Sports Studies (Hons) University of Stirling

Overview

The  Sports Studies (Hons) BSc course from University of Stirling key facts:

• Interested in the management and delivery of sport? Wonder how psychology enhances sports performance? Considered the local and global importance and impact of sport? If you’re thinking about a career in sport, a tailored Sports degree from Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence will help you be the difference.
• We’ve developed a range of combined courses that provides our graduates with a breadth of knowledge and practical experiences that can be applied to a wide range of sport related careers. Our courses are flexible: we offer a wide variety of module options and it can be combined with a range of subjects, including Accountancy, Business, Journalism, Marketing and Education.
• Career opportunities:
• Job opportunities include working as a sports coach; teacher; consultant; or a manager or administrator for employers such as a local authority, commercial and voluntary sport organisation or governing bodies of sport.
• Careers in the sport sector account for around three percent of all jobs in Scotland, according to a recent study by Cambridge Econometrics. A number of exciting opportunities for well-qualified students have arisen from the legacy of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the Ryder Cup.
• This is set to continue as Scotland hosts a number of future sporting events. Many of our graduates have gone on to work as:

• sport development officers, working with sporting governing bodies to develop sport – both here in Scotland and abroad
• managers of sport facilities in sport and leisure trusts across the UK
• administrators for national governing bodies and sport policy agencies, such as sportscotland
• sport officers working with charities in developing nations to use sport to build communities
• personal trainers in health and fitness organisations
• coaches working with development teams in a number of sports, such as football and rugby