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Sports Design Engineering

Course details
  • BEng (Hon)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 15/09/2025
  • Undergraduate
Course location
University of Strathclyde

Course summary

Develop skills in engineering design and sports science to design performance enhancing sports products and equipment.

Why Sports Design Engineering at Strathclyde?
Gain expertise in the tools and techniques of sports product development.
Learn to combine virtual and physical design and prototyping in our digital design suite.
Undertake work placements in industry.
Benefit from guaranteed industrial experience to develop and apply your skills as a sports design engineer within the real world and add to your CV, through the Industrial Group Project modules.
Professional accreditation by the Institution of Engineering Designers, Institution of Engineering and Technology and Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Your Career
Graduate destinations include Adidas, Berghaus, active8, Nike, Sportslabs, Hawk-Eye, PUMA Group and Trespass.

Recent graduate roles include:
Footwear Developer
Management Trainee
Operations Analyst
Product Creation Engineer
Research Assistant

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

How to apply

This course has limited vacancies, and is no longer accepting applications from some students. See the list below for where you normally live, to check if you're eligible to apply.
  • EU has vacancies
  • has vacancies
  • has vacancies
  • International has vacancies
  • Scotland does not have vacancies
  • Northern Ireland has vacancies
  • Republic of Ireland has vacancies

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
CH64
Institution code:
S78
Campus name:
University of Strathclyde
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Open days

Entry requirements

Standard Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - Not accepted

A level - ABB - BBB

Year 2 entry: AAA-ABB (Maths and Physics).

Scottish Higher - AAAB

Maths and Physics/Engineering Science

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 34 - 32 points

Year 1 Entry: Maths HL5 and Physics HL5; Year 2 Entry: 36-34 points (Maths HL6 and Physics HL6)

Scottish HNC - Pass

Year 1 entry: relevant HNC, A in Graded Unit

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Scottish Higher - BBBB

Maths and Physics/Engineering Science

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Not available

Historical entry grades data is not currently available for University of Strathclyde - we are working with them to try and make it available soon - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

For further information on tuition fees, additional costs and funding for this programme, please view the "Fees and funding" section on the programme website.

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