Fitness Health and Exercise HND

What is special about this course?

The HND Fitness, Health and Exercise* is designed to build on the HNC award and develop your skills and knowledge. You will advance your study of fitness, health and exercise activities and related areas, specifically increasing awareness of the interdisciplinary nature of fitness and health and developing an understanding of the need to involve participants fully in their own fitness and health development.

You will be able to give ownership of programmes to individuals, enabling optimum customer service and developing and applying transferable exercise skills with specific populations.

*subject to revalidation

Special features

• On completion of this course you may also be eligible to apply to go on the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) register, therefore better preparing you for employment in the industry
• You will have the opportunity to make use of sport and fitness facilities across the region

Accommodation

We offer modern student accommodation at a number of our locations.

Entry requirements

Entry to Year 1 of this course, HNC:

• 2 Scottish Highers at grade C or above OR
• 2 A Levels at grade D or above
• These should preferably include English plus a science subject or Mathematics
• Alternatively, the completion of a relevant sports-related NC or NQ at SCQF level 6 or above
• For mature student entry, requisite experience with evidence of potential to succeed
• Prospective students without the standard entry requirements as listed above are encouraged to apply, appropriate industry related experience will be taken into consideration
• You may be required to attend an interview
• This is a Category 1 PVG course: PVG Scheme membership is required to successfully achieve target qualification, where there is guaranteed contact with vulnerable groups in key elements of the course. For further information visit our PVG scheme webpage

Advanced entry:

• For Year 2 entry, all applicants must have achieved HNC Fitness, Health and Exercise Group Award (15 credits) and be accepted as a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme member through your campus system. Placements cannot be started without this

Year 1 - HNC

Year 1 of the HND is the HNC Fitness Health and Exercise.

Year 2 - HND

Mandatory units are:

• Applied exercise prescription for specialist population groups 
• Applied fitness assessment for specialist population groups 
• Applied nutrition assessment and prescription 
• Current exercise trends 
• Fitness, health and exercise: graded unit 2 
• Getting started in business

Option units may include:

• Core strength and posture
• Deliver personal training sessions
• Flexibility training
• Mechanics for the health and fitness professional
• Metabolic considerations for personal trainers
• Planning and management of personal training
• Research in sport and fitness: an introduction

Option units available may vary depending on study location, for more information contact your chosen campus.

Fees

For students normally domiciled in Scotland, with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

This includes

• EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status in the UK,
• EEA/Swiss nationals with settled status in the UK
• EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Rest of UK students

For students normally domiciled in the rest of the UK (England, Wales and N. Ireland, including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) and with a term time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

Fees are payable in advance each academic year unless otherwise agreed.

There are a number of funding options available to UK students to help you pay for your studies and your cost of living while studying.

International students

For students who do not normally reside in the UK, including EU/EEA and Swiss nationals without settled or pre-settled status in the UK, with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:

This includes EEA/Swiss nationals with pre-settled status who are not self-employed or migrant workers in the UK.

Part-time study is not open to international student requiring Student Route visa sponsorship to study in the UK.

Funding

UHI has a number of scholarships, bursaries, awards, and discretionary fund opportunities available to new and current students. Please use the A-Z of funds or use the filter to see which ones may be relevant to you. All students are welcome to apply.

Further information on funding your studies is also available, please see the attached link or contact the relevant UHI partner.