Sports and Exercise Science
Lancaster University
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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OCT-26

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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OCT-26

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3 Years

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Our Sports and Exercise BSc will offer you the knowledge, skills and values required to become a confident, competent and analytical sports and exercise scientist of the future.Led by experts in their field at Lancaster Medical School, you will be set up to succeed in a supportive and forward-thinking environment with excellent lab facilities.**Explore the science behind human performance**Do you dream of working with elite athletes or sports teams to enable them to reach peak performance? ...Read more

Our Sports and Exercise BSc will offer you the knowledge, skills and values required to become a confident, competent and analytical sports and exercise scientist of the future.Led by experts in their field at Lancaster Medical School, you will be set up to succeed in a supportive and forward-thinking environment with excellent lab facilities.


Explore the science behind human performance

Do you dream of working with elite athletes or sports teams to enable them to reach peak performance? Perhaps you see your purpose in supporting people to live active, healthy lives following illness or injury. Whatever your aspirations, our Sports and Exercise Science BSc will offer you the tools and knowledge to support people to achieve their potential through physical activity.


A course you can make your own

This is a degree that you can tailor to suit your passions and interests.- In Year 1 you will get a grounding in the core disciplines of biomechanics, physiology, psychology and sports and exercise medicine alongside topics such as nutrition, digital technologies and data analysis.- In Year 2 you can begin to tailor your course to suit your interests and career aspirations by choosing to focus more closely on either sports and performance or health and exercise. Both routes will see you gain the skills to capture and analyse psychological, physiological and biomechanical data to better understand human performance and activity at all levels.- In Year 3 you will undertake a research project on a topic of your choice to make a unique contribution to sports and exercise science research. You will also have the opportunity to explore in greater depth the themes in exercise and health or sports that most interest you.You will graduate equipped with a professional profile ready to embark on a successful career or further study.


A friendly and welcoming place to learn

As a student of Sports and Exercise Science at Lancaster you’ll join a supportive and thriving community with high levels of student satisfaction.Our academics will get to know you as an individual and small-group practical sessions are a great way to make friends with your fellow students.


Taught by Lancaster Medical School

Our Sports and Exercise Science BSc is one of only a few courses of its kind delivered within a medical school. This means:- You will learn in a highly-respected and academically rigorous environment- It’s taught by research and industry experts within Lancaster Medical School and alongside a range of specialists such as Bioscientists, Clinicians, Sports Nutritionists and Public Health Professionals- You will benefit from the Medical School’s excellent connections with clinicians, practitioners and professionals working in both the health and sports sectors- You’ll learn to use clinical processes and equipment, such as blood tests and analysis, electrocardiogram (ECG) readers, glucose and lactate analysis machines and cortex gas analysers- You’ll use the Medical School’s state-of-the-art teaching technologies such as Anatomage tables


A hands-on course using elite technology


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WUSCA ranking:
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74/91
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
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21st
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2026
10th
What students say
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Isaac
21 Nov 25

The campus and the surrounding areas are the best..Read more

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Hubert
21 Nov 25

Best would definitely be the sports teams and the social life has been amazing Worst has been trying to wake up on time for lectures..Read more

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Access to HE Diploma:

D30M15 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

32 Grades / Points required

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

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£9,790 per year

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£29,820 per year

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Lancaster University
Lancaster University , Lancaster

Lancaster University is a highly rated, research-intensive university, ranked within the top 15 in three major UK league...

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Lancaster University
Lancaster, Bailrigg Lancaster Lancashire LA1 4YW United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Lancaster  1.7 miles away

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