Strength, Conditioning and Sports Nutrition Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc

OVERVIEW
If you are keen on a career as a strength and conditioning coach or working in the field of sport and exercise science, this foundation degree offers you a unique opportunity to combine the study of strength and conditioning with sports nutrition. Featuring a combination of theoretical and practical work, our course uses the latest up-to-date research on strength, conditioning and nutrition to ensure your practitioner skills are based on the latest evidence from the industry.

Our Strength, Conditioning and Sports Nutrition course is accredited by top industry bodies including the International Universities Strength and Conditioning Association (IUSCA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), preparing you for long-term professional success after graduation. Supported by University College Birmingham’s cutting-edge sports facilities and equipment, along with a range of opportunities for you to gain practical experience, you will learn how to use a broad range of conditioning skills to optimise an athlete’s performance, as well as gaining an understanding of how nutrition can improve results.

Alongside your strength and conditioning course, you will also have the chance to gain a wide variety of further industry-accredited qualifications during your studies. Options range from first aid to gym instruction and coaching weight lifting.

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?
- Industry approved – Graduate with an IUSCA and NSCA-accredited strength and conditioning qualification, as well as gaining NSCA student membership and access to additional industry resources and opportunities


- Work placement – Boost your hands-on experience through industry placement opportunities – past students have worked with a range of top sports clubs


- Practical application – Apply your training through practical strength and conditioning work in our state-of-the-art facilities, including our Human Performance Centre and gym


- Enrichment – Study for additional qualifications including first aid training, Level 2 Gym Instructor and UKCC 1st4Sport Level 1 Award in Coaching Weight Lifting (British Weight Lifting)*


- Award-winning university – Study at the highest-ranking university in the region according to student choice (Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023)


*Note: extra qualifications may incur an additional fee

FACILITIES
Our Human Performance Centre features the latest equipment including a 35m sprint track, eight lifting platforms, 7m rig and large screens displaying live analysis data. We also have a purpose-built Human Performance Laboratory which hosts an anti-gravity treadmill, isokinetic dynamometer, Monark LC7 cycle ergometer and SECA body composition analyser.

Our sports clinics on campus are open to the public, enabling students to put training into practice treating and assessing patients. We also share the impressive £3m Avery Fields complex with Bournville RFC, offering an all-weather pitch, two grass pitches and a clubhouse with function room and modern changing facilities.

ACCREDITATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
This course is accredited by the NSCA and the IUSCA.

PLACEMENTS
We encourage students on our course to gain work experience throughout your studies.

Employers we have worked with include West Bromwich Albion FC, Wasps Rugby Academy, City of Birmingham Basketball and MSC Performance.

CAREERS AND PROGRESSION
Examples of careers you could pursue following this course:
• Strength and conditioning coach



• Nutritionist



• Personal trainer



• Fitness centre manager



• Exercise physiologist (in the sports sector)



• Secondary school teacher (physical education)



Upon completion of the foundation degree, you can also progress onto the final year of our full BSc (Hons) degree.


- Please refer to our website www.ucb.ac.uk for the latest updates to this course