BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

Building on your passion for sport and exercise, we’ll support you in understanding the how and the why of optimising athletic performance.

The course covers various disciplines, including psychology, physiology, biomechanics, performance analysis and nutrition. You’ll get hands-on and apply your knowledge to real-world challenges in our excellent lab facilities.

More than 30 sports and leisure organisations support this course, including the British Olympic Association, Derby Rugby Club, and
the British Association for Sport and Exercise Science. These links get you valuable industry experience alongside learning the theory.

You’ll work with recreational and elite athletes and have the opportunity to take your Register of Exercise Professional (REPS) Level 3 Personal Trainer qualification alongside your degree. Each year a number of our Sport Science students get the chance to work in our Sport and Wellbeing Academy. This exciting opportunity allows you to apply some of the theory you've learned in a real-world environment and develop the skills needed for working in industry. Working alongside our experienced Senior Exercise Practitioners you'll have the opportunity to deliver exercise programmes to help improve the health and wellbeing of the local community.

Sport and exercise scientists improve performance, and at NTU that's what we are passionate about. We help sportsmen and women raise their game while keeping them healthy and limiting the risk of injury. Just as sportsmen and women need the support of sport scientists, industry, healthcare, education and the public sector need conscientious, critical thinkers who know how to interact well with others, set and achieve goals and enthuse those around them. We will teach you how to do all of this and more.

We accept a range of UK academic qualifications including A-levels, International Baccalaureate, BTEC, International Foundation programmes and pre-Masters courses from recognised schools, colleges and universities.

120 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications, including A-level equivalent a PE or Science subject*

GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4.

If you are applying with a BTEC, NCFE or an OCR qualification equivalent to only one A Level, for example a BTEC Extended Certificate (previously BTEC Subsidiary Diploma), you will also need an A-level in a science subject or equivalent*

* We will accept Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Sport Studies or Psychology

International Baccalaureate - Overall Pass in the IB Diploma, including at least 15 points from three Higher Level Subjects