BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Sciences (including a Foundation Year)
Course Overview
This applied course delves into the science of elite athletic performance and the use of physical activity for health promotion, blending academic theory with real-world vocational skills. You will learn through a student-centered approach in specialist labs and through practical placements, preparing you for a successful career in the growing sports and exercise industry. The program is highly praised for its supportive staff and its exceptional track record of graduate employment.
Key Program Highlights
- Applied, vocational approach with practical lab work and industry placements
- Student-centered teaching from approachable, expert staff
- Development of key skills for careers in coaching, health promotion, and sport science
- Excellent graduate employment prospects in the growing sports sector
- Assessment portfolio designed to mirror real-world vocational tasks
Course Overview
This applied course delves into the science of elite athletic performance and the use of physical activity for health promotion, blending academic theory with real-world vocational skills. You will learn through a student-centered approach in specialist labs and through practical placements, preparing you for a successful career in the growing sports and exercise industry. The program is highly praised for its supportive staff and its exceptional track record of graduate employment.
Key Program Highlights
- Applied, vocational approach with practical lab work and industry placements
- Student-centered teaching from approachable, expert staff
- Development of key skills for careers in coaching, health promotion, and sport science
- Excellent graduate employment prospects in the growing sports sector
- Assessment portfolio designed to mirror real-world vocational tasks
Requirements
Modules
- Psychology and Behavioural Science
- The Human Body, Health and Disease
- Leadership, Coaching and Change Management
- Introduction to Sport and Exercise Sciences
- Fundamental Theories of Sport and Exercise Sciences
- Introduction to Sports Performance
- Introduction to Exercise and Health
- Chinese: Intermediate Language Development
- French: Communication in Practice
- French: Intermediate Language Development
- German: Communication in Practice
- Spanish: Communication in Practice
- Spanish: Intermediate Language Development
- Subsidiary Language for Beginners
- Evaluating Exercise and Health
- Evaluating Sports Performance
- Become a Researcher in Physical Sciences
- Experiential Learning - The Applied Sport Practitioner
- Work Placement
- Professional Placement
- Term abroad
- Advanced Language Development and Global Sustainability
- Developing Intercultural Literacy and Cross-Cultural Skills
- Experiential Overseas Learning
- Post Beginner Language Development and Global Cultures
- Upper Intermediate Language Development and Global Employability
- University Placement Year
- Subject Placement Year
- International University Placement Year
- High Performance Sport
- Participation, Exercise and Health
- Dissertation in Sport and Exercise Sciences
- Applied Sports Performance
- Applied Exercise & Health
- Sports Medicine and Nutrition
- Issues in Health and Exercise
