within structured learning environments and are supported in their independent studies with high quality learning environments. The Carmarthen campus library offers a large range of resources providing students with the latest literature in their subject areas. Students gain access to a wide range of electronic resources enabling them to use the most recent research in areas such as Sports Science, Physical and Outdoor Education and Sports Therapy. In addition, the universities virtual learning environment (VLE) allows students to work online at any time in any place. The VLE provides students with a range of material including lecture notes and video.
“The sense of community at UWTSD still amazes me! Carmarthen is such a small, unique campus where so many different people from around Wales, the UK and worldwide come together and create such a great place to be� Jonathan, BA outdoor Education
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Life on Campus and Beyond The University is situated in picturesque West Wales, ideally suited to access the surrounding Pembrokeshire coastline, Gower Peninsula and Brecon Beacons National Park. Whilst at the university, activities such as hillwalking, surfing, co steering, and mountain biking can become a natural part of a students lifestyle. Based in the town of Carmarthen, the University provides students with an ideal combination of a calm and peaceful environment for their studies, alongside a vibrant town life with a wide variety of shopping and recreational facilities. Carmarthen has excellent transport links with a railway station in town and the M4 motorway only 10 miles away. The area is renowned for being a Rugby heartland with many British and Irish Lions graduating from local clubs within the region. In addition to Rugby, sport in general forms an important part of the local community, and thriving teams operate in football, hockey, netball, athletics and cricket. Many students take advantage of opportunities to represent these well-run teams. This is in addition to the extensive sports and activities run by the active student union.
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BA Physical Education
BA Physical Education is a unique degree programme within the region which has teaching (primary or secondary) as a main focus. There is an acknowledged scarcity of primary school teachers with specialism and confidence in delivering quality physical education. It is equally recognised that the typical Sports Science or Sports Studies degree is not an appropriate preparation for physical education teaching with students having limited or no experience of working with children. This degree has practical teaching in a physical education context with children at its core. All practical
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areas of the experience within the National Curriculum for Physical Education are included within the degree. In line with the philosophy underpinning the degree, there is a strong emphasis on learning and teaching methods in the assessment of modules. While good quality of personal performance is encouraged, it is not a focus of assessment in the practical based modules. Rather, issues of inclusion, entitlement and differentiation are embedded in many of the practical and theoretical assessments. There is a practical/teaching focus in over 50% of modules. Assessments include school based work placement, presentations,
laboratory reports, essays, poster presentations examinations (seen and unseen papers). “The Outdoor Education course was fantastic! It was really hands on, with academic sessions relating to practical experiences. It gave me the confidence and inspiration to pursue a career in the outdoor industry and start my own mountain biking business. I would recommend the Outdoor Education degree to anyone who is serious about working in the outdoors.� Steve Arnold (Graduate 2012) www.epicadventureswales.com
BA Outdoor Education
The BA Outdoor Education programme is designed to meet the growing career opportunities within the outdoor sector. This is achieved through a blend of practical learning experiences and lectures focussing on relevant theories and philosophies.
The practical skills start with personal safety through a range of activities including mountain biking, whitewater safety, co steering, and mountaineering. Modules focussing on facilitation and coaching skills further develop these skills. This is followed with practical exploration of risk Sustainability and the natural management, predominantly environment are strong themes through climbing, scrambling throughout the programme. and gorge walking. In the Other modules relate to the second year the focus shifts social and cultural aspects to leadership, with students of the outdoors. There is a organising and leading their strong focus on future career own expeditions. aspirations from early on in the course and this is developed through work placements.
Whilst students inevitably develop personal technical skills, the emphasis is on academic outcomes that relate to core skills such as communication, problem solving, reflective practice and personal organisation. As such the programme employs a wide range of progressive assessment tasks that test students in different ways.
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BSc Outdoor Fitness
BSc Outdoor Fitness has been developed in response to the enormous increase in outdoor sport and recreation in recent years. Every weekend throughout the world people are challenging themselves to take part in a range of outdoor events from triathlons to marathons, cycle sportives to adventure races, and mountain bike races to obstacle races. As a result, the demand for experts in this field is growing.
Students will study key aspects of sports science such as anatomy and physiology, training methods, nutrition and assessing health related fitness. Alongside this, weekly practical sessions will allow students to explore the benefits of exercising outdoors, and develop the skills required to lead and coach activities in a range of outdoor settings.
During the second year, students will plan and complete a challenging event/ expedition, including aspects This course is aimed at those such as developing a training who have a passion for outdoor plan, nutritional strategy, sports, and want to develop equipment list, logistics and their knowledge and skills so navigation. that they can train themselves or others to fulfil their potential.
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Third year options allow students to specialise in a range of areas including: coaching; environmental physiology; health promotion; and managing the high performance athlete. For a course with such a strong outdoor focus, the location is key, and West Wales has it all when it comes to outdoor sports. The Pembrokeshire Coast, the Brecon Beacons National Park, World-class MTB trail centres and endless rolling roads are on our doorstep waiting to be explored.
