Diploma in Sports Wellness and Services

Exercise Prescription and Assessment

By the end of the course of study, you will be able to apply the theory and practical knowledge in exercise prescription and assessment, such as body composition, muscular, and cardiovascular fitness assessments in the sporting and fitness scenes. You will also be able to implement appropriate and effective strength, power, and/or cardiovascular programs to achieve the goals of athletes/clients. You can apply knowledge, skills, and attitude as the role of a trainer and/or strength and conditioning coach at the entry-level.

Injury Prevention and Exercise Rehabilitation

The purpose of this module is to provide you with a basic understanding of the nature of injuries in sport and in the workplace, including: causal factors, assessment, treatment, management and rehabilitation. This module will enable you to develop injury prevention measures. The module aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills to recognise potential causes of injury and the ability to devise and implement strategies to reduce the risk of injury. You will also be taught how to facilitate the recovery of function, return to physical activity or high performance using evidence-based therapeutic and exercise interventions.

Exercise Psychology

This module examines the psychological precursors and benefits of exercise as well as the factors involved in exercise adoption and adherence. It will cover the foundations of behaviour together with psychological theories and knowledge derived from biological, social, behaviourism, and cognitive approaches. The module encourages critical awareness of the role of psychological theory and methodology in maintaining healthy functioning. It has a major goal of positive health outcomes, encouraging the adoption of healthy exercise behaviours or using exercise for health outcomes, including psychological functioning.

Health Promotion and Communication

This module introduces you to the fundamentals of Health Promotion and theories underpinning health promotion programme development for population groups throughout the life course. The first part introduces you to the fundamental concepts, principles and strategies related to health promotion. The second part aims to help build fundamental skills of effective communication in the health promotion context. The third part introduces you to the concepts of health programme planning, implementation and evaluation. The module wraps up by discussing professionalism and ethical practices in the health promotion sector.

Active Ageing

This module focuses attention on the health issues faced by the ageing population. It aims to equip you with the knowledge to be able to plan and deliver programmes designed to take a proactive approach to preventative health and active ageing. You will study nutrition for the elderly, functional lifestyles, chronic disease care, osteoporosis and falls safety, diabetes, preventative health screening, and exercise prescription. You will also learn about the methods of increasing health literacy in the ageing population.

Weight Management

In this module,  you will examine the contemporary issues that confront practitioners and professional institutions dealing with overweight and obesity. The module creates a greater awareness of the issues and helps these future practitioners create strategies to address them. The topics covered include nutrition, childhood obesity, obesity in adulthood, psychopathology, health concerns related to obesity, and exercise prescription.

Sports Administration

This module seeks to address issues pertaining to the administration of National Sports Associations (NSAs) established to promote and develop sports in Singapore. You will develop a basic understanding of managing a National Sports Association in Singapore with emphasis on the vision to create Team Singapore. Topics will include the constitution and policies governing NSAs, the basic concepts of NSA administration, management of elite athletes, foreign sports talents, coaches and volunteers and preparation for major games.

Sports Management

This module exposes you to basic disciplinary knowledge in human resource management and marketing as deemed relevant to the management of sports and recreation clubs/programmes/events. You will gain business management knowledge and skills to contextualise and relate acquired knowledge to current challenges in the Singapore sports arena. In addition, students are provided an overview of the different career opportunities in the sports industry.

Facilities and Events Management

Facility and event managers are accountable for the success of sporting ventures and events. Modern-day sports venues are vastly different in their appearance and functionality compared with the previous generation of facilities. Not only is the market for sport and entertainment events expanding and becoming more diversified, but the needs of old and new customers have changed as well, leading to the changing functionality of new venues. The sport or entertainment event is inextricably linked to the place and location in which it is being organised and hosted. High-quality events require high-quality facilities. The type of event brings with it an endless list of requirements, the fulfilment of which determines the eventual success or failure of the event. The module offers a systematic guide to the management issues and practical problems that sports managers must address to ensure success.

Facilitating Outdoor Programmes

This module introduces skills, concepts and principles of communication, teaching and learning in outdoor education. You apply skills and knowledge relating to the planning and implementation of outdoor education programmes, such as appropriate challenges, group development, risk assessment and management, programme design, and group management. You also demonstrate instructional techniques, facilitation processes and strategies as well as creative reviewing methods.

Facilitating Environmental Programmes

This module seeks to introduce you to a holistic understanding of key environmental processes and the socio-economic, political and ethical issues related to contemporary concerns and their management. You apply skills and knowledge related to knowing, interpreting and appreciating the environmental elements of Singapore, specifically the ecological, cultural and historical landscapes.

Safety and Operations Management in Outdoor Programmes

This module seeks to introduce the administration, operations and management of adventure learning centres. You apply topics such as rope course building standards, rope course inspection and maintenance of adventure facilities, incident management, resource planning, certification and accreditation, as well as legal liabilities.

Financial Management

Financial statements assist organisations in decision-making. They provide managers with information about the allocation and use of funds, the source and type of revenues and to what extent resources were sufficient to meet expenditures. They also provide a snapshot of how much money was spent and for what purposes, and how cash needs were met.

This module will equip you with the necessary skills to analyse and interpret the financial information of organisations. You will learn to assess corporate financial position, operational performance, and use key financial information to make planning, controlling and monitoring decisions.

Sport Law and Risk Management

This module introduces the relevant legal principles applicable to sports and wellness, Intellectual Property rights and other relevant laws. You will be equipped with the skills to analyse different situations and implement strategies to reduce risk to their organisations.

Sports Marketing

The sports industry is becoming increasingly competitive and dynamic, with companies utilising sports as part of their marketing strategy. Sports marketing often involves the process of planning, implementing and controlling efforts to meet organisational goals and satisfy consumer needs. It is a dynamic discipline that inspires creativity in its practitioners. The sports marketing function has the power to drive the company’s vision, mission and strategic planning. 

This module introduces you to the basic theories and applications of sports marketing concepts and techniques for developing effective marketing strategies in the sports industry. Topics covered include the sports marketing framework and theories, the sports market, the sports consumer, the sports product, sponsorship, marketing communication, distribution channels and public relations, amongst others.