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Course summary
This is a Connected Degree Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course. Overview Pushing boundaries. Breaking records. Competing in extreme environments. On this BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science degree, you’ll learn to apply scientific principles that help athletes perform at their best. But it's not just elite sportspeople who will benefit from your knowledge and skills. Become a passionate advocate for the essential role sports science plays in society as you uncover ways everyone can use physical activity to boost their health and wellbeing.
- Put your learning into practice in our advanced sports science facilities including three climatic chambers, a swimming flume and motion capture systems
- Be taught by expert staff who are actively engaged in research projects that inform the future of sport and exercise science
- Enhance your CV as you gain valuable experience through our ties with local sports and healthcare providers
- Gain first aid, national coaching and specialised gym instructor qualifications
- Set yourself up for a career in professional sport, healthcare or education
- PE teacher
- personal trainer
- clinical physiologist
- NVQ coordinator
- sports development officer
- sports and exercise scientist
- sports therapist and physiotherapist
- cardiac rehabilitation technician
- Crystal Palace Football Club
- Portsmouth Tennis Academy
- Bupa
- Nuffield Health
- sport for development project officer
- performance analyst
- assistant sports therapist
- women's sport engagement officer
- physical technician
- academy coach
- PE teacher
- physiotherapist assistant
- rugby development coach
- nutritionist
- Reading FC
- Pompey in the Community
- Exeter City FC
- Sussex County Cricket Club
- Welsh Rugby Union (WRU)
Modules
Year 1 Core
- Introduction to Sport and Exercise Biomechanics (40 credits)
- Introduction to Sport and Exercise Physiology (40 credits)
- Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology (40 credits)
- Advanced Exercise Physiology (20 credits)
- Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise (20 credits)
- Preparing Research, Innovation Or Enterprise Projects (20 credits)
- Psychology of Sport and Exercise (20 credits)
- Exercise As Preventive Medicine (20 credits)
- Exercise in Different Environments (20 credits)
- Nutrition for Sport, Exercise and Health (20 credits)
- Principles of Performance Analysis (20 credits)
- Principles of Skill Acquisition (20 credits)
- Strength and Conditioning for Sport, Exercise and Health (20 credits)
- Sandwich Year Study Placement (120 credits)
- Sandwich Year Work Placement (120 credits)
- Project (40 credits)
- Advanced Sports Nutrition (20 credits)
- Advanced Strength and Conditioning (20 credits)
- Applications of Exercise Physiology (20 credits)
- Applications of Sport and Exercise Psychology (20 credits)
- Applied Skill Acquisition (20 credits)
- Biomechanics in Practice (20 credits)
- Biopsychosocial Approaches to Physical Activity and Health Promotion (20 credits)
- Environmental Physiology (20 credits)
- Exercise Medicine and Rehabilitation (20 credits)
- Practical Applications of Performance Analysis (20 credits)
- Professional Development (20 credits)
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed through written exams, essays and lab reports, individual or group presentations, practical exercises. You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- BASES, British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences
How to apply
31Jan
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
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 112 - 120 points
A level - BBB - BBC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM - DMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Advanced Higher
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 25 points
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4 - H3, H3, H3, H3, H3
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
GCSE/National 4/National 5
T Level - M
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
| PTE Academic | 54 | An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. |
| Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
| Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components |
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £9250 | Year 1 |
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| International | £17200 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship
Placement Year and Year abroad:
UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £1,385
EU – £1,385 (including Transition Scholarship)|
International (Non-EU) – £2,875.
Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation.
For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP