Program Overview

Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences BSc (Hons)

Overview

Combine your passion for sport, physical activity and exercise with a commitment to promoting health through science. This degree will prepare you for a wide range of careers in sport, physical activity and exercise, as well as the health and care sectors.

Course Features

• Sandwich year option available
• Work placement opportunity
• International students can apply
• Studying abroad option available

What You'll Study

Year 1

• Investigating Sport & Exercise Sciences
  • Module code: SPT1437
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 50% Coursework, 50% Exam
• Introduction to Exercise and Health Sciences
  • Module code: SPT1655
  • Credits: 40
  • Assessment: 40% Exam, 30% Coursework, 30% Practical
• Introduction to Data Analytics
  • Module code: SPT1707
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 50% Coursework, 50% Practical
• Introduction to Sport, Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyles
  • Module code: SPT1852
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 100% Coursework
• Introduction to Organisation and Administration of Sport and Physical Activity
  • Module code: SPT1856
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 100% Coursework

Year 2

• Managing Health Behaviour Change Through Sport and Physical Activity
  • Module code: SPT2858
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 100% Practical
• Scientific Principles of Exercise and Health
  • Module code: SPT2439
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 50% Exam, 50% Practical
• Research Methods
  • Module code: SPT2220
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 60% Coursework, 40% Exam
• Measuring, Monitoring and Evaluating Health and Wellbeing
  • Module code: SPT2221
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 50% Coursework, 50% Practical
• Designing and Delivering Community Health Programmes
  • Module code: SPT2222
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 100% Coursework
• Applied Sports Business Analytics & Marketing
  • Module code: SPT2706
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 50% Coursework, 50% Practical

Year 3

• Managing Health-Based Programmes in Sport and Physical Activity
  • Module code: SPT3856
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 100% Coursework
• Professional Practice and Work Placement
  • Module code: SPT3221
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 100% Practical
• Dissertation
  • Module code: SPT3220
  • Credits: 40
  • Assessment: 80% Coursework, 20% Practical
• Applied Practice in Exercise and Health Sciences
  • Module code: SPT3104
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 50% Coursework, 50% Practical
• Business Intelligence & Innovation
  • Module code: SPT3706
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: 50% Coursework, 50% Practical

How You'll Study

The degree takes a hands-on approach, with practical experience in our purpose-built and well-equipped biomechanics, physiology and psychology laboratories. You will also have lectures, small group seminars, tutorials, workshops, taught practical sessions and ICT based learning.

How You'll Be Assessed

You will be assessed through practical workshops, essays, presentations and lab reports. We use formal written examinations from time to time but they never account for more than 50% of the marks for any module.

Who Will Be Teaching You

Edge Hill University Sport, Health & Exercise Science team are highly experienced and enthusiastic with a real commitment to teaching sport and exercise sciences. Dynamic, friendly and supportive of your individual needs, staff are also actively involved in research and consultancy projects that influence the development of sport and exercise science and which directly feed into your degree.

Entry Criteria

Typical offer 104-112 UCAS Tariff points achieved through A Levels, BTEC, International Baccalaureate, Access Diploma, T Level, or Irish Leaving Certificate. Preferably to include relevant sports and science-related subjects such as physical education, psychology, sociology, and health and social care.

Example Offers

• A Level: BCC-BBC
• UCAS Tariff points: 104-112 points
• BTEC Extended Diploma (or combination of BTEC QCF qualifications): Distinction, Merit, Merit (DMM)
• T Level: Overall grade of Merit
• International Baccalaureate (IB): We are happy to accept IB qualifications which achieve the required number of UCAS Tariff points
• Access to Higher Education Diploma: 45 credits at Level 3, for example 9 credits at Distinction and 36 credits at Merit or 15 credits at Distinction and 30 credits at Merit

English Language Requirements

International students require IELTS 6.0, with a score no lower than 5.5 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.

Facilities

Based in the Wilson Centre, the Department of Sport and Physical Activity places a strong emphasis on practical work underpinned by outstanding facilities. There are dedicated laboratories in performance analysis, biomechanics, physiology, psychology, musculoskeletal, biochemistry, vision analysis, sleep, exercise and performance, and functional rehabilitation, as well as a sports therapy clinic.

Finance

Tuition Fees

• UK Full-Time: £9,535 a year
• International: £17,000 a year

Financial Support

Subject to eligibility, UK students joining this course can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan from the Government to cover the full cost of tuition fees. UK students enrolling on the course may also be eligible to apply for additional funding to help with living costs.

Your Future Career

This degree will prepare you for a wide range of careers in sport, physical activity and exercise, as well as the health and care sectors. These include roles in physical and mental health promotion, whether in communities and schools, or professional sports settings.

Course Changes

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information, however our courses are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may necessitate alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses.