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Department

Faculty of Physical Education

Tuition and Other Fees

• The current semester fee for health trainer programme for applicants studying under the terms applicable to Polish nationals is 2610 PLN  

• The current semester fee for health trainer programme for foreign applicants undertaking tuition on a fee-paying basis is 7500 PLN

Application Deadline(s)

Recruitment for the 2024/2025 academic year for candidates in all fields of study will begin from 15.05.2024 at 12:00 pm and will last until 14.07.2024 24:00. The second round of recruitment from 01.08.2024 at 12:00 pm until 13.09.2024 24:00 hrs.

Course Description

Course Profile

Health trainer is a public health specialist who helps individuals and groups assess their lifestyles and wellbeing, set and achieve health goals, design health and fitness programmes and provide theoretical information and practical support that will help people to change their behaviors. Health trainer’s interventions include health risk assessment, modification of health behaviors, counseling and application of lifestyle changes (including nutrition, physical activity, stress management) to maintain health and wellbeing, prevent and reverse the progression of chronic diseases. Job prospects as a health trainer range from working in health clubs, wellness centers, fitness centers, gyms and personal training studios, leisure centers, hotels, resorts or spas, and sports clubs. Corporate fitness and wellbeing are growing rapidly, therefore health trainers could work for companies/organizations providing workplace wellness programmes or fitness facilities. Graduates will be prepared to set up one’ s own or freelance business as a health or personal trainer. The study programme is also designed to prepare students who wish to have personal trainer certification and take exams offered by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and other internationally recognized organizations.

Education Requirements

A scan of the final secondary school certificate or the final secondary school certificate and certificate of the results of the final secondary school examinations in individual subjects referred to in the regulations on the educational system or a certificate or other document recognised in the Republic of Poland as a document entitling to apply for admission to university in accordance with Article 93,section(3) of the Act of 7 September 1991 on the educational system (Dz. U. of 2021, item 1915 with amendments) or a certificate and other document or diploma referred to in Article. 93 section(1) of the Act on the Education System or a certificate or diploma recognized in the Republic of Poland as a document authorizing to apply for admission to university studies in accordance with a bilateral agreement on mutual recognition of education or a certificate or other document recognized as equivalent 6 to the Polish final secondary school certificate on the basis of regulations in force until 31 March 2015;

Other Requirements

• scan of a personal questionnaire signed by the candidate himself/herself, including a photograph of the candidate (see below for the description of the photograph), full name, date and place of birth, PESEL number or, if there is no PESEL number, the name and number of the identity document and the country which issued it, gender, place of residence before commencing studies: village or town, address of residence and correspondence address, e-mail address, telephone number, citizenship, and in the case of foreigners also the name of the country of birth and information about having a Polish Charter; the questionnaire is a printout from the individual account in the IRK system; 

• colour photograph for the electronic student card, 20 x 25 mm in size, with a resolution of at least 300 dip, in accordance with section 4 point 1 of Annex No. 1 to the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 27 September 2018 on studies (Dz. U. of 2021, item 661 as amended), which the candidate enters into his/her account in the IRK system after qualifying for admission; 

scan of the medical certificate containing a statement of no health contraindications, issued by an occupational medicine specialist or a doctor authorized to conduct prophylactic examinations;  underage candidates - a scan of consent, bearing notarized signatures of parents or legal representatives, to participate in the application procedure and to take up studies.

Contact

Associate Prof. Agnieszka Nawrocka

Associate Dean of Faculty of Physical Education

a.nawrocka@awf.katowice.pl