Undergraduate sport, exercise and health courses
Bachelor's and undergraduate master's courses starting in 2024.
Sport and fitness
Our sports courses, innovative research, and first-class facilities help improve fitness, health and sporting techniques for people around the world.
Sport, exercise and health courses
Find out about our undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses offered by our Department for Health.
Taught postgraduate sports courses
Master's and postgraduate diploma courses starting in 2023.
Apply for a sports scholarship
We have several sports related scholarship schemes that you can apply to. Find out more about the funding available and eligibility.
Dual Career programme
Our Dual Career programme enables you to combine academic study alongside your own sporting career.
Choosing undergraduate sport at Bath
Students from our undergraduate sport courses discuss their experiences at the University.
Leaders in sports science
We're highly ranked in independent league tables for our sports science courses. We've also been recognised for our high-quality research and commitment to gender equality.
Student sport
If you study at Bath, you can take part in a wide range of sports whatever your level or ability. You could join a club to keep fit and meet people, take part in inter-halls competitions, or be selected to represent the University.
Student sport clubs
The SU Bath, our students' union, has over 40 sports clubs that students can join.
Swimming champion Tom Dean grateful for University support
The Mechanical Engineering student, who won two gold medals in Tokyo, explains how the University's backing and scholarship support helped him on his journey.
Experiencing the BUCS buzz in blue and gold
Read first-hand accounts of what it's like to be among the 1,500 students who represent Bath in the British Universities & Colleges Sport national competition.
Sport and fitness facilities
Our £35 million Sports Training Village is the centre of sports on campus. You can access the gym, book fitness classes and take part in sport, whether you're a student, member of staff or member of the public.
Free Student Sports Pass
The pass is included in tuition fees for University of Bath students, providing priority booking and free access to many sports facilities on campus.
Sporting and fitness facilities at the heart of campus
The Sports Training Village is open to students, staff and the public seven days a week, offering something for everyone - check out the facilities you can use.
Gym membership options for students, staff and the public
The Team Bath Gym & Fitness Centre - refreshed for 2022 via a £100,000 upgrade – has three gym zones, two studios and hosts dozens of exercise classes each week
Take a virtual tour of the Sports Training Village
Explore the facilities available on campus including the 50m swimming pool, indoor tennis courts, sports hall, athletics track and pitches.
Working with elite athletes
Top-level athletes and sports teams use our facilities and train with our staff. Read about their experiences of Team Bath and the Sports Training Village.
High-performing student-athletes join ranks of University of Bath Sporting Scholars
Sophie Kelly, Laura Turberville, Angus Pollock, George Gray and Jayda Pechova all combine their burgeoning sporting careers with studying at the University.
High praise for BUCS Super Rugby programme at University of Bath
League officials highlighted “the incredibly friendly, open and supportive environment which the staff at Bath create” for student-athletes
Skeleton star Matt Weston joins ranks of Bath-based World Champions
The BBSA slider dominated all four runs to become only the fourth Brit to be crowned Skeleton World Champion and the first man to do so since 2008
More than 100 international medals won and new training centres opened during stunning sporting 2022
World, European and Commonwealth champions were crowned and international teams trained at the STV during another stellar year at the University of Bath
Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games on the horizon for University of Bath-based athletes
Athletes across a host of sports are training hard at Team Bath as the countdown to the next global multi-sport event continues - follow their progress.
University of Bath to host 2023 Modern Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifying event is coming to the STV after a successful joint bid between Pentathlon GB, UK Sport and the University of Bath.
Our sports research
Find out how our research helps improve fitness, health and sporting techniques for elite sport and daily life.
Research with Impact: Growing our future sports stars with biobanding
Learn how our research is helping to level the playing field, uncover hidden talent, reduce injuries and support the stars of the future.
Study highlights open goal of using sport to tackle youth unemployment
New research shows how targeted sport for employability programmes in under-served communities are playing a key role in the face of the cost-of-living crisis.
IMI provides consultancy for The FA to formulate improbable wins in Third Round of Emirates FA Cup
The IMI has provided consultancy work for The FA to determine a mathematical equation for the most improbable wins of the Emirates FA Cup Third Round.
How the University of Bath is supporting British athletes to succeed at the Olympic Winter Games
Our sports scientists have become embedded within British Skeleton’s Applied Science Programme as the team prepare for both Beijing 2022 and Milan Cortina 2026.
Top up on carbs before and during run to reach finish line quickly
People heading out on long runs should top up on carbohydrates before and during a race to reach the finish line as quickly as possible and not hit the wall.
Bath rugby research in list of ‘most significant’ university breakthroughs
Our work to improve player safety in rugby forms part of UUK's national #MadeAtUni campaign celebrating the transformational impact of UK universities.
News
The latest news from our Department for Health.
Innovation in Sport event comes to Bath
The University of Bath will host a public event on Tuesday 6 June to showcase its sports-related activities, research, and successes.
Four Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences subjects named in world’s top 100
Four of the Faculty’s subject areas are among the top 100 in the world, according to the QS World University Rankings By Subject 2023.
Study highlights open goal of using sport to tackle youth unemployment
New research shows how targeted sport for employability programmes in under-served communities are playing a key role in the face of the cost-of-living crisis.
World Rugby funding kicks off international collaboration to reduce injuries in girls’ rugby
Injury prevention experts at the University will partner with the University of Calgary (Canada) in a major project to improve player safety for girls’ rugby.
International project looks towards the digital transformations in sport
A new project, involving our researchers with partners in Canada and the US, aims to unpack the implications of big data in modern sports settings.
Unique football medicine course kicks off FIFA’s collaboration with University of Bath
From September 2022, the University of Bath will launch a new distance-learning MSc in Football Medicine in association with FIFA.
Events
Find out more about our upcoming events.
Global Chair Public Lecture: Professor Carolyn Emery
18 Apr 2023 6.00pm
The Boundary at Bath Cricket Club,
Bath
Professor Carolyn Emery, a 2022/23 Global Chair, will give a public lecture on 'Time to SHRed Injuries: Research Informing Injury Prevention in Youth Sport'.
Visit the Sports Training Village (STV)
The STV is close to the centre of our campus. It is the home of Team Bath and provides a wide range of sports facilities for students, staff and the public.
Sport and fitness enquiries
Contact us if you have any questions about our sports facilities, clubs or events and follow Team Bath on social media.