Sport, Health And Exercise Science Bsc (hons) in Bangor University, UK

Sport, Health And Exercise Science Bsc (hons) in Bangor University

The UK, and the World beyond, are facing unprecedented health related problems (Obesity, Type II Diabetes, and Mental Health to name but a few) many of which can be successfully combatted via accurate understanding and application of Sport and Exercise.  This degree programme will not only equip you with the ‘basic Sport Science’ skills required to work with elite athletes, but also develop skills required to both understand the benefits of exercise and how to apply exercise as a ‘medicine’ for people with current and potential health related problems.   

Drawing on 40 years of experience, we pride ourselves on offering many ‘hands on’ experiences in the laboratory. These practical experiences are designed to develop essential skills associated with both applying Sport Science and Exercise Science, together with understanding their associated Health benefits. The research-led curriculum, will give you the knowledge and practical skills required for a career in the expanding sport, health, and exercise related markets. Combine these skills with our specific employability/placements opportunities, and this degree will both transform and empower you to make an evidence-based, innovative, and positive contribution to Sport, Exercise, and Health within the UK and the World beyond.

Why choose Bangor University for this course?

• 5th (of 76) for course satisfaction - Guardian Good University Guide 2020

• 5th in the UK for Research Quality – Complete University Guide 2020
• 2nd in the UK for Value Added demonstrating our ability to help each student achieve their best possible outcome - GGUG 2020
• We are internationally renowned for our work in sport science and you’ll be studying at a research-led Sport Science School that was 7thin the UK in the most recent governmental assessment - REF 2014
• In the Teaching Excellence Framework, Bangor University was the 1st university in Wales to be awarded Gold
• The School has close links with UK Sport, the England and Wales Cricket Board, England Rugby and the Ministry of Defence (to name a few)
• This degree draws on expertise from staff who are leading researchers and clinicians in their fields and we have a number of Honorary Research Fellows who are senior consultants with the local NHS Trust
• Laboratory practical’s give students hands-on experience to enable them to put theory into practice

Careers

This Sport, Health and Exercise Science degree course is ideal preparation for careers in public health e.g. sports therapy or physiotherapy, health/ fitness or leisure management, coaching and instruction, teaching, the armed or emergency services, youth work, research and management consultancy.

All our courses will prepare you for a career as a sport scientist, working with squads of elite athletes and performers to fine tune their training; sport science research; working in the public health sector, for example in sports therapy or physiotherapy; or working in the health/fitness industry generally. Postgraduate study and a career in teaching (after completing a postgraduate certificate of education), research and lecturing is another vocational route. There are also some specific career opportunities for different degrees listed with the course details.

Some School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science graduates simply use their academic qualification and the transferable skills that they have developed to work in management, the emergency services or to set up their own business.

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