Sport and Exercise Science

About this programme

Sports & Exercise Science is about understanding how sport and exercise can improve health and quality of life and how our bodies survive the extreme stresses imposed upon them during sporting activities performed under a wide range of environmental conditions. You will join as a student of BSc Sports and Exercise Science and have the opportunity to specialise in subjects that interest you most as you go through your degree. Depending on which courses you take you can choose whether to graduate with BSc Sports and Exercise Science (Physiology and Metabolism) or BSc Sports and Exercise Science (Nutrition and Health). Sports and Exercise Science includes the study of the body's responses to exercise and the adaptations that occur in response to regular exercise. Sports and Exercise Science also explores the role of regular modest levels of physical activity and nutrition in maintaining health through the prevention and treatment of disease and enhancement of wellbeing throughout the life cycle. Exercise involves the integrated actions of all the body's systems, and a knowledge of physiology, biochemistry and nutrition is essential to understand how individuals respond to and adapt to the stress of exercise. The sports and exercise sciences are broadly based, and encompass both basic and applied science from the whole body to the molecular level. After developing fundamental knowledge of medical and sports and exercise science and an understanding of the link between exercise and health, students will be given the chance to pursue specific issues covering different aspects