BSc Adventure Sport Science
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science, combining adventure sport disciplines with core sport science. Core topics include fieldwork, data analysis, statistics, research methods, and human behaviour. The course includes a scientific research expedition module and a final-year dissertation. Teaching takes place in field-based settings across North Wales alongside laboratories equipped with a hypoxia chamber.
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Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 104 - 128 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels (General Studies and Key Skills not accepted) BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM - DDM Sports Leaders UK: Higher Sports Leadership qualifications International Baccalaureate Diploma: accepted Access to HE: pass required Welsh Baccalaureate: We will accept this qualification in conjunction with other level 3 qualifications T-Levels: T Levels in a relevant subject considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to the outdoors (e.g. practical experience, work experience, Duke of Edinburgh Award).
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What students say
Based on about 10 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 96%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 94%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 81%
- Learning resources: 85%
- Student voice: 82%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 45%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 25%
Most common jobs
- Sports and fitness occupations: 25%
- Elementary occupations: 15%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 10%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 85%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 85%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 70%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 110 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 3%
- North West: 18%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East Midlands: 6%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 1%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 41%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 10 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Modules
- Outdoor Adventure Activities: Practical Skills
- Mechanisms of Body Regulation
- Professional Life Skills
- Neuroscience of Sport Performance
- Physiology of Human Body Systems
- Emotional and Social Foundations in Sport
- Skill Acquisition
- Sport and Exercise Physiology
- Outdoor Adventure Activities: Advanced Skills and Leadership
- Research Expedition
- Research Skills in Sport Science
- Sport Psychology in Action
- Nutrition for Performance and Health
- Dissertation
- Adventure Sports Science: Tourism and Therapy
- People and the Environment
- Personality in Sport and Exercise
- Stress and Performance
- Physiology of Athletic Development and Training Design
- Talent Identification and Development
- Sport and Exercise Medicine
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Adventure Sport Science at Bangor University earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £21,500 after 3 years, £27,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £24,500 and £34,000. The £27,000 median after five years is £500 less than the UK median for Sport and exercise sciences.
What do graduates of BSc Adventure Sport Science at Bangor University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Adventure Sport Science at Bangor University?
96% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Adventure Sport Science at Bangor University?
The average entrant had 147 UCAS points.
Does BSc Adventure Sport Science at Bangor University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Adventure Sport Science at Bangor University?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.