BSc (Hons) Sports and Exercise Science at Lancaster University

Programme overview

Our Sports and Exercise BSc will offer you the knowledge, skills and values required to become a confident, competent and analytical sports and exercise scientist of the future. Led by experts in their field at Lancaster Medical School, you will be set up to succeed in a supportive and forward-thinking environment with excellent lab facilities. Do you dream of working with elite athletes or sports teams to enable them to reach peak performance?

Faculty: Faculty of Health and Medicine | Department: Lancaster Medical School | Duration: Full time 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Lancaster, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Anatomy and Biomechanics: Foundations of Movement, Fuel For Life: Nutrition Science, Innovations in Exercise Assessment and Prescription, Professional Practice: Academic Skill Development, Physiology and Metabolism Unlocked, Sports and Exercise Psychology: Powerhouse Principles. Year 2 core modules: Advanced Biomechanics: Optimising Human Potential, Breaking Boundaries: Debates Shaping Sports and Exercise Science, Conquer the Data: Research Methods and Statistics, Molecules to Muscles: Integrative Human Physiology, Sports and Exercise Medicine: Patient to Performer, Sports and Exercise Psychology: The Embodied, Embedded and Extended Performer. Year 3 core modules: Cutting-Edge Science: Research Dissertation in Sports and Exercise Science, Engaging the Public: Power in Science Communication.

Career pathways

A degree in Sports and Exercise Science can open up a wide range of careers in the health sector and sports industry, including: You may also pursue further postgraduate study here at Lancaster Medical School or embark on a research career.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A levels: ABB. This should include one science subject from: Biology, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Life and Health Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Education, Physics, Psychology, Statistics. Access to HE Diploma: Considered on a case-by-case basis. Our typical entry requirement would be 30 Level 3 credits at Distinction plus 15 Level 3 credits at Merit, but you would need to meet the subject requirements. BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM in Applied Science, Sport and Exercise Science, or Sporting Excellence and Performance. BTEC in combination with A levels: Our typical entry requirement would be A level grade B plus BTEC(s) at DD, or A levels at grade BB plus BTEC at D, but you would also need to meet the subject requirements. This may be through a science A level, a BTEC Diploma in Sports and Exercise Science, or a BTEC Extended Certificate (or larger BTEC qualification) in Applied Science, Applied Human Biology or Applied Psychology. International Baccalaureate: 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects including 6 in one HL science subject from the following: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Sports, Exercise and Health Science. T levels: T level in Science considered on a case-by-case basis, with Distinction overall, and with an A in the core component. GCSE requirements: Mathematics grade 5/B, English Language grade 4/C. English language requirements: If English is not your first language, we require an IELTS score of 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each component for this programme.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee for a 12-month session Source

International applicants: GBP 31,700 a year (2027/28). Annual tuition fee for a 12-month session Source

Duration: Full time 3 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply/

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