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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Full Time
SEP-25
4 Years
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Full Time
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3 Years
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Sport and exercise science has an important role in society, ranging from improving sports performance in elite athletes to reducing the burden of disease associated with physical inactivity in modern lifestyles. By improving our understanding of how the body and mind respond and adapt to exercise, we can develop new research-based approaches to enhance performance and health.On this course you will be provided with a broad knowledge and understanding of the principal body systems, processes and functions in health and disease. Additionally, you will also have the opportunity to discover and explore individual areas such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, and motor control in more depth.You will explore how this knowledge may be applied to optimise sports performance, improve health, disease outcomes, and inform rehabilitation strategies. You will gain an integrated understanding of how the body and mind respond to and learn from, the particular demands placed on it during sport and exercise.You’ll be part of an investigative-based inspirational and engaging learning experience, informed by cutting edge research undertaken in purpose-built laboratories, and delivered by the world leading academics.Our focus will be on making you workplace ready, equipped with the knowledge, skills and attributes required to succeed in whatever career you choose. To showcase your knowledge and skills to potential employers, you will undertake a capstone or culminating research project, where you will bring together the knowledge, skills and attributes developed throughout your degree.
Course highlights- Top 15 in the UK for sport science – (Complete University Guide 2023 & The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022).- Develop hands-on practical skills in our state-of-the-art physiology, biomechanics and motor control laboratories, including the use of our environmental chamber and motion capture system.- Practical skills modules throughout the first 2 years train you to identify problems, design and conduct experiments to find answers to key health and sport related questions.- Gain experience working with organisations relevant to the discipline such as sports teams, rehabilitation specialists, sports management teams, health organisations through our year in industry programme.- The opportunity to undertake an independent capstone research project under the supervision of a field-leading academic, further developing the key skills and attributes that will set you apart in the graduate job market.
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A levelA level:
AAB Grades / Points required
Scottish Advanced Higher:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Access to HE Diploma:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:
D3,D3,M1 Grades / Points required
Extended Project:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
34 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H2,H2,H2,H2,H3,H3 Grades / Points required
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
BSc: AABIncluding a science subject. Critical thinking and general studies excluded.We accept the following science subjects: biology, human biology, chemistry, maths, physics and physical education.Applicants taking a Science A-level (in England) will be required to achieve a pass in the practical element in addition to the standard A-level grade requirement.When an applicant is taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) or the Cambridge International Project Qualification (Cambridge IPQ) this can be considered alongside A-levels and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A-levels, this would be ABB at A-level and grade A in the EPQ.
BSc: Advanced Higher: 5 x Highers AABBB, with AB in 2 Advanced Highers including a science subject. General studies and critical thinking excluded.We accept the following science subjects: biology, human biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics.Scottish Higher: Scottish Highers not accepted on their own.
BSc: Pass 60 credits overall with 45 credits at Level 3, graded at D39M6P0 including distinctions in biology and mathematics or chemistry.Accept Access courses in Applied Science and Science. Will also consider (depending on subject content):• biochemical sciences• biological and environmental science• biological and health science• biological sciences• biosciences• combined sciences• environmental science• life and biological science• life science• medical and health science professions• natural sciences• physical & natural sciences.
BSc: D3/D3/M1 including D3 in a science subject. Global Perspectives excluded.When an applicant is taking Global Perspectives this can be considered alongside Pre-U subjects and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. This would be D3/M1/M1 and grade D3 in Global Perspectives.
Applicants offering an EPQ or IPQ qualification will receive a standard offer, as shown above, plus an alternative offer. The alternative offer would be ABB including a science subject plus grade A in EPQ / IPQ.
BSc: 34 points (17 at Higher Level) including 6 in a science or Sports, Exercise and Health Science.
BSc: H2,H2,H2,H2,H3,H3 including H2 science (biology, mathematics, physics or chemistry).
BSc: Applicants with BTEC Diploma or Extended Diploma qualifications must have at least one science or psychology at A-level.Applicants with BTEC Subsidiary Diploma qualifications must have at least 2 A-Levels and at least one of these should be in a science subject. Preferred BTEC qualification subjects include Applied Science or Sport and Exercise Science. Offers would be in the range A/B in the A-level subjects and Distinctions in the BTEC qualification.
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