Sport Science Bsc (hons) in Bangor University, UK

Sport Science Bsc (hons) in Bangor University

Discover the science behind sport performance and the health benefits of physical activity and exercise.

Do you dream of working with elite athletes to help improve their performance or want a better understanding of how science can be applied to sport to improve your coaching or teaching ability? Do you want to develop your understanding of exercise as a medicine for people with health problems or want to promote the benefits of physical activity and exercise?  This broad ranging course is uniquely designed to help you realise these dreams.

Drawing on 40 years of experience, we pride ourselves on offering many ‘hands on’ experiences in the laboratory or the sport coaching environment. This and our research-led curriculum, covering core Sport Science topics of physiology, psychology and biomechanics, will give you the knowledge and skills required for a career in the expanding exercise and sport market. With the addition of our sport and exercise specific employability programs and placements you have the opportunity to make yourself stand out from the crowd with a degree from one of the ‘original’ schools of sport science in the UK.

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)

Careers

This Sports Science degree course is ideal preparation for careers in sport science, research, fitness/leisure management, sports administration, coaching and instruction, sports development, sports therapy/physiotherapy, teaching, the armed or emergency services, sports journalism, youth work 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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Post Study Work Permit in UK	2 Year after graduation depending on the course.
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