Want to turn your love of sport and fitness into a lifelong career? Learn to support elite sportspeople, talented younger players, or the wider population on our nationally endorsed Sport and Exercise Science degree. Why study Sport and Exercise Science at ARU?

Study on one of the leading Sports Science courses – ranked second in the UK and 17th in the World (Shanghai Rankings 2023).

Discover what makes great sports performers in our high-performance specialised labs accredited by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES).

Study on an industry approved university sports science course – endorsed by BASES and the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).

Train and work in the onsite Exercise Testing Consultancy, gaining experience testing athletes and members of the public.

Bring the world of work to life through Live Briefs; designed and developed with regional employers to give you exposure to ‘real world’ problem-solving.

Study in the Cambridge Centre for Sports and Exercise Sciences, with its accredited exercise testing and human movement facilities. Here, you’ll learn to work safely and ethically as a sport and exercise scientist. You’ll explore the four key disciplines of sport and exercise science – physiology, psychology, biomechanics and nutrition – and get hands-on experience working with athletes and members of the public. We also welcome talented athletes and offer financial support through our Sport Scholarship. Our flexible modules allow you to explore different aspects of sport and exercise science, from sports psychology to strength and conditioning. Through lectures and practical sessions, you’ll explore how the body performs, and responds to, physical activity. You’ll also look at data collection and interpretation; and sports coaching and its relationship to exercise science. In our extensive labs, you will learn to evaluate human movement, undertake physiological assessments, general skills related to data collection, data handling and data presentation. and work with real clients to provide nutritional support. In your final year, you can choose between a research project, or working and completing a project in industry. You'll also have optional modules to work as a gym instructor or personal trainer and become a qualified member of Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). Sport and Exercise Science graduates are in demand. There are wide-ranging employment opportunities for sport scientists, from introducing people to sport and exercise, to helping take them to the top. Among other roles in the health and fitness industry, you could work as an athlete-support scientist, an exercise consultant, a performance analyst, a clinical psychologist plus much more. 95% of students go on to work/and or further study 15 months after his course. Source: NSS 2024.

Modules

Year 1 core modules: Multidisciplinary Sport and Exercise Science 1 (30 credits) Introduction to Sport Coaching and Development (30 credits) Practical Delivery of Sport and Physical Education (30 credits) Multidisciplinary Sport and Exercise Science 2 (30 credits) Year 1 optional module: CIMSPA Level 2 Gym Instructor Year 2 core modules: Applied Research Skills (15 credits) Practical Competencies in Biomechanics (15 credits) Physiological Profiling for Strength and Power (15 credits) Psychological Profiling for Sport (15 credits) Professional Development – Level 5 Ruskin Module (15 credits) Year 2 optional modules: Nutrition for Health and Exercise (15 credits) Perceptual Motor Skills (15 credits) Strength and Conditioning (15 credits) Biomechanics: Analysis of Motion (15 credits) Physiological Profiling for Endurance (15 credits) CIMSPA Level 3 Personal Trainer Year 3: Work Experience (120 credits) Year 4 core modules: Physiological Responses to Training (15 credits) Physiological Basis of Training (15 credits) Final Project Options: Undergraduate Research Project (30 credits) Advanced Work Placement (30 credits) Year 4 optional modules: Performance and Exercise Nutrition (15 credits) Applied Biomechanics (15 credits) Applied Sports Psychology (15 credits) Advanced Strength and Conditioning (15 credits) Current Topics in Biometrics (15 credits) Exercise Medicine (15 credits) Contemporary Issues in Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology (15 credits)

Assessment method

Throughout the course, we’ll use a range of assessment methods to help you measure your progress. These include presentations, practical skills tests, scientific reports, case study critiques, online assessments and a research project. We’ll also encourage you to reflect on your work, and participate in peer assessment.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

BASES, British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences
The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity

How to apply

29Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:: C603

Institution code:: A60

Campus name:: Cambridge Campus

Campus code:: C

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

International applicants

We welcome applications from international and EU students, and accept a range of international qualifications.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 104 points

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/sports-science

Student Outcomes

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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England	£9535	Year 1
Northern Ireland	£9535	Year 1
Scotland	£9535	Year 1
Wales	£9535	Year 1
Channel Islands	£9535	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	£9535	Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

In the 2025/26 academic year, the placement year fee will be £1,500. https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/support-and-facilities/careers-and-employability/placements https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/tuition-fees https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-study/help-with-finances

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