Hear from St Mary's University students on the Foundation Degree in Health Fitness or Sports Coaching programme. Part of the School of Sport, Health and Applied Science, it has been designed to provide students with a thorough grounding in key areas of sport and coaching fitness. A key element of the course is its strong vocational aspect and students are frequently required to place their academic and work based learning into context. Successful completion of the programme leads to the award of a Foundation Degree and provides students with the opportunity of spending a further year completing a BSc (Hons) degree.