Course summary

The foundation year will introduce you to study at university and your chosen subject. It also provides a highly supportive environment where you can develop your self-confidence. Develop your understanding of key strategic and organisational challenges and opportunities for sport nationally and internationally. You’ll be equipped with knowledge and skills in core elements of sport management, such as business and strategic management, governance, leadership and policy. You’ll also gain a solid grasp of the wider context of sport management, such as the community, physical activity and wellbeing, culture and society, coaching. During the foundation year, you’ll cover academic writing and study skills, theoretical and practical skills in scientific method, and personal and career development to help you progress on to Year 1 of the degree. Top reasons to study with us • 5th in the UK for the quality of teaching in the subject area of Sports Science. The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 • We have been offering sport and exercise science courses for over 35 years, making us one of the longest standing providers of sports courses in the UK. • You’ll benefit from specialist facilities in our new multi-million-pound Verena Holmes Building. Equipment in our dedicated labs include, eye tracker technology, brain imaging equipment, reaction timers, gas analysis systems, and an altitude chamber. • If you are talented at sport, you can apply for one of our sport scholarships. As a Sport Scholar, you would enjoy a financial bursary, University gym membership, personal training, mentoring, and sports science support. • You’ll have the opportunity to work within our consultancy unit, SportsLab, using your expertise to help athletes improve their performance. • Our multi-million-pound Sports Centre has the latest fitness equipment and offers gym and recreational sport memberships, a full range of fitness classes, and a personal training service. • You’ll have access to our joint specialist facility, Polo Farm Sports Club. Just a short distance from the Canterbury Campus, the facilities include three floodlit hockey pitches, an indoor tennis centre, outdoor tennis courts and a spacious sports hall, specialising in netball, hockey and cricket. Specialist facilities You’ll have access to specialist resources and equipment, including eye tracker technology, brain imaging equipment (EEG), reaction timers, gas analysis systems, cardiac screening equipment, 3D imaging; isokinetic and balance dynamometry, sprint timing systems and other sport/exercise related equipment, such as treadmills and weights. Location This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams. Modules For a list of core and likely optional modules, please visit our website.