An independent analysis of the contribution Sport and Exercise Science makes to the UK economy by the Physiological Society (2019) highlighted that Sport and Exercise Science:
- graduates gain £5.5 for every £1 they spend on University education (annual return of 20.9%)
- graduates earn £667,000 more across their working life compared to if they only have a level 3 (e.g., a-levels, BTEC) qualification
- retains 71% of its graduates in the field indicating the highly rewarding and enjoyable nature of the employment sector
- contributes £3.9 billion a year to the UK economy and supports over 147,300 jobs
Our sports science degree programmes aim to maximise your employability by gaining hands-on experience alongside teaching. These include lab practical sessions, a research project or dissertation and demonstrations, tutorials and research. You can gain real life experience working abroad and develop additional professional qualifications in a range of areas. Through our extensive links with sporting organisations, the NHS, and the National Exercise Referral Scheme, we are able to offer you short, mentored work placement opportunities alongside your degree programmes in areas including:
- sports coaching
- performance analysis
- strength and conditioning
- exercise and health
- cardiac rehabilitation
- respiratory physiology
You can support your future career aspirations even further by undertaking a year-long work placement year. These opportunities allow you to work with experts in a field that’s relevant to your degree and future career. You’ll also benefit from our employability workshops, employability week and careers fair where you’ll meet our alumni, speak to potential employers in the sector, and gain knowledge of graduate employment schemes and sport science career paths.
Sport and Exercise Science offers rewarding and well-paid employment in a diverse and ever-growing market, some of the more ‘traditional’ careers are listed below:
- Sport Scientist (various sports organisations)
- Talent Scientist
- Pathway Development Scientist
- Sports Development Assistant
- Therapy Assistant
- Biomedical Scientist
- Health Advisor
- Physical Education Teacher
- Assistant Manager and Coach
- Cardiographer
- Respiratory Physiologist
- Business Development Manager
- Clinical Exercise Specialist
- Recruitment Consultant
- Researcher
- Adventure Tourism
Or you could use your degree and the transferable skills you will have developed to work in management, the police, armed forces, emergency services or to set up your own business, as many of our past graduates have done.
In addition to these exciting career options, there are several routes at ¾«¶«´«Ã½ that would enable you to further develop your academic career. The University offers postgraduate degrees in areas such as Sport & Exercise Psychology/Physiology, Exercise Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy or PE Teacher Training.