Sport and Exercise Science

Our BSc Sport and Exercise Science degree is designed to challenge you to examine the fascinating role science plays within sport and exercise. As one of a handful of sport and exercise degree programmes delivered within a Faculty of Medicine in the UK, you will have the opportunity to study within an academically rigorous environment, that nurtures the merging of scientific knowledge, hands-on practical experience, and professional practice.

Why choose this course?

• Our rich, diverse and individualised programme enables you to pursue specific interests through elective options that support your desired career path or further academic aspirations

• Develop the ability to apply academic knowledge and practical skills within a real-world experiential setting

• Gain broad, transferable employability skills, as well as those specific to careers that support the performance, health and lifestyle of individuals, teams and communities

• Benefit from our established links with athletes, teams, and community partners

• Make a personal contribution to sport and exercise science research or applied practice, through a research or applied project in an area of your choosing

Sport and Exercise Science is the application of the scientific principles to sport and exercise contexts. Sport and Exercise Scientists are interested in using these scientific principles to answer important questions that can have a significant and positive impact on individual performers, teams, and wider society.
For example, sport and exercise scientists are interested in answering questions such as:

• How do athletes prepare for competition?

• What happens to the body during exercise?

• Why are some injuries a common occurrence in certain sports?

• How can physical activity support the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases?

About Keele

Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.