Sport and Exercise Science (with Professional Placement)

About this course Are you passionate about sport and exercise? Would you enjoy a career where you worked to improve people’s sporting performance, fitness and health? There are increasing opportunities for sports scientists to work with athletes or conduct research.

This hands-on course studies the science that underpins sports participation and how the body’s performance can be improved. Topics include anatomy, biomechanics, nutrition, physiology and psychology, with research-informed teaching linking current knowledge with industry practice. You’ll have access to sophisticated equipment to measure athlete responses to exercise and analyse sports movements and skills. You’ll learn to monitor and assess health, fitness and performance. You will study sports injuries and conduct a project/dissertation on a selected topic.

Future Skills Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.

As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.

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Career opportunities There are opportunities in sports management, recreation and health and fitness in the private and public sectors.