Course summary
Immerse yourself in the engaging world of sport and exercise on this hands-on and wide-ranging degree. This Sport and Exercise degree prepares you for a rapidly evolving career.
Your studies are wide-ranging, from scientific support, coaching and service provision to duty of care and community sports development. You'll have practical sessions in our bespoke physiology and biomechanics laboratories. Plus you'll explore areas like social policy with sports coaching and development.
Built-in work placements
Built-in work placements give you industry experience, helping you learn how to apply your knowledge to real-life situations. Along the way you can work towards National Governing Body and/or industry qualifications.
This is a flexible course, blending academic study alongside relevant industry experience, helping you to tailor your degree as your interests develop. Whatever you choose to do career-wise, your studies are designed to dovetail neatly into your future employment plans.
Two-year foundation in Sport and Exercise
This course is flexible, and part of a portfolio of five courses covering different specialisms in sport.
For the first two years, everyone takes Sport and Exercise as a foundation. Then you specialise in years three and four.
Abertay is Scotland's TOP University for overall student satisfaction in Sport and Exercise (NSS 2023). And the 2024 Complete University Guide named us the top Scottish modern university for Sports Science.
Ways to study this course
Campuses
- Abertay Campus
Study options
- BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 4 Years
Start dates
- 08/09/2025
Application codes
- Course code:
- C600
- Institution code:
- A30
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
Abertay University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Application codes
- Course code:
- C600
- Institution code:
- A30
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