Sport and Exercise Science

Subject in detail

Subject aims

Our programmes are ideal for those seeking to combine rigorous training in science, with application to sport performance and exercise participation.

The BSc Sport and Exercise Science has been consistently among the top-rated sport-related programmes in the UK over recent years.

By studying this programme you will develop a wide-ranging skill-set. This will equip you with attributes attractive to a wide-range of employers in industry, professional sport, health and education.

You also have the option of advancing your studies by undertaking the new MSci (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science. This is the first programme of its kind in the UK, and will allow you to advance your subject knowledge, while gaining a master’s level qualification from a high-ranking university.

The MSci will equip you with the practical, analytical and critical research skills to conduct independent research into an area that interests you most, while providing a smooth transition to from undergraduate to master’s level study.

Teaching and learning

Our teaching blends in-depth consideration of the underpinning theory with strong emphasis on developing practical skills in the laboratory and in the field.

The curriculum is progressive and informed by contemporary research to keep the content at the leading edge of the field. The core sport and exercise science disciplines of biomechanics, physiology, and psychology form the basis of the taught programme, accompanied by comprehensive training in research methods.

A range of teaching methods, including lectures, seminars and lab-skills classes, are combined to help develop a good theoretical and practical understanding of key constructs and applications of sport and exercise science.

Generic and specific knowledge and skills are developed throughout the programme with additional opportunities for specialism in specific areas in your final year/s, allowing you to tailor the programme to suit your interests. You will also study units with a more applied focus in the final year, providing you with skills and knowledge directly relevant to graduate career destinations.

The pinnacle of the MSci programme is a final year individual research project, which allows you to bring together all that you have learnt to conduct independent research in your chosen area of sport and exercise science.

Methods of assessment

The degree programme is modular, consisting of self-contained units, taught and assessed on a semester basis.

Assessment consists of a combination of coursework, essays, class exercises, projects, oral presentations and examinations. As you progress through each semester and successfully pass the examinations, you will receive credit for the units, thus providing you with a clear indication of your academic progress.

Units & programme structure

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