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De Montfort University
Contact Details: Bedford (B)
Bedford Admissions
Tel: (01234) 793 279
Email: Bed-admissions@dmu.ac.uk
Associate and Linked Colleges
Leicester College (G)
Phone: (0116) 224 4100
Tresham Institute (U)
Tel: (01536) 410 252.
Programme(s) and qualification(s)
Profiles: United Kingdom
Leisure Management
HND/HNC
Mode: 2 years full-time HND
UCAS Code: 182N
Content
The programme provides a chance for students to study management in the context of leisure
provision in the United Kingdom. It covers management principle issues - encompassing such areas as
human resource management, finance, and strategic management - and places them in the context of
Leisure and Amenities Management.
The programme has a significant research focus, which allows students to gain skills associated with
conducting independent research. It also requires students to complete a project which focuses on a
relevant vocational issue.
The programme is run across two years and students in the first year undertake introductory modules
that outline the key concepts and materials they will later apply to their vocational interests and their
research project. In the final year, students are required to complete a project - a substantial piece of
research that focuses on an issue of the student’s choosing. The piece is assessed by the submission
of a report.
The final year modules are more applied in their focus and require students to integrate the
information and knowledge gained in the first year with key issues associated with the delivery of
leisure, both in terms of the public and private sector provision.
A strong emphasis of the programme is work placement. Students gain valuable work experience in a
relevant environment, and they have the chance to apply some of the conceptual material they have
gained in the early part of the course.
Teaching/Assessment:
The programme’s range of activities develop students’ knowledge of leisure management and the
skills needed to study and research leisure management. The strong vocational emphasis of the
programme is typified by students having to complete a work placement. This, like the project, is an
independent piece of work and requires students to demonstrate skills associated with being able to
collect information, analyse it and produce a report.
The taught modules on the programme are delivered through a series of lectures with supporting
seminars and workshops. Students are encouraged to get involved in group work and enter into
discussion about the issues, and their application to leisure is a key feature of the teaching strategies
used on this programme. Assessments are a combination of coursework, exercises, presentations and
some examinations.
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