Sport and Exercise Science (Hons) Liverpool Hope University

Overview

Through the Sport and Exercise Science (Hons) programme from Liverpool Hope University you will study with tutors who are active researchers at the cutting edge of Sport & Exercise Science in our multi-million Health & Sport Sciences complex. Learning is "hands-on" with our highly applied curriculum, and you will learn a wide variety of skills needed to conduct comprehensive physiological, psychological and biomechanical profiles of both sports performance and health. By studying in small teaching groups in these applied settings, you will develop essential practical skills that form the basis of your future career in the field. 

By the end of your studies you will have the skills and knowledge to confidently and independently develop ways to maximise sports performance and improve the health of inactive and diseased populations.

Career opportunities:

Graduates of Sport & Exercise Science often go on to work as Sports Scientists within elite and professional sport, work with clinical populations within the NHS or work on local initiatives to improve the sport provision, health and well-being of local populations. Each of these options provides a varied, rewarding and often exciting career. Our graduates are also in an excellent position to enter the teaching profession and go on to train the next generation of sport scientists.

Many of our graduates choose to go on to further study at postgraduate level, such as Masters or PhD; our course providing the ideal basis on which to do so. Some graduates take this route as a means to further training, such as physiotherapy. Alternatively, you may consider further study as a means to enter a career in research and academia.

Graduates in Sport & Exercise Science also have excellent teamwork skills, are numerate, skilled in handling data and understanding complex ideas and arguments. Therefore our graduates often enter careers in Business, Management