Sport & Exercise

In the increasingly competitive world of sport, where the difference between success and failure is becoming ever smaller, top sportsmen and women spend hours working to enhance their performance.

This course investigates the scientific principles underpinning the training and preparation which is necessary for optimum sporting performance.

Using state-of-the-art laboratories, you discover how athletes reach their maximum potential by analysing physiological, psychological and technical aspects of performance.

You develop laboratory and field skills, receiving high levels of support from our academic staff. The vocational elements of this course prepare you for specific careers, maximising your advantage in the jobs market when you graduate.

How you learn

This multidisciplinary course utilises different teaching and learning strategies to ensure you graduate not only with excellent theoretical knowledge but also essential work-related skills. The teaching methods utilised vary between modules depending on what is being taught but include lectures, seminars, laboratory work, workshops, practicals and tutorials.

How you are assessed

You are assessed by a wide variety of methods including group work, presentations, laboratory reports and examinations. Many of the assessments mirror work-related tasks and thus help you prepare for employment within industry.

Career opportunities

You'll be equipped for a range of roles, such as providing biomechanical, physiological or psychological support services to sport performers. Roles also exist in commercial sport performance and sports medicine centres offering specialist nutrition, training and monitoring.

Entry requirements

A typical offer is 260 tariff points from at least two A levels (or equivalent). You must have five GCSEs including English, maths and a science at grade C (or equivalent). We recommend an Access course if you're a mature student.

To enter the second year you need an HND in Sport Science/Exercise with a merit profile in appropriate modules.

More information

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• Sport & Exercise lecture This lecture is given at the beginning of term two on the level two module “human movement in sport and exercise”. It covers theory and research into the coordination and control of human movement from both a motor learning and a biomechanics perspective. Term two requires students to apply the theory when undertaking a small research project. This podcast gives an overview of term two and what is expected of the students during the research project.
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