Interested in the management and delivery of sport? Wonder how psychology enhances sports performance? Considered the local and global importance and impact of sport? If you’re thinking about a career in sport, a Sports Studies degree from Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence will help you be the difference.

We’ve developed a course that provides our graduates with a breadth of knowledge and practical experiences that can be applied to a wide range of sport related careers. Our course is flexible - we offer a wide variety of module options and it can be combined with a range of subjects, including Accountancy, Business Studies, Film and Media, History, Journalism, Marketing, and Psychology.

You can choose from modules exploring four subject areas:

1. Sports Policy and Management
2. Physical Activity and Health
3. Development of Sport
4. Sport, Culture and Society

In addition, our extracurricular volunteering opportunities and Sport Union clubs enable you to earn qualifications and gain valuable sport management experience alongside your academic degree.

Job opportunities include working as a sports coach; teacher; consultant; or a manager or administrator for employers such as a local authority, commercial and voluntary sport organisation or governing bodies of sport.

Careers in the sport sector account for around three percent of all jobs in Scotland, according to a recent study by Cambridge Econometrics. A number of exciting opportunities for well-qualified students have arisen from the legacy of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup.

This is set to continue as Scotland hosts a number of future sporting events. Many of our graduates have gone on to work as:

• sport development officers, working with sporting governing bodies to develop sport – both here in Scotland and abroad
• managers of sport facilities in sport and leisure trusts across the UK
• administrators for national governing bodies and sport policy agencies, such as sportscotland
• sport officers working with charities in developing nations to use sport to build communities
• personal trainers in health and fitness organisations
• coaches working with development teams in a number of sports, such as football and rugby

This course is designed to enhance knowledge and understanding of sport across a range of academic disciplines, and prepares students for a variety of careers in sport.

We work closely with industry to ensure everything we teach you is relevant, and will boost your employability within the sector. Staff actively seek positions with key sports organisations to ensure what is taught reflects contemporary issues affecting the sports industry today. Examples of this include Stephen Morrow’s work with football managers, John Mather’s support of referees for the SRU and Justine Allan’s coaching of the Scotland Women’s U18 hockey team.