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Sport & Exercise
Course Overview - Sport & Exercise
**Immerse yourself in the engaging world of sport and exercise on this hands-on and wide-ranging degree. This Sport and Exercise degree prepares you for a rapidly evolving career.**
Your studies are wide-ranging, from scientific support, coaching and service provision to duty of care and community sports development. Youll have practical sessions in our bespoke physiology and biomechanics laboratories. Plus youll explore areas like social policy with sports coaching and development.
**Built-in work placements**
Built-in work placements give you industry ex...
**Immerse yourself in the engaging world of sport and exercise on this hands-on and wide-ranging degree. This Sport and Exercise degree prepares you for a rapidly evolving career.**<br/><br/>Your studies are wide-ranging, from scientific support, coaching and service provision to duty of care and community sports development. Youll have practical sessions in our bespoke physiology and biomechanics laboratories. Plus youll explore areas like social policy with sports coaching and development.<br/><br/>**Built-in work placements**<br/><br/>Built-in work placements give you industry experience, helping you learn how to apply your knowledge to real-life situations. Along the way you can work towards National Governing Body and/or industry qualifications.<br/><br/>This is a flexible course, blending academic study alongside relevant industry experience, helping you to tailor your degree as your interests develop. Whatever you choose to do career-wise, your studies are designed to dovetail neatly into your future employment plans.<br/><br/>**Two-year foundation in Sport and Exercise** <br/><br/>This course is flexible, and part of a portfolio of five courses covering different specialisms in sport.<br/><br/>For the first two years, everyone takes Sport and Exercise as a foundation. Then you specialise in years three and four. <br/><br/>Abertay is **Scotlands TOP University for overall student satisfaction in Sport and Exercise (NSS 2023)**. And the 2024 Complete University Guide named us the **top Scottish modern university for Sports Science**.
Course Information
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
08/09/2025
Campus
Abertay Campus
Application Details
29 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
C600
Institution Code
A30
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
Entry Requirements
Scottish Higher
B,B,B,C
To include Biology, Chemistry, Physics, PE or Maths at C
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
27
To include Biology, Chemistry, Physics, PE or Maths at S5 or H4 Entry into Year with 34 Points to include Sports, Exercise and Health Science and Biology or Chemistry or Physics plus one other Higher
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM
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)
H3,H3,H3,H3
To include Biology, Chemistry, Physics, PE or Maths
HNC (BTEC)
M
Entry into Year 2 with HNC (BTEC) Sport
Scottish Advanced Higher
A,B,B
Entry into Year 2 to include PE and Biology or Chemistry or Physics
Scottish HNC
Pass
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 - Graded Unit P Professional Golf - 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
HND (BTEC)
M
Entry into Year 3 with HND (BTEC) Sport
Scottish HND
Pass
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 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 Applied Science - Graded Unit C
A level
C,C,C
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
Pass (C and above)
in Core Component. Health Healthcare Science Science
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | £1,820 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
| England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
| EU, International | £15,000 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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