Sports and Exercise Science (Placement Year) - BSc (Hons)

Lancaster University

Our Sports and Exercise Science BSc gives you the knowledge, skills and values to become a confident, competent and analytical sports and exercise scientist. Led by experts at Lancaster Medical School, you'll study in a supportive, forward-thinking environment with excellent lab facilities, and you'll have the opportunity to put your learning into practice with an optional placement year.

Do you dream of working with elite athletes or sports teams to help them reach peak performance? Or perhaps you see your purpose in supporting people to live active, healthy lives following illness or injury. Whatever your ambitions, this degree gives you the tools and knowledge to help people achieve their potential through physical activity.

This is a degree that you can tailor to suit your passions and interests. ·         In Year 1, you'll build a grounding in biomechanics, physiology and psychology, alongside nutrition, digital technologies and data analysis. ·         In Year 2, you'll go deeper into these core disciplines and start exploring sports and exercise medicine and research methods. ·         You will spend Year 3 on a placement year in industry, gaining real-world experience with a sports, health or research organisation before you return to complete your degree. ·         In your fourth and final year, you'll carry out a research project on a topic of your choice, making a real contribution to sports and exercise science. A wider choice of optional modules lets you focus on the themes in exercise, health or sport that matter most to you. You'll graduate with a professional profile ready for a successful career or further study.

You'll join a supportive, thriving community where our academics will get to know you as an individual, and our small-group practical sessions help you make friends for life.

Our Sports and Exercise Science BSc is one of only a few courses of its kind delivered within a medical school. That means: * You'll learn in a highly respected, academically rigorous environment. * You'll benefit from Lancaster Medical School's connections with clinicians, health practitioners and sports professionals. * You'll be taught by research and industry experts within Lancaster Medical School. * You'll use clinical processes and equipment such as blood tests and analysis, ECG readers, glucose and lactate analysis machines and cortex gas analysers. * You'll get hands-on with the latest technology, including 3D motion capture in our biomechanics laboratory.

You'll get practical experience from day one. Our world-class facilities span our £25M sports centre and our purpose-built Health Innovation Campus, including our Human Performance Laboratory and Biomechanics Laboratory. From gym to lab, you'll learn to use advanced equipment, tests and techniques to maximise performance and improve health outcomes. You'll gain the skills to capture and analyse physiological and biomechanical data, and explore psychological interventions to boost performance and health. Alongside practical sessions, you'll learn through lectures, seminars, presentations, case studies, exams and coursework.