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Top reasons to choose this course

• Endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) against two professional standards.
• Work placement to gain hands-on professional experience.
• Improve your skills working with clients in a supervised setting.
• Learn in our extensive on-site facilities which include a strength and conditioning suite.
• Option modules to tailor the course to your interests and career aspirations.
• Learn with experts and innovative researchers.
• 8th in the UK for sport science courses – Guardian University Guide 2025.

Course structure 

The first year consists of six core modules which will cover aspects of academic study skills, physiology, psychology, anatomy, biomechanics and practical strength and conditioning.

In the second year you will begin research methods preparation linked to your final year dissertation. You will also continue to study modules within the core themes of physiology, biomechanics and strength and conditioning and choose from option modules. Options include areas within coaching, nutrition, psychology, physiology and rehabilitation. In year two you will also experience working with clients in a supervised setting to improve your practical skills and continue to develop your ability as an applied practitioner.

In your final year you will complete your dissertation, undertake core modules in strength and conditioning and a relevant placement aligned to your degree.

Making sure that what you learn with us is relevant, up to date and what employers are looking for is our priority, so courses are reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis. When you have applied to us, we will inform you of any improvements or innovations to the curriculum through .

Students in the exercise physiology lab using Douglas bags, the traditional method of sampling expired gas, to analyse oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide production.

Year 1 

Modules

• Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning Coaching

  The strength and conditioning coach helps clients to achieve their physical-related goals through appropriate exercise. This module will help you to develop the skills and knowledge needed to achieve this goal. You'll work on your theoretical knowledge and practical application of principles of training, and explore training programme design and how to deliver effective coaching interventions.

• Integrated and Applied Studies

  This module introduces the fundamental theories and principles of exercise-based interventions and strategies to improve health, wellbeing and performance. You will develop an understanding of the challenges to health, wellbeing or performance and exercise interventions. You'll explore the importance of professional and personal development, and develop your employability skills.

• The Scientific Study of Sport and Exercise

  This module will provide you with basic skills in critical analysis, interpretation and analysis of numerical data, and research methods, which are fundamental for a sport and exercise science graduate.

• Foundations of Physiology for Sport and Exercise

  This module will introduce fundamental principles and systems of physiology with regard to maturation, gender and health state. You will learn how these are researched in the laboratory and field in relation to exercise, sport and health, and will develop practical laboratory techniques to collect, interpret and disseminate physiological data.

• Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Fundamental Biomechanics

  This module will outline fundamental musculoskeletal anatomy and links it to the mechanical principles which govern movement of the body. You will study the language of anatomy and human movement, the form and function of the skeleton, muscle, bone and articulations. Methods of qualitatively and quantitatively describing motion will be introduced as will the relationships between the force applied to a body and the motion that it experiences.

• Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology

  This module will provide the foundation in sport and exercise psychology essential for future physical educators, sport and exercise scientists or leisure employees. You will examine such factors as how and why people participate in activities and the psychological factors that influence successful participation. You’ll also gain an understanding of the cognitive processes involved in learning and skilled performance. This in turn, aids your understanding of successful teaching, coaching and applied sport psychology techniques.

Year 2

Modules

• Data Analysis and Research Methods
• Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
• Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise
• Performance Assessment and Training Prescription in Strength and Conditioning
• Effective Coaching

Options*

• Coaching Contexts and Methodologies
• Nutrition for Physical Activity
• Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Performance Analysis

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

Final year

Modules

• Dissertation
• Personal and Professional Development
• Advanced Strength Coaching
• Advanced Applications of Training Principles

Options*

• Advanced Coaching
• Applied Sport Psychology
• Physiological Aspects of Exercise, Nutrition and Health
• Advanced Performance Analysis
• Exercise and the Brain
• Sports Nutrition
• Sport Business Entrepreneurship

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

Placement

In your final year, you’ll put your learning into practice during a professional work placement.

We will help you to find a placement that meets with your specific interests and career aspirations. We have contacts and partnerships with a wide range of sectors including professional sports clubs.

You’ll spend approximately 50 hours with the organisation and we will support you before, during and after your placement – as much or as little as you need. We will also keep in touch with your placement host to see how you are getting on. 

During your placement you will keep a reflective journal about your experience.

Facilities for learning

As a 国产探花 student you'll use our sport science facilities which include:

• biochemistry lab
• biomechanical lab with running track and 3D motion analysis
• blood analysis lab
• data Analysis room
• exercise rehabilitation gym
• kinanthropometry lab housing our DEXA Scanner
• neuromuscular lab housing our isokinetic dynamometers
• psychology lab
• physiology lab
• research lab
• strength and conditioning suite
• environmental lab which will house our dual environment chamber
• VR screen room which will house the Igloo 210.

You may also use our extensive Falmer campus sport facilities as part of your studies. These include outdoor grass football pitches, floodlit synthetic pitches and courts, indoor swimming pool, large fitness suite and sports hall with netball, volleyball, basketball and badminton courts, and cricket nets.

The facilities are so new that we haven't yet taken photos, but you can view them when you visit us. You can also get a feel for them by watching the short video and checking out our Falmer campus information.

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Sports Scholarships

Our sports scholarship scheme is designed to help students develop their full sporting potential to train and compete at the highest level. We offer scholarships for elite athletes, elite disabled athletes and talented sports performers.

Find out more about Sport Scholarships.

Course fees

The fees listed here are for the first year of full-time study if you start your course in the academic year 2025–26.

You will pay fees for each year of your course. Some fees may increase each year.

UK undergraduate and some postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government and increases will not be more than the maximum amount allowed. Course fees that are not regulated may increase each year by up to 5% or RPI (whichever is higher).

If you are studying part-time your fee will usually be calculated based on the number of modules that you take.

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• Fees, bursaries, scholarships and government funding info for UK and international undergraduate students
• Student finance and budgeting while studying
• Read our student contract and (pdf) for more on 国产探花 tuition fees.

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