BSc Sport Performance Analysis
Cardiff Metropolitan University
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science, centred on the analysis and improvement of sporting performance. Core topics include Systems Design and Data Analysis. The course offers an applied performance analysis placement and a final-year project. Optional modules span areas such as talent identification, sports data analytics, and broadcast media.
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Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 120-128 A level: Minimum three A levels to include grades BB. No specific subjects required. Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate considered as a third subject. BTEC/Cambridge Technical: DDM IB: Higher Level Grade 6. No specific subjects required.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 96%: 297 offers from 308 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 35 final-year students who answered
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 82%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 74%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 105 students who started
- Continued on course: 87%
- Left higher education: 13%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 645 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 7%
- East of England: 2%
- London: 5%
- South East: 10%
- South West: 25%
- Wales: 47%
Who gets in
Based on about 75 students who started
- A levels: 97%
- A degree: 1%
- No formal qualifications: 1%
Modules
- Fundamentals of System Design for Performance Analysis
- Fundamentals of Delivering Feedback within Performance Analysis
- Multidisciplinary Applications of Performance Analysis
- Learning Design for Performance Analysis
- Professional and Academic Development
- Applied Performance Analysis Placement
- Data Analysis and Visualisation in Sports
- Applied Sports Technologies for Motion Analysis
- Project-Based Learning
- Final Project
- Advanced Performance Analysis and Profiling
- Industry Placement
- Applied Performance Analysis for Talent Identification
- Sports Data Analytics
- Applied Interdisciplinary Practice
- Digital Voice: Communicating Sport Through Podcasting
- Managing High Performance Sport
- Sociology of Sports and Physical Cultures
- Ethical Issues in Sport
- Sport Development in Action: Policy, Process and Practice
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Sport Performance Analysis at Cardiff Metropolitan University earn?
The median salary is £22,500 after 3 years, £28,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £33,000. The £28,000 median after five years is £500 more than the UK median for Sport and exercise sciences.
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Sport Performance Analysis at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Sport Performance Analysis at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
The typical offer is BB at A level. The average entrant had 141 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Sport Performance Analysis at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
96% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 297 offers from 308 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Sport Performance Analysis at Cardiff Metropolitan University?
87% of students continued into their second year, and 13% left higher education.