BSc Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle
The BSc. Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle degree is suitable for those who wish to work in a community setting, improving health and lifestyle with an emphasis on nutrition. The course examines health from a holistic approach and considers the psychological, physiological and sociological issues associated with health and lifestyle. Students will learn how nutrition and exercise affect the body and impact upon an individual’s overall health and well-being.
The strong academic focus of the degree is supported by practical modules, one of which allows students to organize and run a community health promotion event. Other activities include using dietary analysis software, undertaking body composition analysis, and using laboratory equipment to assess health and fitness. Students are actively encouraged and supported in gaining additional vocational awards, and have the opportunity for a ‘study abroad’ experience during the second year. The course is studied on the Carmarthen campus, which offers a very friendly and personal learning experience.
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BSc Sports Therapy
The University of Wales, Trinity Saint David offers the only Sports Therapy degree in Wales accredited by the Society of Sports Therapists. This programme is designed to educate competent practitioners in all aspects of Sports Therapy with eligibility for full membership of the professional body upon graduation.
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A Graduate Sports Therapist is someone who is competent and capable of dealing with acute injuries ‘Pitchside’, performing a clinical assessment to develop a diagnosis, and using a variety of treatment methods alongside sport specific rehabilitation techniques is able to get the athlete back to full sports participation.
Students on this programme of study will learn in a practical setting with plenty of hands on teaching in our dedicated Sports Therapy Suite, Hydrotherapy pool and Sports Rehabilitation Centre in the grounds of the Trinity Carmarthen Campus. Teaching staff are experienced Graduate Sports Therapists, having worked in professional, semi-professional, national and international sports over a number of years.
BA Sport and Health
To graduate with a BA in Sport and Health you will have gained an in-depth appreciation of the scope and importance that sport plays in shaping many areas of our society. You will be able to choose from a diverse range of module options and specialise in areas you find most interesting, such as; coaching or teaching, promoting healthy lifestyles, the cultural impact of playing and supporting sport, or you may wish a more general programme.
Different from many similar courses in sport you will learn through doing rather than just sitting in a lecture room, with experiential learning at the heart of the programme. You will coach children, design and manage training programme for adults, conduct research in sports nutrition and develop strategies that promote sport as a way of enhancing personal and community health. However just obtaining a degree will not set you apart from all the other graduates. So as with all degrees in the School of Sport Health and Outdoor Education, your education is not limited to just obtaining a degree. You will
have opportunities to qualify in a range of national governing body awards, health and fitness instructor awards as well as those in first and lifesaving. The balance between academic rigour, experiential learning and vocational opportunities makes this degree unique. Small but specialised module groups provide a very hands on approach to your degree. You are and will be treated as an individual expressing your own opinions and achieving your own aspirations.
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BSc Personal Training (Health & Exercise)
On graduating with a BSc in Personal Training you will be amongst the most knowledgeable and highly trained professionals working in exercise related fitness and health. You will have developed the skills to fitness assess high performance athletes and gain experience in the long term management of training. You will understand the latest research and ideas in health and fitness and be able to devise exercise strategies to improve physical and mental health.
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Underpinning the degree is a philosophy of experiential learning where theory is merged with practice and where you do rather than observe. You will be continually challenged to learn new skills and have opportunities to use these both within and outside university life. The programme certainly reflects the academic rigour required of all degrees and but also compliments the fitness industry requirements for vocational training and accreditation.
You will therefore be able to achieve a range of additional awards, including; Gym Instructor, Personal Trainer and Exercise Referral consultant throughout the degree.Staff lecturing on the programme have worked in the health and fitness industry and bring knowledge of working within professional sport and clinical health and fitness. This degree is for those serious about a career in the fitness industry and provides one of the best opportunities for such training within the UK.
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Degree Completion
If you are interested in travel and in experiencing the rich cultural heritage that is Wales and the United Kingdom, why not complete your Degree at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. This is a well-established, cost effective and successful transfer pathway that students from partner community colleges have undertaken for a number of years. By transferring to UWTSD to complete your BA, you will have the opportunity to:
Since a BA Degree is only an additional year on top of your Associate Arts degree (or three years in all) you will save on a full years tuition fees and the accompanying accommodation and living costs.
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David has longstanding links with North America. Our Study Abroad Programme began in 1976 and, since then, the University has welcomed students to the campus from colleges and universities in the USA or Canada either on • Study at a traditional and study abroad or for full-time highly respected institution. undergraduate study. Many students have taken advantage • Gain a British Bachelor of their stay in Wales to travel of Arts degree with just one around 90 countries in Europe, additional year of study. including, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland, • Work with leading Italy and Spain. authorities in their chosen field of study. •
Acquire an invaluable set of experiences that comes from international travel through encountering different people, languages and cultures.
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Spend a year in an area of outstanding natural beauty and rich in cultural heritage and history.
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Summer Schools
Attending a summer school is a great way to build your international experience, discover a different culture, and bring your learning to life. The University regularly offers exciting summer schools for International students at our campuses in South West Wales. Please contact us for more information.
