From the elite world of football to the thriving personal fitness market, sport is a million-pound industry. Our degree primes the best graduates with the skills to support sportspeople to reach their peak potential using the latest performance technology. Our degree, focused on performance analysis, is the first of its kind in London. It allows you to study the full potential of sports and exercise science and gain an understanding of the latest technology used to test performance, including audio-visual equipment. Sports organisations are investing in equipment and programmes to bridge the gap between performance analysis theory and applied practice, so that graduates with the skills to work with new technologies are in demand. You will graduate, primed with the essential skills and knowledge to thrive in the sport and exercise industry and be well-prepared to enter a broad range of careers; working with sportspeople to support their development and helping people at all levels of fitness to stay healthy.

The range of careers open to Sport and Exercise Science graduates is vast and is also the ideal basis for specialising at postgraduate level. You could find yourself working in a range of exciting settings including: health and fitness club management, fitness consultancy, weight management, health promotion, personal fitness training, corporate health advice, sports or physical activity development, medical sales, and the armed forces. There are career opportunities in teaching and research. On graduation, students can continue with their professional studies taking British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) training programmes to qualify in three years as accredited sports and exercise scientist. Suitable graduates can study to become physiotherapists or sports rehabilitators. Examples of the types of jobs that recent graduates are doing include lifestyle coach, sports manager, sports coach, physical trainer, working in sports clubs, fitness instructor, sports science technician, sport development officer.