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I am the Senior Manager for Recognition of Prior Learning and my favourite characteristic about YXM130 is that it allows you to draw on short courses that you have already completed and use them towards the module. I also love the fact that you can study subjects that interest you whilst also developing skills for further study.
If I was to study this module, I would focus on courses relevant to diet, health and physical activity, an area I am passionate about, so that I can develop greater understanding of how to live a healthy and active lifestyle. I would combine this with courses that focus on children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing so that I can understand ways that I can further support my children as they journey through their childhood and ensure they also lead a healthy, active and fulfilling lifestyle. I would also combine them with courses that relate to psychology so that I can extend my knowledge of the impact the mind can have on our behaviour and start to explore areas of psychology in relation to sport and fitness. As part of my selection, I would seek to include some courses at a higher level to get a feel for what it would be like to study at different levels.
I would consider studying the OpenLearn courses below to help me discover and understand more about the following:
- Digital skills and practices to develop confidence for life online when you study, work or during everyday life
- Healthy eating advice and what we should eat before and after exercise
- The impact of lifestyle on health and wellbeing and the wider determinants of health and ill-health
- Health attitudes and behaviour and the importance of food in children and young people’s lives
- Strategies to increase physical activity in children and young people and the impact of screen time on physical activity levels
- The link between physical activity and mental health and mental health promotion and education
- The range of factors affecting young people’s mental health and wellbeing and the different strategies that can be used to support children and young people
- The range of factors which influence the mind and behaviour
- The term motivation and factors that affect motivation within Sport and Fitness
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Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world
Learn more to access more details of Digital skills: succeeding in a digital worldBuild your confidence online with this free course designed to help you thrive in the digital world. Explore key skills such as managing your digital identity, staying safe, finding reliable information, and maintaining digital well-being — all while developing a critical, reflective approach to life online.
Level: 1 Introductory
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The science of nutrition and healthy eating
Learn more to access more details of The science of nutrition and healthy eatingThis free course, The science of nutrition and healthy eating, looks at the science behind nutrition, covering aspects of biology, chemistry and physics as well as giving some insight into healthier eating. Reading food labels, choosing healthier foods, hydrating appropriately and understanding how we taste food will allow you to be more ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?
Learn more to access more details of Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?This free course, Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?, explores the extent to which a person's 'lifestyle' impacts on their health and wellbeing. It also examines how non-lifestyle related factors – in particular social, economic, cultural and political dimensions – influence a person's health.
Level: 2 Intermediate
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Introducing public health
Learn more to access more details of Introducing public healthThis free course, Introducing public health, presents some key elements of public health and health promotion. It considers the scope and focus of public health and how it is subject to change and located within the wider global context.
Level: 2 Intermediate
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Exploring family health
Learn more to access more details of Exploring family healthHow can families support healthy living and cope with illness? This free course, Exploring family health, will provide an understanding of what is meant by socialisation. You will recognise how a family can learn and support good and poor health behaviours alongside government interventions, such as the 5 A DAY strategy. Identification of people...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Children and young people: food and food marketing
Learn more to access more details of Children and young people: food and food marketingThe following video explores the concepts covered in this course.
Level: 3 Advanced
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The impact of technology on children's physical activity
Learn more to access more details of The impact of technology on children's physical activityThis free course, The impact of technology on children's physical activity, explores the impact of technology on children’s physical activity levels. It examines the different types of technology that children have access to and the ways in which they engage with it. As part of this discussion this course looks at information from a range of ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Exercise and mental health
Learn more to access more details of Exercise and mental healthEach year thousands of pounds are spent on medications to treat conditions such as anxiety and depression. These medications often have negative side effects. Exercise is an alternative treatment that is low cost and has few side effects. In this free course, Exercise and mental health, we will look at the links between exercise and improved ...
Level: 2 Intermediate
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Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing
Learn more to access more details of Supporting children's mental health and wellbeingDo you have a professional or personal interest in the mental health issues affecting young children? Are you working with children or are you a parent or carer? This free course, Supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing, is designed to give insight into the factors that are contributing to our youngest citizens’ poor mental health; ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Introduction to adolescent mental health
Learn more to access more details of Introduction to adolescent mental healthThis free course provides an introduction to adolescent mental health. The course is designed to encourage a greater understanding of mental health issues as well as to explore the variety of strategies that can be employed to support young people.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Starting with psychology
Learn more to access more details of Starting with psychologyThe most 'important and greatest puzzle' we face as humans is ourselves (Boring, 1950, p. 56). Humans are a puzzle, one that is complex, subtle and multi-layered, and it gets even more complicated as we evolve over time and change within different contexts. When answering the question 'what makes us who we are?' psychologists put forward a ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Motivation and factors affecting motivation
Learn more to access more details of Motivation and factors affecting motivationThis free course explores the term 'motivation' and factors affecting motivation. This includes looking at the most influential theories of motivation that contribute to understanding the causes of motivation. The motivation of sports people and people working in sport and fitness environments are used to help understand the theories presented.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Mental health in society
Learn more to access more details of Mental health in societyIn this free course, Mental health in society, you will explore and critically reflect on mental health. You will explore the relationship between the lived experiences of individuals, and the society and environment in which they live. Different perspectives, approaches and models of understanding and critiquing mental health will be explored ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits
Learn more to access more details of Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefitsThis free course, Multidisciplinary study: the values and benefits, explores the advantages of studying more than one subject and will help you to decide if multidisciplinary study is for you. Featuring videos with students on the Open University’s ‘Open’ qualifications, you will learn about the unique skills you can gain from studying a ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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