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The International Office The pastoral care of students is central to the work of the International Office. The team of staff are responsible for providing support and guidance for students on a number of issues including practical advice on issues such as Finance, accommodation and dealing with homesickness. However, we also offer professional counselling and welfare services, located within the Student Services Department, that are available to all students, and are founded on the principle that no problem is too big or too small to share. When you enrol as a student at our university you are provided with your own account that gives you access to the internet, student email and university e-learning environment and resources. The international office and other university support departments will communicate to you through your student email account from time to time. IT and Wi-Fi facilities are available at various locations across all our campuses.
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Student Union The Student Union advocates for students on campus as well as organizes student social events. Yes, they are home to the Campus Pub and the Campus Night Club but they do more than that. The Student Union organizes Faculty Representatives and Student Representatives, who are elected by their peers to sit on boards in order to be a student voice within the proceedings. The idea behind this is to work in partnership with students in order for them to take ownership of their learning. Moreover, if you are having any difficulty on campus they can point you in the right direction.
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Wales and Welsh History
This is an opportunity to learn about Wales from its Celtic origins to the present day. It will place Wales within the context of the UK, Europe and the wider world. Students will learn about Wales’ unique culture and heritage and will also have the opportunity to learn Welsh if they wish. At the beginning of the program, our professors will introduce each of the courses to you, so that you can decide which ones appeal to you most. Once you have chosen between 12-17 hours of classes, the International Office will fax the information with the syllabi to your home institution. Upon completion of the Study Abroad Program, you and your institution will be provided with a transcript.
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Cultural Programme
For all our international students there is a cultural Programme available. This will be in addition to your School fieldtrips and any travelling you wish to do with friends. The Programme provides a variety of excursions to various locations in Wales and England throughout the academic year. Excursions take place on weekends and you are accompanied by members of the International Office who provide historical and cultural information. This is a great way to get to know Wales and England in a safe and friendly environment.
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Travelling to Europe is quite easy Being in the United Kingdom makes traveling to Europe quite easy.
Planes: For flights, don’t be afraid of travelling from Bristol, Cardiff, or London airports. Each are relatively easy to get to from Carmarthen. Make sure you think about high and low seasons as well because they can affect the price of tickets. www.skyscanner.net; www. thomson.co.uk; www.vueling. com; www.easyjet.com; www. ryanair.com Trains: The train station is located across the pedestrian bridge at the bottom of Blue Street. Trains tickets can be purchased on the platform but are more expensive on the day of. If you are here for more than three months and are planning on taking the train often then it is a good idea to look at getting a railcard. With this card you get a 30% discount on all of your train tickets. Here are some resources for train tickets: www.thetrainline.com: www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk: www.raileasy.co.uk: www. mytrainticket.co.uk
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Buses: Getting around South West Wales can be made easier by taking the Carmarthenshire bus services. Tickets can be purchased at the bus station on the day of travel. However, if you are going outside of Carmarthenshire, it is a good idea to book your tickets online as they will be cheaper. London, Bristol, Cardiff and Rosslare (in Ireland) are easiest to get to by Megabus. Megabus also has services to Continental Europe which includes Amsterdam, Brussels, Cologne, and Paris. National Express also has similar services to Megabus. Both must be purchased online before heading to the bus station. www.uk.megabus.com, www.nationalexpress.com, www.eurolines.co.uk
Hostels: Hostels are a great alternative to hotels and a great way of meeting people. That being said booking hostels can be frustrating. The only tips we can really provide is to book early and read reviews. Finding out the location of the hostel in question can also save you stress, time and money. Below are the best websites to book hostels through: www.hostelworld.com: www. hostelbookers.com
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Arriving and Orientation We run an airport pick up at designated times from Heathrow airports – details will be posted on this website. You can also travel to the University campuses quite easily from Bristol or Cardiff airports. Once you have arrived in the UK, we ensure our international students receive a warm welcome and prepare a programme of activities designed to help you during your first few days with us. Most students are able to take advantage of our airport pick up services and full details of this and our comprehensive welcome, arrival and orientation programme will be available on our website once the details for this academic year have been confirmed. In your first few days you will be introduced to the University, the local area and to staff and students. There is important information that you need to listen to, forms to fill in and choices to be made, and the programme is designed to guide you through this process and introduce you to the services and support you will need during your time at the University. We also organise trips so we hope it will be a fun week! It is highly recommended that you plan to attend as many orientation events as possible. Studies show that international students that participate in induction settle better into their new lifestyle in the UK.
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Cost of living For all our international students there is a cultural Programme available. This will be in addition to your School fieldtrips and any travelling you wish to do with friends. The Programme provides a variety of excursions to various locations in Wales and England throughout the academic year. Excursions take place on weekends and you are accompanied by members of the International Office who provide historical and cultural information. This is a great way to get to know Wales and England in a safe and friendly environment.
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Further information Kath Griffiths k.griffiths@uwtsd.ac.uk Telephone: + 44 (1267 676601) twitter.com/studyinwales
The information contained in this booklet is correct at the time of publication, but is subject to change as part of the University’s policy of continuous improvement and development.
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