DURATION
Two years full-time

MAIN AREAS OF STUDY

Year 1
• FETAC Level 5
• Rugby skills
• Rugby Coaching
• Sport and Recreation Studies
• Exercise and Fitness
• Occupational First Aid
• Anatomy & Physiology
• Sports Psychology
• Computer Applications
• Communications
• Work Simulation Coaching
• Swedish Massage
• Health Related Fitness

Year 2
• BTEC Higher National Diploma
• Sports Analysis
• Excercise Physiology
• Skill Acquisition
• Sports Coaching
• Prevention & Treatment of
• Sport Injuries
• Biomechanics
• Nutrition
• Biochemistry
• Physical Education
• Organisation & Legislation of Sport
• Excercise & Lifestyle
• Remedial Excercise & Rehabilitation
• Sport Development
• Sports & Excercise Physiology

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Leaving Cert. or equivalent Mature Students NCVA/FETAC Level 1 All applicants must have a letter of recommendation from a recognized club or IRFU or Munster Branch or equivalent.

FURTHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

• Sports Leadership Year 2 at Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa
• Sports Injuries Year 2 at Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa Higher Education in Irish Institutes of Technology (CIT, WIT)

CAREER PROSPECTS

Sports Administration
Professional/Semi-professional Rugby
Professional Coaching
Health Clubs/Hotels/Studios
Further Study

CERTIFICATION

• National Certificate - FETAC (NCVA Level 5) in Sport and Recreation (NCVA award code:DSRXX)
• IRFU/IRB Coaching Certificates Level 1
• IRFU/IRB Refereeing Qualifications
• Occupational First Aid
• BTEC Higher National Diploma in Sport and Excercise Science
• ITEC Diploma in Anatomy & Physiology and Massage

COURSE DIRECTORS

- Wendy Keenan / Hamish Adams