Sport & Exercise - BSc (Hons)

Get prepared for your career in sport and exercise on this hands-on and wide-ranging degree with built-in work placements. Scotland's TOP University for Student Satisfaction in Sport Science (Complete University Guide 2027). This degree is wide-ranging, from scientific support, coaching and service provision to duty of care and community sports development. You'll have practical sessions in our bespoke physiology and biomechanics laboratories. Plus you'll explore areas like social policy with sports coaching and development. You'll learn by blending academic study alongside relevant industry experience, helping you to tailor your degree as your interests develop. Built-in work placements Built-in work placements help you learn how to apply your knowledge to real-life situations. This includes volunteering with the Active Schools programme, and you'll have the option to work towards National Governing Body or industry qualifications. A practical and wide-ranging degree There are a range of option modules with few compulsory ones in years 3 and 4, meaning that you can make this your own individualised degree programme within sport and exercise. If you want to study a wide-ranging, practical and flexible sport degree, then this is for you. This course is flexible, and part of a portfolio of five courses covering different specialisms in sport. For the first two years, everyone takes Sport and Exercise as a foundation. Then you specialise in years three and four. Whatever you choose to do career-wise, your studies are designed to dovetail neatly into your future employment plans. This degree is part of a larger portfolio of five courses covering different specialisms in sport. Our two-year foundation approach means you can keep your options open until you’ve learnt more about what really interests you. This means as you study you’ll learn what you want to focus on, and your degree will suit your own interests and career aspirations. If you want to work in this industry or continue your studies but haven’t worked out exactly what you want to do, this is a great way to start. Having gained two years of knowledge and discovered your own specialist area, in year three you choose from one of these pathways: Continue studying BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons) Sports Development and Coaching BSc (Hons) Strength and Conditioning BSc (Hons) Physical Activity and Health