“The lecturers are great, very knowledgeable and they pass on all they know onto
everything is explained and taught to the next level.”
Scott Mulhearn
BSc (Hons) Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing
Entry Requirements
Scottish Higher: Standard: BBBC
Minimum: BCCC
Associate student places: You can
study this course as an associate
student completing your first year at
Edinburgh College. For more information,
see pages 32 & 33.
A Level: BB
Irish Leaving Certificate: H2 H3 H3 H3
International Baccalaureate: 26 points
International: IELTS of 6.0 with no
element lower than 5.5
Other information
UCAS code: 4F56
Duration: 3/4 years full-time
Start date: September 2020
Required subjects:
Normally English, Maths and Biology at
Higher/A Level or equivalent AND
Biology, Maths and Eng at Nat 5/GCSE. Delivery: On campus
Mature/Access: Related Access course
— www.qmu.ac.uk/college-qualifications Exchange opportunities: We plan to
introduce international exchange
opportunities in the next year. Please
check the website for updates.
We also welcome applications from
mature students with relevant
qualifications in Health and Social Care,
Fitness Health and Exercise and related
vocational experience.
Direct Entry:
Year Two
• HNC in a related subject with B in
the graded unit
Year Three
• HND in a related subject with CB in
the graded units
Awarding body: QMU. Please see the
‘External review’ section on pages 8-9.
Placement: You’ll be able to get involved
in community-based activities in a variety
of settings. These could include: running
exercise classes in public and private
organisations; working with people with
learning disabilities, and with
organisations providing services to
children or older adults. You will be
expected to demonstrate that you can
communicate effectively with people of
all ages, with a wide range of physical
and mental health capacity.
For details of related HNC and HND
courses, see www.qmu.ac.uk/college-
qualifications Teaching staff, class sizes and
timetables: For more information, please
see ‘How we teach and how you’ll learn’
on pages 8-9.
We will also consider BTEC qualifications
in a related subject. Course fees: See pages 162-163
COURSE QUALITY
Other:
A satisfactory criminal records
SATISFACTION
check is required.
100%
NATIONAL STUDENT SURVEY
Careers: Where do you want to make a
difference to the lives of the people in
your community? Look there, and that’s
where you’ll make the first steps on the
road to a successful career. Recent
graduates are putting their passion into
action in voluntary organisations, the
NHS, charities, local authorities and the
sports and leisure industries. You could
also develop your studies further at QMU
on our MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-Reg) or
MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-Reg).
You may also study other areas such as
community development or
management.
Professional registration/accreditation:
N/A
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Why QMU?
Learn how to use scientific
knowledge, creative thinking and
your personal passion to make a
positive difference in the world.
You’ll learn first-hand from
professionals and service users from
the voluntary, statutory and private
health and social care sectors.
You’ll enjoy becoming an expert in
this field – we think the course
should be called ‘Fun, Health and
Wellbeing’…
Gain practical expertise in our
on-campus sports centre and
physiology labs, and indoor and
outdoor exercise groups.
you. In terms of teaching, there is not one thing that has been above the rest as