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Sport and Exercise Science Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Sport and Exercise Science Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Become an in-demand sport and exercise scientist at Scotland's TOP University for student satisfaction in Sport & Exercise (NSS 2023). Join this highly practical Sport and Exercise Science degree with work placement and internship options.
There is a growing need for professionals who can work with elite athletes/teams, and those who can help prevent chronic diseases.
Learning to optimise sports performance and enhance the health of the population, you'll work in our bespoke physiology and biomechanics laboratories. This means developing skillset...
Become an in-demand sport and exercise scientist at Scotland's TOP University for student satisfaction in Sport & Exercise (NSS 2023). Join this highly practical Sport and Exercise Science degree with work placement and internship options.
There is a growing need for professionals who can work with elite athletes/teams, and those who can help prevent chronic diseases.
Learning to optimise sports performance and enhance the health of the population, you'll work in our bespoke physiology and biomechanics laboratories. This means developing skillsets such as Olympic lifting and fitness programming, as well as fitness testing in the different factors for performance and health.
Work placements and internships
This degree is very practical. Work placements and internships help you apply your scientific knowledge in real-world situations. Along the way you work with athletes, young people, older people, and those suffering from, or at risk of developing, various diseases.
You'll graduate with all the expertise you need to become a highly employable sport and exercise scientist.
Two-year foundation in Sport and Exercise
This course is flexible, and part of a portfolio of five courses covering different specialisms in sport.
For the first two years, everyone takes Sport and Exercise as a foundation. Then you specialise in years three and four.
The course is endorsed by The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Undergraduate Endorsement scheme, one of only four courses to achieve this in Scotland. It also ranked 4th in Scotland for Teaching Satisfaction in the 2023 Guardian University Guide.
Abertay is Scotland's TOP University for overall student satisfaction in Sport and Exercise (NSS 2023).
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2027-09-13
Campus
Abertay Campus
Application Details
13 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
A68-E66
Institution Code
A30
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Entry Requirements
A level
To include Biology, Chemistry, Physics, PE or Maths, Sport Science and Active Leisure Industry Entry into Year 2 with ABB to include PE and Biology or Chemistry or Physics
T Level
in Core Component. Health Healthcare Science Science
HNC (BTEC)
Entry into Year 2 with HNC (BTEC) Sport
HND (BTEC)
Entry into Year 3 with HND (BTEC) Sport
Scottish HNC
Entry into Year 2 with an HNC in one of the following:- Coaching & Developing Sport - Graded Unit C Fitness, Health & Exercise - Graded Unit C Next Gen Physical Activity & Health - P Professional Golf - Graded Unit C Sports Coaching & Development - Graded Unit C Entry into Year 1 with an HNC in one of the following:- Applied Science - Graded Unit C Soft Tissue Therapy - Graded Unit C Sport & Hospitality Management - Graded Unit C Sport & Recreation Management - Graded Unit C Sport Therapy - Graded Unit C
Scottish HND
Entry into Year 3 with an HND in one of the following:- Applied Sport Science - Graded Unit C Coaching & Developing Sport - Graded Units CC Fitness, Health & Exercise - Graded Unit C Football, Coaching & Development - Graded Units CC Next Gen Physical Activity & Health - P Sports Coaching & Development - Graded Unit C Entry into Year 2 with an HND in one of the following:- Professional Golf - Graded Unit C Sport & Hospitality Management - Graded Units CC Sport & Recreation Management - Graded Unit C Sport Therapy - Graded Unit C Entry into Year 1 with HND in one of the following:- Applied Science - Graded Unit C Applied Biological Science - Graded Unit C Industrial Biotechnology - Graded Unit C
Scottish Higher
To include Biology, Chemistry, Physics, PE, Maths or Applications of Maths at Grade C
Scottish Advanced Higher
Entry into Year 2 to include PE and Biology or Chemistry or Physics
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
With 3 subjects at a minimum at S5 or H4 To include Biology, Chemistry, Physics, PE, Maths or Analysis & Approaches at S5 or H4
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Sport Sport and Exercise Sciences Entry into Year 2 with D*DD Sport or Sport & Exercise Sciences
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
To include Biology, Chemistry, Physics, PE or Maths
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £1,820 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands, Northern Ireland, Wales, England, Republic of Ireland | £9,790 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
| EU, International | £16,950 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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