BSc (Hons) in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences with Placement

This course is designed for students interested in learning how sports science can be used to optimise athletic development, sports performance, as well as how it enhances health and wellbeing. You’ll learn how the human body works on physiological, biomechanical and psychological levels and how to apply this knowledge to training methods, mental techniques and nutritional strategies that enable people to consistently perform at the upper ranges of their abilities. Crucially, you’ll gain insight into how the mind and body respond to the demands of sport and exercise and how they react under intense conditions such as strenuous physical activity or competition. This course is endorsed by The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES). Your studies will be supported by some of the best teaching and sports facilities in the UK including: state-of-the-art physiology, biomechanics and psychology laboratories; world-class indoor athletics centre; international-standard 400m six-lane athletics track with full-field event facilities; large indoor netball hall; multi-use sports centre equipped with squash, basketball and netball courts, as well as a superb climbing wall; members-only fitness suite featuring treadmills, cycles and rowing machines; a weight-training area with free and fixed weights; grass and third-generation (3G) all-weather pitches; outdoor tennis courts.

GCE A Level AAB-BBB, including either Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Maths, Human Biology, Psychology, Sport Science, Sport Studies, Sociology, Physics, or PE.

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma DDM in Applied Science, Applied Human Biology, Applied Psychology, Health and Social Care, or most variations of Sport

BTEC Level 3 National Diploma DM in Applied Science, Applied Human Biology, Applied Psychology, Health and Social Care, or most variations of Sport AND an A Level grade B in any subject.

BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate Distinction in Applied Science, Applied Human Biology, Applied Psychology, Health and Social Care, or most variations of Sport AND two A Levels at grades BC.

International Baccalaureate Diploma 30 points including 5 at Higher Level in one of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Maths, Physics, Human Biology, Psychology, Sport Science, Sociology or PE. GCSE English equivalent Standard Level 5 or Higher Level 4 and Mathematics Standard Level 2 or Higher Level 2

Obtain a minimum of 120 UCAS tariff points in the Access to HE Diploma in Bioscience, Health, Health and Human Science, Forensic Science, Nutrition, Psychology, Science or Sport with 45 credits at Level 3.

T levels : Merit overall in Health or Science

Five GCSEs at grade C or grade 4 or above are also required, including English Language and Maths.