About the course

If you’re fascinated by the science behind sport and exercise performance, this course gives you a rare chance to be part of a world-leading research team, using high-spec equipment to get to the heart of what makes a great sports performer.

The course combines scientific knowledge and sports performance, covering the core areas of sport and exercise science. Study involves lab work using discipline-leading equipment including online gas-analysis machines, an environmental chamber, 3D motion analysis, and echocardiography. It also offers specialist units in biomechanics, exercise physiology and social psychology, to name a few.

You learn in a high-performance environment with a leading research team specialising in exercise physiology; molecular exercise physiology; biomechanics; and exercise and health. You can be part of the team working on prestigious projects for elite sports teams, governing bodies and government initiatives.

Why choose this course?

• It is endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES)
• Gain a fitness qualification endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA)
• Develop employability skills with specific, industry-proven guidance and participation in the latest sports science research
• Explore your area of interest with a final-year research project of your choice
• Take the course over four years and include a fee-free year’s placement in industry (see below), gaining experience and making contacts for the future
• If you are looking to step up into higher education, take the degree with a Foundation Year which guarantees entry to the Undergraduate course (see below)

In 2011, I graduated from my undergraduate degree in Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons) from the University of Bedfordshire.

I then completed a Ph.D in Environmental and Exercise Physiology titled “Environmental stressors and cooling interventions on simulated soccer performance”, which was funded by the João Havelange Research Scholarship on behalf of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

After completing my PhD I worked as a Research Associate for six months at the University of Bedfordshire on a funded project by the European Hydration Institute investigating the effects of fluid replacement strategies on simulated military-based exercise in the heat. I was then employed as a Visiting Lecturer in Research Methods at the University of Bedfordshire. I became a Lecturer in Exercise Physiology in January 2017. Since 2019, I have been course co-ordinator for BSc Football Science.