BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science at Solent University

Programme overview

Gain a comprehensive understanding of sport and exercise performance with this highly-regarded degree that combines access to specialist facilities with professional placements and hands-on learning. This practice-led degree is founded upon the underlying principles of physiology, psychology, strength and conditioning, performance analysis and biomechanics. The course combines these scientific principles with highly practical skills to give you a 360-degree understanding of an athlete within performance contexts, helping you to prepare you for a career in the sport and exercise science industry.

Faculty: Sport and fitness | Duration: 3 years; 4 years with foundation year; 4 years with year in industry; 5 years with foundation and industry years | Study mode: full-time (placement year option) | Intake: 2027 entry | Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Foundations of the 360-Degree Athlete, Understanding the Elite Athlete, Fundamentals of Human Movement, Testing and Training for Performance Enhancement, Athlete Lifespan, Athlete Lifestyle and Wellbeing, Performance Analysis and Decision Making, AI: Athletic Intelligence, The Injured Athlete, Contemporary Issues in Sport and Exercise Science, Professional Development and Reflective Practice, The 360-Degree Project.

Career pathways

The skills you’ll develop on this course open up a wide range of career opportunities in sport and exercise science, across every sport imaginable. You could work with professional, elite or Olympic athletes, ensuring they maintain peak fitness in world-class competitions, or with hospitals and health organisations to develop training and recovery programmes for patients suffering injury or disability.

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Application information

Entry requirements

104-120 UCAS tariff points A minimum two completed A-levels with science A-Levels preferred, a BTEC Extended Diploma at DMM or BTEC Diploma at D*D*, a T-Level Merit, or equivalent, which comply with the minimum entry requirement of 104 UCAS points. GCSE Maths, Science and English grade 4 or above. All students will be required to undertake a criminal convictions check through the Disclosure and Barring Service. English language: IELTS minimum 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). UK, ROI, EU (settled status) and Channel Island full-time fee. Fees for the following year not yet published; 2026/27 rates shown for guidance. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,081 a year (2026/27). International full-time fee. Fees for the following year not yet published; 2026/27 rates shown for guidance. Source

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 3 years; 4 years with foundation year; 4 years with year in industry; 5 years with foundation and in

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com

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