Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons)
Program Overview
The BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year course equips students with the skills to work as practitioners in the sport and exercise industry. The program covers sport science disciplines including physiology, psychology, nutrition, and biomechanics. Students benefit from partnerships with sports organizations, work placements, and opportunities for international exchanges and trips.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Our BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science course will equip you with the skills to become a practitioner in the sport and exercise industry, either helping athletes to achieve their potential or working with members of the public to achieve their goals. The BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with a Foundation Year course has been specifically designed to support your transition to degree-level study in Sport. Your learning journey through your foundation year will provide a secure platform on which you can build throughout your academic career in higher education. As part of the foundation year, you will explore and develop a number of essential academic, interpersonal and professional skills that will help you succeed in your future degree level studies. On successful completion of your foundation year, you are guaranteed to progress on to the first year of the BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science degree. The course explores the science of sport and exercise, considering how disciplines such as physiology, psychology, nutrition, and biomechanics can be applied in the context of sports performance, physical activity, health and wellbeing. You will study a range of discipline specific and multi-disciplinary modules, equipping you with a diverse range of perspectives that will enrich your learning and enhance your career opportunities. Sport and exercise is a large and expanding global industry and levels of fitness and participation in physical activity are significant issues on the political agenda.
- Top 5 for Sports Science student satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2024).
- There will be live projects to work on, as well as optional work-based learning experience, enabling you to gain first-hand experience and build your knowledge.
- Our sports students split their time between our campus in Edgbaston, Birmingham, and the world-class Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr, Birmingham. State-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge resources include physiology labs and a sports therapy suite.
- You'll receive talks from guest lecturers who work within the sector and can provide relevant, up-to-date advice.
- There will be the opportunity to engage in international exchanges, as well as trips and visits that will aid your course.
- Work will be both practical and lab-based, giving you the best of both experiences; supporting your development to work out in the sporting environment, in fitness settings, or conducting lab-based research. Our cutting-edge facilities for sports students include a state-of-the-art sport and exercise lab, sports therapy suite, biomechanics lab and physiology labs.
Careers:
- Sport and Exercise Science covers a wide range of roles, sectors and challenges, giving you a wide range of career options upon graduating. Placements and live case studies, provided by existing sports teams and organisations, will increase your job prospects. You'll be able to gain first-hand experience, assisting with fitness testing, lab-based research and exercise regimes.
- Sport Birmingham works with sports coaches and staff, so you’ll be working alongside trained professionals who can impart advice and guidance. You could also undertake placements with professional sports teams, organisations and education facilities.
Other:
- The sport and exercise science degree course has been co-designed with employers, ensuring you receive up-to-date and useful information, and you’ll also have the opportunity to engage in work-based placements, applying theory to practice and enhancing your employability prospects. There will also be live industry case studies as part of the core assessment diet. For this course, you could gain REPS fitness qualifications, providing you with the skills and knowledge you need to become a personal trainer.
- You'll have the option of taking a professional placement year between Year 2 and Year 3 of study.
- Alongside international exchanges, there will also be the opportunity to take international trips, taking mobile kit out and conducting tests and exercises in different climates and cultures.
UK students
Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study. The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament. View fees for continuing students.
Award:
BSc (Hons)
Starting:
Sep 2024
Mode
Duration
Fees
Full Time 1 year foundation followed by 3 year degree £9,250 in 2024/25
International students
Annual and modular tuition fees shown are applicable to the first year of study. The University reserves the right to increase fees for subsequent years of study in line with increases in inflation (capped at 5%) or to reflect changes in Government funding policies or changes agreed by Parliament. View fees for continuing students.
Award:
BSc (Hons)
Starting:
Sep 2024
Mode
Duration
Fees
Full Time 1 year foundation followed by 3 year degree £16,085 in 2024/25
