BSc (Hons) Football Science at Plymouth Marjon University

Programme overview

BSc Football Science has been developed in collaboration with football industry professionals. It offers an outstanding quality of education alongside the skills and expertise required to work in football. You'll learn to support individual player development and team performance.

Faculty: Sport, PE & Coaching | Duration: Three years full-time or four years full-time with the optional professional practice year, or up to six years part-time | Study mode: full-time (optional professional practice year) | Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

1st Year: Your journey to becoming a scientist, The sporting mind, Mechanics of human movement, Exercise and conditioning, Laboratory and field techniques in physiology, Research and academic skills. 2nd Year: Applied analysis of human movement, Growth and maturation: Applied considerations for the football scientist, Player performance: Monitoring, evaluation and intervention, Multidisciplinary approaches for performance, Work-based learning: Sport sciences, Research design and analysis. 3rd Year: Honours project, Interdisciplinary practice in sport and exercise, Conditioning, rehabilitation and return to performance, Player data science for performance optimisation, Player pathway to performance.

Career pathways

BSc (Hons) Football Science will prepare students for graduate careers by gaining transferable skills that employers require. Career opportunities include physical performance coach, performance analysist, sport scientist, talent identification and recruitment in a range of professional football environments.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Three A-levels at grades BCC - BBB; BTEC DMM - DDM; Access to HE Diplomas accepted with credits in line with the UCAS tariff point range; Or T level M; GCSE English Language at Grade 4/C or equivalent; Applicants with other qualifications and/or experience will be considered on an individual basis; We will accept 2 AS levels in lieu of one A level but must be accompanied by 2 A Levels or BTECs (General Studies is excluded).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27) Source

International applicants: GBP 15,200 a year (2026/27). Non-UK rate for undergraduate and foundation degrees from the university fee table. Source

Duration: Three years full-time or four years full-time with the optional professional practice year, or up to

Apply through the official page: https://digital.ucas.com/coursedisplay/courses/e108fdea-130b-4df8-8e24-4bb083df9d39

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