Sport and Exercise Sciences with Foundation Year (Hons) University of Gloucestershire

Overview

Through this Sport and Exercise Sciences with Foundation Year (Hons) course from University of Gloucestershire you’ll start your journey to becoming an accredited Sport Scientist. You’ll undertake an extensive range of health and performance-based measurements, from body composition to exercise cognition to motion kinematics. From there you’ll develop dietary strategies, interrogate the sources and prevention of injuries, discover the connections between physical activity and the mitigation of chronic disease, and reveal how humans react in extreme environments.

With the focus on small class, multi-disciplinary and practical learning, your assessments will be coursework-led to gain a truly representative measure of graduate attributes sought by future employers and for postgraduate study.

You’ll join a University where Sport is part of this fabric. Be it the extensive and accessible wellbeing and research facilities at the purpose-built Oxstalls Campus & Sports Park, the range of sports scholarship packages or immense array of clubs – sport is a huge part of life here at Gloucestershire.

Career opportunities:

Sport and Exercise Sciences graduates are well-equipped for a range of exciting roles, including Sports Science Consultant, where they apply cutting-edge knowledge to enhance athletic performance. As Performance Analysts, they delve into data to optimise strategies for team sport success. Others may use their knowledge of nutrition to work in health, sport or in a food science environment. The graduates are in institutions such as UK Anti-doping and British Swimming.

Clinical Physiologists make a difference in healthcare alongside Cardiac Rehabilitation Instructors and Health Promotion Specialists who contribute to public wellbeing. Recent graduates have progressed to become physiotherapists, while others provide physical activity within NHS mental health services. Those keen on developing knowledge can continue to study and become health or sport researchers within academic institutions nationally or internationally.

These roles indicate that the students have the skills to thrive in diverse fields within the sports and exercise industry, making a meaningful impact on individuals and communities alike.