Sport, Exercise and Health Science

Sport, Exercise and Health Science is a more generic programme designed to offer students a broad exposure to the application of science across sport, exercise and health environments. The programme offers a broad range of modules in the final year that enables students to tailor the programme in line with their own specific interests and aspirations. The programme is built around a core of biomechanical, physiological, and psychological knowledge that is then applied in a diverse range of domains including injury rehabilitation, paediatric populations, sports performance, and exercise prescription and promotion. The programme also seeks to develop core skills that will be crucial to graduates future careers including: teamwork, communication, presentation, and critical thinking skills. The broad nature of the programme offers graduates a diverse range of options in terms of future employability including: Health care professionals (some require a conversion masters), sport science, coaching, teaching, research, fitness industry, health promotion.

UCAS Tariff - 120 - 104 points
from 3 A-levels (or equivalent)

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 32 - 28 points
to include either Biology or Physical Education to Higher Level

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H3 - H3, H3, H4, H4, H4
to include either Biology or Physical Education

A level - BBB - BCC
to include one of; Biology, Human Biology or Physical Education. General Studies will not be considered.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DMM - MMM
in a relevant subject such as; Sports Science, Sports (Coaching and Fitness), Applied Science

Access to HE Diploma
Grades will need to total 120-104 UCAS points or above in a relevant subject such as; Sports Science

Scottish Higher - BBBBBB - BBCCCC
to include either Biology or Physical Education

IELTS (Academic): 6
with no less than 5.5 in each section
TOEFL (iBT): 79
with minimum scores of 17 in Writing and Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking