3-year full-time; 4-year full-time with placement Sport Sciences at Brunel University London are currently ranked as the best in London. As a Brunel student, you will enjoy research-led teaching of the highest quality; quality that will stand you in good stead in your future employment. Our great location in London, plus our strong links with sports personnel, organisations and institutions at local, regional, national and international levels, enables us to offer our students considerable opportunities for career progression. As a Human Performance pathway student, you will develop detailed knowledge and understanding of the scientific principles underpinning sport, health, and exercise sciences from a human performance perspective. The critical focus is on the areas of biomechanics, physiology, and psychology although the opportunity to pursue other complementary disciplines exists. You will learn how to monitor, evaluate and enhance sport and exercise performance in laboratory and field settings and how to design, and conduct experiments.

These statistics relate to graduates from a number of different pathways – Sports Sciences, Sports Sciences (Coaching), Sport Sciences (Human Performance), Sport Sciences (Management of Sport Development) and Sport Sciences (Physical Education and Youth Sport). Sport Sciences graduates tend to fall broadly into two groups – those who ultimately wish to progress into sport and fitness professions and those who use their degree as a route into another non-related career. With around 60% of graduate positions open to graduates from all disciplines Sport Sciences graduates have a range of employment options open to them. These statistics relate to graduates from a number of different pathways – Sports Sciences, Sports Sciences (Coaching), Sport Sciences (Human Performance), Sport Sciences (Management of Sport Development) and Sport Sciences (Physical Education and Youth Sport). Sport Sciences graduates tend to fall broadly into two groups – those who ultimately wish to progress into sport and fitness professions and those who use their degree as a route into another non-related career. For example, close to 52% of our Sport Sciences graduates from 2012/13 are now employed in jobs classified as ‘managers and senior officials’, ‘professional’ or ‘associate professional and technical occupations’. [1] With around 60% of graduate positions open to graduates from all disciplines Sport Sciences graduates have a range of employment options open to them.