BSc Sports and Exercise Science
About this course
BSc Hons in Sports and Exercise Science, a sport and exercise science degree examining human movement, physical performance, and physiological function. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Delivered within a medical school setting, the course utilises specialist facilities including a human performance laboratory, a human biomechanics laboratory, and the Health Innovation Campus. During the first year, students build foundational understanding through Anatomy and Biomechanics: Foundations of Movement, Fuel For Life: Nutrition Science, Innovations in Exercise Assessment and Prescription, Professional Practice: Academic Skill Development, Physiology and Metabolism Unlocked, and Sports and Exercise Psychology: Powerhouse Principles. The second year advances these concepts via Advanced Biomechanics: Optimising Human Potential, Breaking Boundaries: Debates Shaping Sports and Exercise Science, Conquer the Data: Research Methods and Statistics, Molecules to Muscles: Integrative Human Physiology, Sports and Exercise Medicine: Patient to Performer, and Sports and Exercise Psychology: The Embodied, Embedded and Extended Performer. In the final year, students complete a compulsory research project titled Cutting-Edge Science: Research Dissertation in Sports and Exercise Science alongside Engaging the Public: Power in Science Communication. Optional modules allow specialisation in areas such as applied biomechanics, performance psychology, environmental physiology, elite performance strategies, and health outcome transformation.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB. This should include one science subject from: Biology, Chemistry, Further Mathematics, Life and Health Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Education, Physics, Psychology, Statistics. IB: 32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects including 6 in one HL science subject from the following: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Sports, Exercise and Health Science
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 62%: 130 offers from 211 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 13 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 97%
- Learning opportunities: 90%
- Assessment and feedback: 91%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 100%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 94%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 10 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 25%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Sports and fitness occupations: 50%
- Other Health Professionals: 20%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Natural and social science professionals: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 100%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 75%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 90 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 4%
- North West: 47%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 8%
- East Midlands: 7%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 13%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 5%
- Wales: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 45 students who started
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Anatomy and Biomechanics: Foundations of Movement
- Fuel For Life: Nutrition Science
- Innovations in Exercise Assessment and Prescription
- Professional Practice: Academic Skill Development
- Physiology and Metabolism Unlocked
- Sports and Exercise Psychology: Powerhouse Principles
- Advanced Biomechanics: Optimising Human Potential
- Breaking Boundaries: Debates Shaping Sports and Exercise Science
- Conquer the Data: Research Methods and Statistics
- Molecules to Muscles: Integrative Human Physiology
- Sports and Exercise Medicine: Patient to Performer
- Sports and Exercise Psychology: The Embodied, Embedded and Extended Performer
- Cutting-Edge Science: Research Dissertation in Sports and Exercise Science
- Engaging the Public: Power in Science Communication
- Applied Biomechanics: Performance and Rehabilitation
- Game Changing: Applied Sports and Exercise Psychology
- Life at the Extremes: Environmental and Exercise Physiology
- Maximise Elite Performance: Redefining Excellence
- Optimise Health: Transform Outcomes from Patient to Population
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Sports and Exercise Science at Lancaster University earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £31,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,000 and £40,000. The £31,000 median after five years is £3,500 more than the UK median for Sport and exercise sciences.
What do graduates of BSc Sports and Exercise Science at Lancaster University do next?
95% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Sports and Exercise Science at Lancaster University?
97% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Sports and Exercise Science at Lancaster University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 140 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Sports and Exercise Science at Lancaster University?
62% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 130 offers from 211 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Sports and Exercise Science at Lancaster University?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.