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This Access course is designed for adults who may not have the conventional educational requirements but would like an opportunity to enter a higher education course.
Year of entry
2025-26
Location
CU Scarborough (Scarborough)
Study mode
Full-time
Duration
1 year full-time
Course code
CUSCA011
Start date
September 2025
The information on this page is for 2024-25 entry and should be used as guidance for 2025-26 entry. Please keep checking back on this course page to see our latest updates.
The aim of this Access to Sports Science course is to enable you to acquire the academic and practical skills, knowledge and confidence to start a degree programme of your choice. This should help you to fulfil your chosen career potential in the field of sport, nutrition, sports psychology, secondary physical education teaching and sports coaching.
This course is Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) regulated.
We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated.
The access course offers an opportunity for students to study for a Level 3 Diploma.
The CU model of delivery focuses on one module at a time, allowing you to focus on the in-depth content of the subject. Lectures are delivered by subject experts using a variety of methods to reinforce the concepts of the topic from traditional lectures, group work, worksheets, case studies and research activities.
Our timetable purposefully mirrors school timetables, avoiding Mondays and Fridays on campus, which tend to coincide with teacher training days.
Our Access to Higher Education courses run over 36 weeks. Attendance on campus is required 9:30am – 2.30pm (including a half-hour lunch break) on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. You will also have the option to attend optional sessions including time with a progress coach or to meet with staff for advice and feedback.
Throughout your studies, you will be expected to spend time in guided and independent study to make up the required study hours per module. You’ll be digging deeper into topics, review what you’ve learned and complete assignments. This can be completed around your personal commitments. As you progress through your studies, you’ll spend more time in independent study.
As an innovative university, we use different teaching methods including online tools and emerging technologies. So, some of your teaching hours and assessments may be delivered online.
This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module. Assessment methods may include:
The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.
Typical offer for 2024/25 entry.
Student | Full-time | Part-time |
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UK | 2025/26 fees TBC* 2024/25 fees- £3,384 |
Not available |
Our purpose-built campus building is arranged around an open central atrium that includes IT suites and study spaces.
The onsite library stocks essential and recommended reading and over 115,000 eBooks. The building also includes areas for career guidance and study support services, a café, a prayer room and social areas. Next to the campus is Scarborough’s leisure village. This complex includes an Olympic Legacy swimming pool, sports hall, fitness suite, all-weather pitches and the Scarborough Athletic football ground.
On successful completion of this course, you will obtain an Access to Higher Education Diploma, which allows you to apply for several relevant degree programmes within the Coventry University Group*. You will have knowledge of a range of health-related topics that can help you start your degree programme. You will have also gained a range of study skills that will be useful throughout your studies and future career, including research, referencing and the correct style of academic writing.
*CU Coventry, CU London and CU Scarborough come together to form Coventry University College Limited, a Subsidiary Company of Coventry University and a part of the Coventry University Group with all degrees awarded by Coventry University.
Successful completion of this course will guarantee you a place on any degree programme at CU Scarborough (excluding nursing courses). The most relevant course is Sport Performance and Coaching BSc (Hons).
You could potentially obtain a place on the following degree programmes with Coventry University subject to you meeting the additional entry requirements. Please see the subject web pages for more information.