Sport and Exercise Science (with foundation year) BSc (Hons)

Nottingham Trent University

United Kingdom, Nottingham

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Nottingham Trent University

United Kingdom , Nottingham

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

C603

Campuses

Clifton Campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 17,500 / year

Next Intake September-2026

Sport and Exercise Science (with foundation year) BSc (Hons)

About

Introduction:

Your foundation year is the start of your journey where you’ll be introduced to scientific aspects of sport, exercise, and physical activity for health. You’ll take part in lots of practical sessions to apply your theory, developing skills sought by employers and preparing you for potential postgraduate study.

Building on your passion for sport and exercise, we’ll support you in understanding the how and the why of optimising athletic performance.

The course covers various disciplines, including psychology, physiology, biomechanics, performance analysis and nutrition. You’ll get hands-on and apply your knowledge to real-world challenges in our excellent lab facilities.

More than 30 sports and leisure organisations support this course, including the British Olympic Association, Derby Rugby Club, and
the British Association for Sport and Exercise Science. These links get you valuable industry experience alongside learning the theory.

Sport and Wellbeing Academy

Each year a number of our Sport Science students get the chance to work in our Sport and Wellbeing Academy. This exciting opportunity allows you to apply some of the theory you've learned in a real-world environment and develop the skills needed for working in industry. Working alongside our experienced Senior Exercise Practitioners you'll have the opportunity to deliver exercise programmes to help improve the health and wellbeing of the local community.

You can also work with local schools to implement 'The Daily Mile' which improves the fitness and concentration of their pupils. NTU's sports teams are currently in the top ten in the BUCS league (British Universities and Colleges Sport). Our aim is to reach the top and working in the Academy gives you the opportunity to work with our teams on their training, performance and nutrition to make this dream a reality. Find out more about the Academy...

Get work experience in our Sport and Wellbeing Academy. You'll work on improving the health and wellbeing of the local community, schools and our sports teams.
Top 20 in the UK for teaching quality in Sport Science (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024)
Top 10 University for Sport in the British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) Championship

Requirements

Entry Requirements

72 UCAS Tariff points from three A-level or equivalent
GCSEs
- English grade C / 4
- Maths grade C / 4
- PE or Science grade C / 4

You may be interested in this course if you want to study sport science but haven’t studied a PE or Science subject at A-level or equivalent, or if you don't meet the entry requirements for BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science.

International qualifications

We accept qualifications from all over the world – check yours here:

Entry requirements by country

Undergraduate preparation courses (Foundation)

If you don’t yet meet our entry requirements, we offer Foundation courses through our partner Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC), based on our City Campus:

Foundation courses leading to undergraduate study at NTU

English language entry requirements

You can meet our language requirements by completing our pre-sessional English course for an agreed length of time, or by submitting the required grade in one of our accepted English language tests, such as IELTS:

Advanced standing (starting your undergraduate degree in year 2 or 3)

You may be able to start your undergraduate course in year 2 or 3 based on what you have studied before. This decision would be made following our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy.

Would you like some advice on your study plans?

Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world. We also have members of staff based in Vietnam, China, India and Nigeria and work with a worldwide network of education counsellors.

Complete this simple form to keep in touch with the International Office.

English Program Requirements

Career

Careers and employability

Your career development

This course will enable you to develop and apply a range of essential, transferable management skills greatly respected by employers.

Our recent BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science graduates have secured roles at companies including:

NHS
Northampton Saints Rugby Club
Derby College
Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur Football Clubs
Excel Sport Coaching
International Football Association
David Lloyd
Ministry of Defence

They have gone into a wide variety of job roles, including:

Respiratory Physiologist
Assistant Performance Analyst
Sales and Marketing Consultant
performance analyst
Community Football Programme Worker
Junior Sports Science Intern

You can also undertake further study on one of our Masters-level courses or MPhil and PhD research degrees.

Throughout your time with us, you will have many opportunities to:

put theory into practice
gain valuable experience
develop the skills that will prepare you for the career of your choice.

Placements

Top 10 for the number of sport science students on year-long placements (HESA 2021/22)

NTU is one of the most employment-focused universities. Increasingly, employers want to recruit graduates who have real-world work experience. That’s why all of our courses, across every subject area, offer you a work experience opportunity. Our experts help build and support your future with various career programmes and events.

On this course, after your second year, you will have the opportunity to take a year's work placement (sandwich placement). This will give you a chance to gain vital experience and put your knowledge into practice. You're also twice as likely to secure a graduate job within six months if you take a work placement.

Our recent Engineering students have taken placements across a wide range of companies, including the NHS, Nottingham Forest Academy, Leicester Tigers Rugby, local councils, and swimming clubs. They secured varied roles such as Physical Activity Coordinator, Trainee Sports Scientist, Performance Analyst and Strength Conditioning Coach.

You'll be supported and assessed throughout your placement year and will write a reflective report and diary at the end of your placement. When you complete your placement, you will be eligible to receive an additional award of a Diploma in Professional Practice.

Find out more about work placements.

Throughout your time with us you will have many opportunities through the placement and consultancy projects to put theory into practice, gain valuable experience, and develop the skills that will prepare you for the career of your choice.

Currently, over 30 sport and leisure organisations support this course, providing you with invaluable industry experience, including:

British Olympic Association
England Hockey
Nottingham Forest Football Club
Derby Rugby Club
British Association for Sport and Exercise Science.

As well as the new placement option, you will undertake research and consultancy projects with various leading organisations and agencies during this course.

NTU Enterprise

You'll also have the opportunity to turn your ideas into a viable business with help from NTU Enterprise, NTU's purpose-built Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise, a support centre to help students create, develop and grow their businesses.