Courses

Course type
Undergraduate

Course duration
4 Years

CASES endorsed
Yes

Region
Scotland

Course description

This course will provide you with a sound grounding within the three core areas essential to any applied sports scientist, being Exercise Physiology, Biomechanics and Sports Psychology.

Alongside these key areas, you will also gather an introduction to other essential components and gain practical experience that will enable you to develop skills that will benefit any level of performer. There is the opportunity to undertake a work placement as part of this course.

Course details

Our Sport Science degree will start out with teaching you all about the principles and seeing how these apply to the improvement of sport performance. As you move through the course, you will gain skills in collecting and interpreting data from specialist areas including: exercise physiology, biomechanics and nutrition.

We focus on independent learning and the preparation to carry out scientific studies in the associated areas to help you to become a confident applied Sports Scientist.

How you’ll be taught

Face-to-face lectures, applied practical classes, workshops, tutorials

Work placement

There is the opportunity to undertake a work placement as part of this course. Some previous placements have included: Performance Analyst for Partick Thistle; Strength & Conditioning Coach for Edinburgh Rugby; Sport Science Support for Hibernian FC; Active Schools Coaching.

Placement and Study Abroad opportunities are subject to UK and Scottish Government health and travel advice.

Study abroad

You'll have opportunities to study abroad. We have links with the following universities:

Placement and Study Abroad opportunities are subject to UK and Scottish Government health and travel advice

• German Sport University Cologne
• Deakin University, Australia
• San Diego State University
• San Jose State University
• Victoria University, Australia

Course topic areas:
Biomechanics, Exercise physiology, Exercise psychology, Exercise science, Human movement, Nutrition, Sport and exercise science, Sport Physiology, Sport psychology, Sport science

Website
https://www.napier.ac.uk/courses/bsc-hons-sport-and-exercise-science-undergraduate-fulltime

UCAS Institution Code
E59 ENU

UCAS Course Code
C600