Overview

The Psychology of Sport and Exercise (Hons) degree at the Loughborough University will ensure you gain an in-depth understanding of how psychological factors are used to understand and support the performance and well-being of athletes, coaches, teams and exercisers across the life span. While studying our Psychology of Sport and Exercise course you will be taught by world-leading academics with expertise in elite sport, youth sport, motivation, interpersonal relationships, and exercise participation.

Career opportunities:

Students from the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences have gone on to enjoy rewarding careers within a diverse range of organisations.

We know from our experience and industry links that this course will equip graduates for further professional training as a qualified sport and exercise psychologist.

Studying this course will directly facilitate further professional, postgraduate training pathways into a career as a sport and exercise, clinical, educational, occupational, forensic or health psychologist. Beyond psychology-specific careers, this degree will serve as excellent preparation for a wide variety of industrial, commercial, financial and management careers, and for public sector work involving both the delivery and administration of services.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Learning to be a Psychologist

Research Skills A

Psychology of the Early Years

Cognitive Research

Understanding the Brain

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-13 00:00:00

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Language

English

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

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88

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4.5

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Loughborough, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Sport and Exercise Science View 553 other Bachelors in Sport and Exercise Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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88

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4.5

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65

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IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

AAB

35 (6,6,5 HL)
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades AB
BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: D*D plus one A level at Grade B
The BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma will not be acceptable as a stand-alone qualification but will be accepted at DDD overall in conjunction with one A level at Grade B

GCSE Maths grade 5/C and GCSE English Language 6/B

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24700 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Additional Details

Placement year:Approx. 20% of the full-time fee

Living costs

Loughborough

United Kingdom

600 - 1000 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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