BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science (Intercalated) at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

A one-year level 6 degree open only to UK medical students whom their home university deems suitable for intercalation, usually after the pre-clinical phase. It is not a top-up course: students join the final-year cohort of the BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science and work in the school's sport science laboratories and facilities. Taught at Cyncoed Campus.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences | Duration: 1 year full time | Intake: 2027 entry | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules: Independent Project (SSP6000) and Interdisciplinary Sport and Exercise Science (SSP6125), plus one group of three options: Sports Biomechanics, Physiology of Sport Performance and Sport Psychology; or Health and Rehabilitation Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology for Health and Exercise Psychology.

Career pathways

After completing the medical degree, careers in sport and exercise medicine, for example with elite athletes, national teams and squads, or in health promotion within a local authority or health care trust.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must have passed all intermediate-stage medical modules at their first attempt and have the approval of their current medical school. Applicants are advised to contact the programme director first, then apply through UCAS (equal consideration deadline 15 January, applications considered up to the start of the programme). International applicants: IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 1 year full time

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