Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences BSc (Hons)
University College London
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Gain the academic and practical foundation needed to work in both athletic performance and clinical environments. On this BSc Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences degree, youll learn all about how the human body functions in health and disease, and how it responds to exercise for health and performance. This is one of the only sport science courses that also covers injury management, setting you apart from other graduates in this field. Become a leading health professional and scientist of the ...Read more

Gain the academic and practical foundation needed to work in both athletic performance and clinical environments. On this BSc Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences degree, you'll learn all about how the human body functions in health and disease, and how it responds to exercise for health and performance. This is one of the only sport science courses that also covers injury management, setting you apart from other graduates in this field. Become a leading health professional and scientist of the future with our Sport and Exercise Medical Science degree. Our course allows you to study sport and exercise from both a medical and sports science approach. This exclusive combination will give you a significant point of difference in your career.While studying with us, you'll gain an in-depth grounding in medical sciences, with a focus on exercise medicine, sports injuries, human health and performance, and disease. The course covers the foundations of human biology and medicine, such as how the body works, what goes wrong in disease, and how to treat it. We then introduce you to how the body responds during exercise.

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CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
9th
Medicine (Non-Specific)
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 97 = 3% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
3%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
100%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Medicine (Non-Specific) graduate salary at this uni
£30,000
UK Medicine (Non-Specific) graduate salary
£31,000

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

AAA Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

AAA Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:

D3,D3,D3 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

38 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDD Grades / Points required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Biology and either Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics required.Contextual Offers: please visit the course webpage for further details about our Access UCL scheme.

A,A,A at Advanced Highers (or A,A at Advanced Higher and A,A,A at Higher), including Biology and either Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics at Advanced Higher.

Pass in Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 33 credits at Distinction and 12 credits at Merit, all from Level 3 units. Please note, where subject specific requirements are stipulated at A level we may review your Access to HE syllabus to ensure you meet the subject specific requirements prior to a final decision being communicated.

Biology and either Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics required.

A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects, including 6 in Biology and either Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics, with no score below 5. For Mathematics, the programme will accept either 'Analysis and Approaches' or 'Applications and Interpretation' at higher level.Contextual Offers: please visit the course webpage for further details about our Access UCL scheme.

to include Distinction in Biology and either Chemistry, Maths or Physics.

Successful completion of the WBQ Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus 2 GCE A-Levels at grades AAA. Biology and either Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics required.

Popular A-level subjects

Medicine (Non-Specific)

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Biology
99%
Chemistry
99%
Mathematics
84%
Physics
21%
Further Mathematics
9%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£34,400 per year

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Students from EU

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This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this fee has been confirmed.

£34,400 per year

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£34400 Per year

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