Sports and Exercise Science BSc (Hons)

<strong>Youll study the science behind sports, covering areas like physiology, nutrition, biomechanics and psychology.</strong><br/><br/>Our newly revised course is designed with a strong practical focus to fully prepare you for graduate employment. From day one, you will develop essential practical skills and professional competencies to measure health and well-being and sport performance. You’ll learn in our excellent facilities, including the University of Worcester Arena, two Astro Turf pitches and brand new sport science laboratories in our recently opened teaching building close to the Arena.<br/><br/>Hands-on sessions and industry placements are built into the course, and our labs are used day in day out for teaching – not reserved solely for academic research. By the time you graduate, you’ll have plenty of experience in professional sports settings and with using industry-standard equipment.<br/><br/>This course is endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences and has a strong practical focus that will help you develop your workplace skills, enhance your CV and explore your future career options.<br/><br/><strong>Course facts</strong><br/>- <strong>100%</strong> of our Sport and Exercise students are in work or further study 15 months after graduating (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024)<br/><br/><br/>- <strong>Top 10</strong> our Sport courses are 7th in the UK for graduate prospects (Times University Guide 2025)<br/><br/><br/>- <strong>Top 5</strong> for student satisfaction in the UK (Complete University Guide 2026)<br/><br/><br/><strong>Placements</strong><br/><br/>In your final year, you’ll spend at least 50 hours on placement as part of our work-based-learning module, giving you the experience needed for your future career.<br/><br/>Recent students have gone on placement at West Bromwich Albion and Sport England. So, you might find yourself filming first-team training sessions as part of a performance analysis team, or developing new projects and funding programmes for a governing body.<br/><br/><strong>Future employment</strong><br/><br/>Throughout the course you will have opportunity to consider real jobs, practice job application and CV writing, interviewing and develop your professional skills for the workplace. This culminates with a work placement in your final year. Our graduates have progressed into roles within performance sport and health, exercise and wellbeing careers. <br/><br/><strong>Why the University of Worcester?</strong> <br/><br/>The University of Worcester is a campus university, meaning everything you need is on site. We’re based in a vibrant cathedral city just 40 mins south of Birmingham and an hour north of Bristol, and our beautiful green campuses have plenty of parking and quality on-site accommodation.<br/><br/>At Worcester, small class sizes, supportive tutors, and professionally focused courses mean you’ll be prepared for your dream career. These are just some of the reasons why we’re first in the UK for both graduate employment and quality education.<br/><br/>• University of the Year finalist in the Times Higher Education Awards 2025.<br/>• First in the UK for sustained employment, further study or both, from any multidisciplinary university – Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) 2017 to 2025.<br/>• First in the UK for quality education – Joint 1st in the Times Higher Education’s University Impact Rankings 2025.<br/><br/>Join us at one of our regular Open Days to see if the University is a good fit for you: www.worcester.ac.uk/opendays