Applied Sport and Exercise Science (Top-Up)

As the national demographic is continually changing in relation to both health and exercise participation the study of sport and exercise science is becoming more and more important. This programme has been specifically designed to allow students from either a Sport and Exercise Science or Health background to further develop their expertise both practically and academically in order to meet the demands of a range of interrelated industries. The flexibility of the innovative design allows full contextualisation of specific areas of specialism.

The programme benefits from state-of-the-art sports laboratory, strength and conditioning and sports coaching suites, equipment and facilities, including:

Sports laboratory catering for physiological analysis including Cortex Metalyzer Gas Analysis, Douglas Bag Gas Analysis, EKS Diagnostic Biosen Blood Lactate and Glucose assessment, Wattbike and Cycle Ergometers, ForceDecks and Trigno Lite EMG sensors measurement and Wattbike Cycle Ergometer

Fully equipped strength and conditioning suite with Olympic lifting equipment and video technology as well as resistance and cardio-vascular equipment

Sports hall catering for a plethora of sports such as football, basketball, and badminton with stadium seating and video analysis equipment

Performance analysis suite for conducting match analysis

Outdoor playing fields and astro turf