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Strength and Conditioning

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Brighton
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Course summary

Strength and conditioning professionals use their skills and knowledge to work with athletes at all levels, optimising their performance, helping to prevent injuries and to enhance overall physical fitness.

Our endorsed Strength and Conditioning degree meets industry standards and offers plenty of hands-on experience in our labs and other specialist facilities. You'll learn physiology, psychology, anatomy and biomechanics and how to apply that knowledge in the real world. Option modules allow you to follow your interests and a professional work placement will put your classroom learning into practice. You'll be guided throughout your studies by strength and conditioning experts.

Top reasons to choose this course

  • Endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) against two professional standards.

  • Work placement to gain hands-on professional experience.

  • Improve your skills working with clients in a supervised setting.

  • Learn in our extensive on-site facilities which include a strength and conditioning suite.

  • Option modules to tailor the course to your interests and career aspirations.

  • Learn with experts and innovative researchers.

  • 8th in the UK for sport science courses – Guardian University Guide 2025.

Modules

Year 1
Fundamentals of Strength and Conditioning Coaching
Integrated and Applied Studies
The Scientific Study of Sport and Exercise
Foundations of Physiology for Sport and Exercise
Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Fundamental Biomechanics
Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Year 2
Core modules
Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology
Effective Coaching
Data Analysis and Research Methods
Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise
Performance Assessment and Training Prescription in Strength and Conditioning

Options*
Coaching Contexts and Methodologies
Nutrition for Physical Activity
Sport and Exercise Psychology
Performance Analysis

Final year
Core modules
Dissertation
Personal and Professional Development
Advanced Strength Coaching
Advanced Applications of Training Principles

Options*
Advanced Coaching
Applied Sport Psychology
Physiological Aspects of Exercise, Nutrition and Health
Advanced Performance Analysis
Exercise and the Brain
Sports Nutrition
Sport Business Entrepreneurship

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

This course is subject to validation. You can still apply for this course while it is being approved.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Brighton

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
C630
Institution code:
B72
Campus name:
Brighton
Campus Code:
B
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
C630
Institution code:
B72
Campus name:
Brighton
Campus Code:
B

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

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Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff 104 - 120 points

A level BBB - BCC

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) DDM - DMM

Access to HE Diploma D: 24 credits M: 21 credits

Pass Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme 30 points

Must include three subjects at Higher Level.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) H3, H3, H3, H3, H3

T Level M

T Level in Health, Healthcare Science or Science accepted.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)66.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5. in each element, or equivalent English Language qualification.

Review our English Language requirements https://www.brighton.ac.uk/international/applying-here/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements/index.aspx

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At Brighton we recognise that not everyone's background provides the same advantages, and we know that grades are not the only indicator of potential.

If you meet our contextual admissions criteria we will make you an offer which is at least 16 UCAS points lower than our standard offer. You may also be eligible for additional financial and practical support from us through the Brighton Boost cost of living support package.

Learn more on the University of Brighton website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

The fees listed in the table above are for full-time UK undergraduate students in academic year 2025-26. You will pay further fees in each year of your course. Fees may increase each year. UK undergraduate and certain postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government. The annual fee increase will not exceed the UK government's maximum regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year. Many of our courses include the option of a salaried placement year. Tuition fees for a placement year are charged at a lower rate of £1850. The international tuition fees listed above are for full-time courses during the academic year 2025-26. Further tuition fees are payable in each year of study. Non-regulated tuition fees, which usually apply to international students and UK postgraduate students* are subject to an annual increase of a maximum of 5% or the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), whichever is higher.
*Some designated postgraduate courses are regulated by the UK government – the annual fee increase for eligible UK / Home students on these designated courses will not exceed the UK government’s regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year.

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