BSc Sport & Exercise Science
Entry requirements
For 2027 entry: 112–128 UCAS tariff points (A-level grades BBC–ABB) including a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent qualifications. We also accept a wide range of vocational qualifications including BTEC Extended Diploma (grade DMM–DDM) and T Levels (Merit).
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Nutrition and Sport and Exercise Science. Core topics include Statistics, Data Analysis, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Students undertake a final-year research dissertation and can choose option units in years two and three. A short or long work placement is available, and the course is ranked in the UK top 10 for Sport and Exercise Sciences by the Daily Mail University Guide 2026.
Modules
- Academic Study Skills
- Applied Sciences
- Introduction to Biology
- Introduction to Psychology
- Mathematics in Science
- Foundation Year Project
- Introduction to Research
- Principles of Physiology
- Principles of Biomechanics
- Principles of Psychology
- Practical Skills for Sport and Exercise
- Principles of Food and Nutrition
- Conducting Research
- Advances in Sport & Exercise Physiology
- Advances in Sport & Exercise Biomechanics
- Advances in Sport & Exercise Psychology
- Exercise Prescription for Sport and Health
- Injury Rehabilitation
- Biochemistry
- Nutrition in Health & Disease
- Performance Analysis
- Issues in Sport Management & Leadership
- Issues & Controversies in Sport, Culture & Society
- Applied Sport & Exercise Physiology
- Applied Sport & Exercise Biomechanics
- Applied Sport & Exercise Psychology
- Advances in Global Nutrition
- Lifecycle Nutrition
- Applied Performance Analysis
- Advanced Exercise Prescription for Health
- Sport and Exercise Nutrition
- Advanced Rehabilitation and Return to Performance
- Contemporary Issues in Sport and Exercise
- Sport Spaces & Physical Cultures
- Developing People in Sport
- Strategy & Leadership