Sport and exercise

Get a head start in your career at the University of Brighton – we're in the top 25 for sports science in the Guardian university league tables 2019.

You'll learn from industry-experienced staff in a top 20 university for world-leading research impact in sport and exercise science (REF 2014).

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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 one of just 10 institutions nationally who are part of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) two-year pilot scheme to improve employability in the sector.

We’re the official higher education partner of Premier League team, Brighton & Hove Albion. This opens up student opportunities for placements, volunteering and research collaborations across many of our subjects. You might even see us FIFA 19!

Learning environment

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.

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

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Undergraduate courses

Sport Studies BA(Hons)

Sport Business Management BSc(Hons)

Sport and Exercise Science BSc(Hons)

Sport Coaching BSc(Hons)

Physical Education BA(Hons)