Sport and exercise

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Our sports-related courses are ranked in the top 100 globally, and joint 9th in the UK, by the QS World University Rankings® 2021.

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You'll benefit from access to our BASES-accredited lab facilities, which include a biomechanics lab, environmental chamber and physiology labs. We also have extensive sports facilities on our Eastbourne campus, including a swimming pool, two gyms, an artificial training pitch and dance studios.

You'll build your professional experience through placement and volunteering opportunities with local, national and international sports organisations.

Past students have worked with Arsenal Football Club, British Cycling, Freedom Leisure and Hayters Sport Agency.

You'll join our graduate network of elite coaches, Olympians, world champions and leading academic researchers.

Our graduates go on to careers in all areas of sport from education and youth work to research, consultancy and coaching. Previous graduates have worked for the English Institute of Sport, the Canadian Olympic Team, Xtreme Everest Expedition and Sky Sports.

Sport and Exercise Science BSc(Hons) and our laboratories are accredited by The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES).

Our laboratories provide support to elite athletes as a TASS Accredited Centre as part of the Sport England Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS).

We are a Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) Higher Education Partner which offers many benefits for our students.

Our Sport Management BSc(Hons) and Sport Coaching BSc(Hons) are endorsed by CIMSPA confirming that they meet their professional standards providing graduates with the knowledge and skills that employers have identified as most valuable.

Learning environment

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The laboratory facilities at the Eastbourne campus include a biomechanics lab, an environmental chamber, exercise physiology labs and a biochemistry lab. The labs have featured in many TV programmes and help athletes prepare for the Olympics and Paralympics.

Our sports performance hub houses the most up-to-date aerobic testing machines, together with resistance exercise testing equipment that combines sports analysis and training. It includes lifting platforms, an indoor plyometrics track and a three-camera system to allow for performance analysis and rapid feedback to the athlete. We've also just opened a new teaching gym which features the latest weight-training and exercise equipment.

Eastbourne sport facilities include a climbing wall, 36-station fitness suite, a six court sports hall, a 25m swimming pool, two gymnasiums, an artificial outdoor pitch and dance studios. There are plenty of opportunities to take part in sport and exercise outside of your course both competitively and just for fun.

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School of Sport and Health Sciences

Sport and exercise degrees are taught on the university's Eastbourne campus alongside health courses.

Sport and exercise

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Learning environment

View our 360 labs tour

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School of Sport and Health Sciences

Our research in sport and exercise

Undergraduate courses

Exercise, Health and Rehabilitation Science BSc(Hons)

Physical Education BA(Hons)

Physical Education BA(Hons) with QTS