Sport and Exercise Science

Help improve people's sporting performance and health by studying human movement and activity on this CASES-endorsed sport and exercise science degree.

Study behavioural, physical, and life sciences on this practice-centric sport and exercise science degree. Your passion for understanding the science behind sport performance, health, and physical activity will drive your career in helping people of all physical abilities.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Gain an evidence-based appreciation of biomechanics, nutrition, physiology, and psychology, and their use within sport and exercise environments

• Take part in practical sessions examining oxygen consumption, blood lactate and glucose concentration, body composition and dietary analysis, ECG, power output, human motion analysis, and exercise cognition

• Use scientific processes to question and problem solve, investigating why athletes might not respond to training as expected, planning dietary strategies for the general population, or using movement analysis to understand why athletes might get injured

Industry-recognised

Our course is endorsed by the Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (CASES), the professional body for sport and exercise sciences in the UK. Find out more about the benefits of choosing a CASES-endorsed degree.

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Build an impressive CV

You'll develop skills which are increasingly in demand as the importance of health and physical activity becomes more prominent in the UK and beyond. You can boost your CV by gaining additional nationally recognised sporting qualifications.

Exclusive placement opportunities

This degree in sport and exercise science provides access to exclusive work placement opportunities within professional sports clubs, exercise settings, or public health. You could work with elite athletes on their sporting performance, in rehabilitation environments, or with people suffering from long-term illnesses.

Dedicated state-of-the-art facilities

You’ll study in our dedicated £45m sports building and have access to world-class labs and facilities, including:

• An environmental chamber which simulates the effects of diverse climatic conditions on physical performance

• A human movement laboratory and state of the art instrumented treadmill which allows simultaneous motion capture and force measurements to analyse gait and other forms of human movement

• A DXA bone scanner, where you’ll be able to measure the density and mineral composition of the skeletal structure

• Custom-built igloo simulation and visualisation facility. You’ll recreate the demands of sport, exercise and physical activity settings to provide an applied learning environment in sport and exercise psychology

• A strength and conditioning suite where you’ll learn and coach others in the performance of weightlifting, plyometric and agility activities

International recognition
We've been ranked in the top 100 institutions in the world for Sports-Related Subjects in QS's World University Rankings by Subject. QS are an international higher education benchmarking agency.

Why study the BSc Sport & Exercise Science course at Leeds Beckett University?

• You’ll be employable - 92.3% of BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation*

• CASES-endorsed - this course is endorsed by the Chartered Association for Sport and Exercise Science (CASES)

• World-class facilities - study in our £45m sports building, which boasts industry standard environmental chambers, sport performance and biochemistry labs

• 98% of students on BSc (Hons) Sport & Exercise Science were positive about the way teaching staff explain things**

• We’re the best in our field - learn from academics and researchers renowned in the sport and exercise science industry

Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 22-23
*National Student Survey 2025