Sport and Exercise Science (Distance Learning) BSc (Hons)
Manchester Metropolitan University
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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With sport now a key part of the Governments agenda, the importance of exercise and sport science cannot be underestimated and practitioners in exercise and sport disciplines are crucial. This course was one of the first distance-learning sport and exercise science degrees in the UK. It benefits from having custom-made eBooks, which allow you to develop your understanding and knowledge at your own pace. The degree has been designed to offer a flexible rate of study and to meet the needs of ...Read more

With sport now a key part of the Government's agenda, the importance of exercise and sport science cannot be underestimated and practitioners in exercise and sport disciplines are crucial. This course was one of the first distance-learning sport and exercise science degrees in the UK. It benefits from having custom-made eBooks, which allow you to develop your understanding and knowledge at your own pace. The degree has been designed to offer a flexible rate of study and to meet the needs of those in full-time employment, sports performers, coaches or exercise professionals in the UK and abroad. With a long history in delivering degrees in sport and exercise science, we have gained a distinguished, international reputation for the high quality of our learning and teaching, as well as our research and community work, within this specialist field.


FEATURES AND BENEFITS

- Your learning materials include multimedia eBooks, videos, webinars, and textbooks which have been produced by staff who are experts in their field. - Put your learning into practice and test your knowledge at a time that suits you, with interactive activities that are embedded within the eBooks. - This highly flexible course works around your existing commitments and allows you to continue with full-time employment, competitive sport, or coaching.  - One-to-one tutorial support is available via email, telephone, Teams, and in-person at Manchester Metropolitan University, with academic specialists teaching on every unit of study. - Our academics feed cutting-edge knowledge into the course - whether it's from their research or their work with Olympic medal-winning athletes, national sports teams, and government.  - Manchester Metropolitan University Institute of Sport harnesses our expertise across the world of sport to push boundaries and have a real impact on people's lives.

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19/101
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14th
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56th
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Finlay
07 Nov 23

The best part of my uni experiencehas been meeting people that I would be happy with having as friends for the rest of my life. My worst experience was the fact that I had to live..Read more

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George
07 Nov 23

Best=joining a society and going out on a Wednesday Worst=first semester in my first year as i only went in once and it was all online and didn't leave my..Read more

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104 - 112 Grades / Points required

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MSc Sport and Exercise Science
The best part of my uni experiencehas been meeting people that I would be happy with having as friends for the rest of my life. My worst experience was the fact that I had to live...
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George
07 Nov 23
Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons)
Best=joining a society and going out on a Wednesday Worst=first semester in my first year as i only went in once and it was all online and didn't leave my...
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Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University , Manchester

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Manchester Metropolitan University
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