BSc (Hons) Physical Education and Sport & Exercise Science at Canterbury Christ Church University

Programme overview

Combine your passion for sport, movement, and teaching with a degree in Physical Education and Sport & Exercise Science. Through this interdisciplinary degree, you’ll be able to study two subject areas. Both distinct in their own specialisms yet interconnected, you’ll learn how each inform each other, giving you a deeper understanding of how both physical education and sports science overlap.

Faculty: School of Sciences, Psychology, Arts and Humanities, Computing, Engineering, and Sport | Department: Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences | Duration: 3 years (Full-time) | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2026, September 2027 | Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Delve into a range of subjects including physiology, biomechanics, psychology, and sociology. Understand how young people learn physical skills through practical activities in physical education and sport. Core modules include Year 1: Human Body Science, Introduction to Physical Education, Sport and Physical Activity in the Social World, Delivering the Curriculum, Student Success Modules; Year 2: Effective Pedagogy - How to Teach Physical Education, The Highs, Lows and Realities of Sport and Physical Activity, Employability modules, Interdisciplinary Module; Year 3: Critical Pedagogies for Physical Education, Applied Study in Sport, Exercise and Physical Education, Contemporary Issues and Future Directions in Physical Education and Sport. Optional modules include Enhancing Sport Performance, Health Across the Lifespan, Sport and Physical Activity in the Community, Data Driven Coaching and Performance Analysis, Learning Experiences in Outdoor Environments, Teaching Physical Education and Sport.

Career pathways

Whether you dream of inspiring the next generation through teaching, leading in education, working behind the scenes in professional football or building your own business in the fitness industry, Physical Education and Sport & Exercise Science can open the door to a wide range of exciting career opportunities. Our graduates have gone on to become Heads of Physical Education, Entrepreneur's in the fitness industry, Positional Analysts at Premier League football clubs, International Football Team Managers and university Course Directors.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer: 112 UCAS tariff points; A levels: BBC; BTEC: DMM; International Baccalaureate: 29 Points; Access to HE Diploma: 15 Distinctions and 30 Merits. DBS requirements. A current satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. Where you do not already have this you can apply for this check through the University. For more information please see CCCU DBS requirements. It is a condition of registration on any course requiring a satisfactory check from DBS that the student maintains good standing in relation to their behaviour and, where required, subscribes to the criminal record status check service. English language: IELTS 6.0 overall with no element below 5.5. UCAS code: XC36.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time annual tuition fee (UK) Source

International applicants: GBP 17,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time annual tuition fee (overseas) Source

Intake: September 2026, September 2027

Duration: 3 years (Full-time)

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