Sport and Exercise Science (with foundation year) BSc (Hons)

Your foundation year is the start of your journey where you’ll be introduced to scientific aspects of sport, exercise, and physical activity for health. You’ll take part in lots of practical sessions to apply your theory, developing skills sought by employers and preparing you for potential postgraduate study.<br/><br/>Building on your passion for sport and exercise, we’ll support you in understanding the how and the why of optimising athletic performance.<br/><br/>The course covers various disciplines, including psychology, physiology, biomechanics, performance analysis and nutrition. You’ll get hands-on and apply your knowledge to real-world challenges in our excellent lab facilities.<br/><br/>More than 30 sports and leisure organisations support this course, including the British Olympic Association, Derby Rugby Club, and<br/>the British Association for Sport and Exercise Science. These links get you valuable industry experience alongside learning the theory.<br/><br/>**Sport and Wellbeing Academy**<br/>Each year a number of our Sport Science students get the chance to work in our Sport and Wellbeing Academy. This exciting opportunity allows you to apply some of the theory youve learned in a real-world environment and develop the skills needed for working in industry. Working alongside our experienced Senior Exercise Practitioners youll have the opportunity to deliver exercise programmes to help improve the health and wellbeing of the local community.<br/><br/>You can also work with local schools to implement The Daily Mile which improves the fitness and concentration of their pupils. NTUs sports teams are currently in the top ten in the BUCS league (British Universities and Colleges Sport). Our aim is to reach the top and working in the Academy gives you the opportunity to work with our teams on their training, performance and nutrition to make this dream a reality.<br/><br/>**BASES Endorsement**<br/>This course is endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. This endorsement recognises the high quality teaching on this course and its relevance to industry, putting you in a great place when you graduate.

If you’re looking for somewhere that’ll get you credibility, plenty of real-world experience, and the attention of employers, at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), you'll find all that and so much more.<br/><br/>They offer a huge range of undergraduate courses that have been created with careers in mind, built in collaboration with industry experts and accrediting bodies, with employer facing work experience included as standard – you’ll be sure to find a course to suit your interest and ambitions. <br/><br/>Choose to study at one of their university sites across Nottingham, and be a part of one of the UK’s top student cities with a reputation for being an affordable and friendly place to live. Or study in a vibrant capital city, at their newest campus in London, right in the creative core of one of the world’s top-ranked student cities. <br/><br/>Ranked 2nd in the UK for Student Life (University Compare 2026) and with NTU's accommodation gurantee, it's a place everyone can call home. Your first year of accommodation in Nottingham is guaranteed if you are offered and accept a place through Clearing (T&Cs apply). <br/><br/>Join NTU this September and enjoy GOLD-rated teaching, long-lasting employability support and incredible extracurricular opportunities at one of the UK’s largest and most applied to universities.<br/><br/>“Studying here has allowed me to challenge my perspectives and think critically. The support from tutors is second to none, and I've grown so much as a person and as a student.”<br/>Mary Jarvis, Psychology