Your degree in Sport and Exercise Sciences will allow you to apply scientific principles to the promotion and maintenance of exercise and health and to sporting performance.

Our Sports Science courses are ranked in the top 20 in the UK for teaching satisfaction by the Guardian University Guide 2022.

This programme is endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) and The School of Sport and Exercise are in partnership with The Chartered Institute of the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).

You will explore:

• How the human body responds to exercise to maintain health and optimise performance.
• How nutrition can influence health and performance.
• How psychological interventions can promote a healthy lifestyle as well as support athlete achievement.

Key disciplines include biomechanics, physiology and psychology. Our interdisciplinary modules include nutrition for sport and exercise, performance analysis, exercise for special populations, sports injuries and modules dealing with “big data” and new sports performance technologies.

Graduates from this course can go on to work as:

• Sports Dietician or Nutritionist
• Interdisciplinary Sports Scientist or Consultant
• Performance Analyst
• Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Health Promotion Specialist
• Personal Trainer
• Specialist Fitness Instructor
• Sports Development Officer
• Primary or Secondary School Teacher
• Laboratory Technician.