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Sport and Exercise Science with Foundation Year
1 Study option · UndergraduateSixth Form College, Stoke on Trent
Course summary
In this degree, cutting-edge sport and exercise science will be used to get the best out of an individual whether they're an athlete who wants to maximise their sports performance or someone who wishes to improve their health.
Working in sport, and within a healthcare context, you'll use our first-class facilities for analysing sporting performance – and you'll develop a critical understanding of key areas in sport and exercise science, such as physiology, psychology, and biomechanics.
We’ve invested over half a million pounds on updating and building new sport and exercise laboratories, to provide state-of-the-art facilities for your learning.
On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Sciences
Ways to study this course
Campuses
- Sixth Form College, Stoke on Trent
Study options
- BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 4 Years
Start dates
- 21/09/2026
Application codes
- Course code:
- C604
- Institution code:
- S72
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Application codes
- Course code:
- C604
- Institution code:
- S72
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Course optionsUniversity of Staffordshire
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Stoke on Trent
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Email:enquiries@staffs.ac.uk
Phone:01782 294000
Fax: 01782 295704
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