Sport and Exercise Science (Top-Up) BSc (Hons) at Birmingham Newman University

Programme overview

On this course you will be given the opportunity to explore theoretical and practical factors that influence sports performance, health and wellbeing. You will learn about how scientific principles can help improve the performance of athletes or assist individuals in improving their health. You will explore and experience how the latest technological innovations are influencing the pursuit of sporting performance and how they inform interventions for those suffering from widespread disease and illness.

Department: Sport | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2026, September 2027 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules – Year 3: Dissertation, Contemporary Issues & Special Populations in Multidisciplinary Practice, Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology, Physiology of Performance Enhancement, Advanced Sport and Exercise Biomechanics.

Career pathways

As a Birmingham Newman Sports and Exercise Science graduate, you will be well-equipped for a wide range of careers in sports science, coaching, education and related areas, including positions supporting elite athletes and teams. You could also be making a difference to real everyday lives by providing interventions for the sedentary, obese, elderly and ill.

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Entry requirements

All applicants will need to have 120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5 in a relevant Foundation Degree or HND. To progress directly onto level 6 (third year of the degree) applicants should normally achieve an overall merit or distinction. Applicants not achieving this can enter at level 5 (second year of the degree programme). All applicants intending to progress directly onto level 6 are required to attend and pass a bridging module prior to enrolment. This module focuses on research methods and academic writing. Applicants not achieving pass this module will enter the programme at level 5 (second year of the degree programme). International applicants: Secure English Language Test equivalent to IELTS 6.0 with no component below 5.5.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). UK students; full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 12,500 a year (2026/27). International students; full-time Source

Intake: September 2026, September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

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