BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science
Anglia Ruskin University
Key Information
Campus location
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 - 4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 9,250 / per year *
Application deadline
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* UK students: £9,250 per year | international students: £15,000 per year
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Introduction
Want to turn your love of sport and fitness into a lifelong career? Sport and Exercise Science graduates are in demand, whether you want to encourage and support people to take up sports and exercise, work in a clinical environment – or help propel them to the top of their game.
At ARU, we're proud to be ranked number 1 in the country for sports science courses in the Guardian League Table 2021.
Study sports science with world-leading experts in our specialist labs in Cambridge, on a degree course endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES). Here, you’ll learn to apply the four key disciplines of sport and exercise science: physiology, psychology, biomechanics and nutrition.
Our Sport and Exercise Science degree course is also endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), so you'll graduate ready to work in the UK’s burgeoning sport and fitness industry or to continue your learning journey to postgraduate study. Find out more about our approved and accredited courses.
There are plenty of opportunities to get hands-on experience, with internships and an optional placement year.
On our Sport and Exercise Science degree course at ARU, you’ll explore the scientific principles and techniques that underpin health, well-being and sporting performance.
Sports and exercise scientists can work at all levels, from the general population to elite performance – and our course prepares you for that.
You’ll study the nature of the human machine: how this operates when engaged in sport and exercise, and how to interpret and evaluate its responses.
Our students are based in the Cambridge Centre for Sports and Exercise Sciences. Here, you’ll learn to work safely and ethically as a sport and exercise scientist in our laboratories. There’s the chance to hear from world-leading guest speakers too, through our Excellence in Sports seminar series; and to take part in training opportunities, such as working as a strength and condition coach or as part of the student-led Physiology testing consultancy team.
As you’d expect from a university that’s passionate about sports, you’ll find an array of sports clubs and societies here.
And to top it all off, there’s financial support on offer for talented athletes.
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Curriculum
Year 1
- Multidisciplinary Sport and Exercise Science 1
- Introduction to Sports Coaching and Development
- Practical Delivery of Sport and Physical Education
- Multidisciplinary Sport and Exercise Science 2
- Professional Development - Level 4
Year 2
- Applied Research Skills
- Practical Competencies in Biomechanics
- Physiological Profiling for Strength and Power
- Psychological Profiling for Sport
- Professional Development - Level 5
- Ruskin Module (15 credits)
- Nutrition for Health and Exercise
- Perceptual Motor Skills
- Strength and Conditioning
- Biomechanics: Analysis of Motion
- Physiological Profiling for Endurance
Year 3
- Physiological Responses to Training
- Physiological Basis of Training
- Undergraduate Research Project
- Advanced Work Placement
- Applied Biomechanics
- Applied Sports Psychology
- Advanced Strength and Conditioning
- Performance and Exercise Nutrition
- Current Topics in Biomechanics
- Exercise Medicine
- Contemporary Issues in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology
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Career Opportunities
There are wide-ranging employment opportunities for sports scientists, from introducing people to sports and exercise to helping take them to the top. You could work as an athlete-support scientist (with teams and national sports associations), an exercise consultant, a performance analyst, or a clinical psychologist, among other roles in applied health and physical activity and the health and fitness industry.
This course is endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), the professional development body for the UK's sport and physical activity sector, and the sector's only chartered professional body, meaning employers will view you as "job ready" for roles in sport and physical activity.
We’ll encourage you to improve your employment prospects by making connections with the industry. We have links with a range of sporting organisations, including:
- Living Sport (Cambridge and Peterborough Sports Development)
- British Paralympic Association
- British Cycling
- British Judo Association
- Cambridge United FC
- European Space Agency
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
- Physiological Society
- European College of Sports Medicine
- American College of Sports Medicine
- England and Wales Cricket Board
Graduation doesn’t need to end your time with us, of course. You might decide to stay at ARU and study for a postgraduate degree such as our MSc Sport and Exercise Science or MSc Sport Coaching. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship and get 20% off your fees.
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