Sport & Exercise Science (with Foundation Year option) BSc (Hons)

Why study BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science at BU?

  • Tailor your experience and specialisms with option units in your 2nd and 3rd year of study. Complete a final year in-depth research dissertation project.
  • Designed to help make you more employable, you can expect to learn through practical experience; backing up the theory you will study through laboratory and applied work.  
  • Choose from either a short or long work placement, giving you the opportunity to create professional connections within the industry, and put your learning into practice.  
  • Use our human performance laboratories to assess and learn how to make improvements to the performance of athletes or sports teams and the health of individuals.
  • We have strong links with some of the biggest names in the sports industry to inform our teaching and provide placement opportunities. Make the most of our relationship with our partner, AFC Bournemouth, with guest speakers and volunteering opportunities.

We are proud that our BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science degree has been endorsed by The British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES), recognising our strong curriculum and content of our units.

What can you achieve with a Sports and Exercise Science degree?

As a course aimed at employability, you can choose option units enabling you to tailor the degree to your chosen career path. The skills you will learn are transferable allowing you to move into related careers in teaching, coaching, personal training, sports leadership, entrepreneurship and many others.

BSc (Hons) Award
September Start
Full-time Study Mode
3 - 5 years Duration
C605/C606 UCAS Code

Entry Requirements For This Course

For September 2025 entry: 112 - 128 tariff points including a minimum of 2 A-levels or equivalent. BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM. T-Level: Merit (120 UCAS tariff points)

Required Subjects: All subjects considered

Foundation Year entry requirements for September 2025 entry: 48 - 72 UCAS tariff points.

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