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Are you interested in health, fitness and general well-being? If you like the idea of helping other people improve their lifestyle or sports performance through exercise, you should explore a career in Exercise Science. This degree will prepare you for a variety of professional roles – you could work with elite sportspeople, promote health in the community, work in corporate health or a wide range of other exciting environments The course will give you the skills to design, implement and evaluate programs targeted at improving general health and well-being, helping to prevent or reduce the impact of chronic disease and enhancing athletic performance.

UCAM´s Master in High-Performance Sports is one of the few graduate programs recognized in the world by NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association). This means that our program is a unique opportunity for students to become the most qualified individuals on the market when it comes to high-performance sports. Students have the ability to earn the NSCA-CPT or the NSCA-CSCS credentials, which ultimately opens future doors both professionally and financially for our graduates.

Are you passionate about sport? Can you imagine supporting an elite athlete to the heights of their career or helping to coach a team to be among the best in the world? That’s exactly what many of our Sports Science and Health graduates do, while many others make a massive impact in the community, helping people of all ages to enjoy and benefit from sport and exercise.

Sports science is the application of scientific principles to human performance via the interdisciplinary approaches of physiology, psychology and biomechanics. St Mary’s has a long tradition of excellence in sport-related degrees. Our Sport and Exercise Science degree is endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Scientists (BASES) (pathway-specific) and many staff are active professional members of BASES.

Turn your passion for sports, health, and human performance into a career with our BSc in Sport and Exercise Science—where cutting-edge science meets real-world impact. This equips you with the expertise to optimize athletic performance, enhance recovery, and promote overall well-being.

If you are fascinated by the science behind sport and exercise performance, this course gives you the opportunity to learn from and be part of a world-leading research team, using state-of-the-art equipment and facilities in a high-performance environment. The course combines scientific knowledge and sports performance with lab work, and offers specialist units in biomechanics, exercise physiology and social psychology, to name a few.

The importance and appeal of sport and exercise are universal. From improving public physical and mental health and wellbeing to working with professional athletes, there are many specialisms and career opportunities out there. And when it comes to jumping higher, swimming faster, burning more calories or living longer, understanding the science of sport and exercise matters.  

Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence provides the perfect place for you to study and kick-start your career in sport with our Sport and Exercise Science course.

You’ll study behavioural, physical and life sciences in this practice-based course in BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science. A passion for understanding the science behind sports performance, health, and physical activity will drive your career in helping people of all physical abilities. You’ll develop skills which are increasingly in demand as the importance of health and physical activity becomes more prominent in the UK and beyond.

Felician University’s Bachelor in Exercise Sports Science program is ideal for students interested in studying subjects such as kinesiology, psychology, biomechanics, and nutrition. Demand is growing for sports scientists and performance consultants as our society develops a greater awareness of health and fitness issues.

Work with the next generation of student athletes, improving their performance through sports and exercise science. Learn in our dedicated Human Performance and Biomechanics Laboratories, which are kitted out with technology used by Premier League and NFL teams. You’ll focus on practical, work-based learning, making the most of our professional sports campus as you understand the science behind the mechanics of movement, sports psychology, health and exercise. Take what you learn in the classroom and apply it to improving the physical and psychological qualities of our student athletes.

The course content of the Honours programme comprises of Research Methodology, Sport Science, Practice, Exercise Science Sport Vision, Sport Psychology and Exercise Physiology.

Practising in the dynamic field of specialist sports care, you could find yourself working with elite athletes or running your own sports therapy business. This pre-registration MSc Sports and Exercise Therapy is designed to provide sports scientists and relevant degree holders with the necessary knowledge and skills to become a qualified sports therapist.

The BSc Sport Science and Health is based on the core scientific disciplines of sport and exercise science including physiology, psychology, biomechanics, coaching and strength and conditioning. It considers three core questions; how do we respond to the different types of exercise, how can we maximise the effects of training, and how can physical activity and exercise reduce and prevent disease and injury?

The BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year is the application of scientific principles to human performance via the interdisciplinary approaches of physiology, psychology, and biomechanics.

Begin your career in sports coaching and physical education with the Sport and Exercise Science (Coaching and Physical Education) BSc (Hons) course from Kingston University. This course is endorsed by the Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (CASES). In addition, you can gain your CIMSPA Coaching Assistant qualification after successfully completing your first year. In the final year, you will have experience in a school setting to develop your teaching skills. This ensures you will be employment-ready on graduation.