BA English and Sport Science
About this course
BA (Hons) in English and Sport Science, a combined degree in Sport and Exercise Science and English exploring the intersection of athletic disciplines and literary studies. Core topics include Research Methods, Policy Analysis, Global & Comparative Perspective. Students divide their time equally between both subject areas to investigate textual forms alongside exercise science, physiology, and sport sociology. The first year builds foundational knowledge through Sport and the Social Sciences, Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Science, Narrative Forms, Theory Matters, and Fundamentals of Teaching Physical Education, with optional choices including Introduction to Drama. The second year advances these studies through modules such as The Reflective Practitioner in Physical Education, alongside diverse optional selections ranging from Victorian Literature and Modernisms to Fitness Training and Analysis and Sport, Diversity and Social Justice. The final year offers advanced study in options like Applied Sports Science: Analysis and Conditioning, Sport Policy and Governance, Contemporary Issues in Sporting Cultures, and English Dissertation, allowing targeted exploration across both fields.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including one of the following subjects: English (Literature, Language, or both), any Language subject, Geography, History, Classical Civilisation, Law, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Studies or Sociology. IB: 32 (6,5,5 HL) to include one of the following subjects at Higher Level: English (Literature, Language or both), any Language subject, Geography, History, Philosophy, Global Politics, Psychology, World Religions, Social and Cultural Anthropology. BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM plus an A level grade B in a required subject. BTEC Level 3 National Diploma: DD plus one A level in a required subject at Grade B. BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate: D plus two A levels at Grades BB including one required subject. Preferred BTEC: Performing Arts, Art & Design, Digital Film and Video Production, Business IT, Applied Science, Sport, Sport and Exercise Science, Health & Social Care.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 70%: 30 offers from 43 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 9 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 85%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 78%
- Academic support: 100%
- Organisation and management: 92%
- Learning resources: 89%
- 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: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 29 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 61%
- Working and studying: 17%
- Further study: 9%
- Unemployed: 7%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 27%
- Teaching Professionals: 14%
- Sports and fitness occupations: 14%
- Natural and social science professionals: 5%
- Elementary occupations: 4%
- Find their work meaningful: 100%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 65%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 135 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 21%
- West Midlands: 10%
- East of England: 18%
- London: 27%
- South East: 14%
- South West: 3%
- Wales: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Sport and the Social Sciences
- Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Science
- Narrative Forms
- Theory Matters
- Fundamentals of Teaching Physical Education
- Introduction to Drama
- University-wide Language Programme
- The Reflective Practitioner in Physical Education
- Fitness Training and Analysis
- Victorian Literature
- Love and Life in Stuart-Era Literature (1603-1714)
- Strange Fascination: Queer Desires and Identities in Literature, 1886-1952
- Animal Tales: Non-human Animals in Fiction, Film and Philosophy
- Your Future Career: Preparing for the World of Work
- Victorian Values Reconsidered
- Modernisms
- Literature from 1990
- Screen Cultures
- Weird Fiction
- Maps and Motors
- The American Century: US Politics and Society in the 20th Century (10 credits)
- Sport, Diversity and Social Justice
- Acquiring Movement Skills
- Conceptualising Sport
- Physical Activity and Health
- University-wide Language Programme
- English Dissertation
- Physical Activity and Health of Children
- Critical Pedagogies in Physical Education
- Contemporary Issues in Sporting Cultures
- Applied Sports Science: Analysis and Conditioning
- Sport Policy and Governance
- Radicals and Reactionaries: Writing Women in 1890s
- Cruel and Unusual: Punishment on trial in American Culture
- Love, Poetry and War: The Modern Poet from Eliot to Plath
- Maladies and Medicines
- Neo-Victorianism
- Adapting Shakespeare
- Driving On: Writing Towards Publication
- Global America
- Psychology for Physical Educators
- University-wide Language Programme
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English and Sport Science at Loughborough University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £24,500 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,500 and £39,500. The £33,000 median after five years is £5,500 more than the UK median for Sport and exercise sciences.
What do graduates of BA English and Sport Science at Loughborough University do next?
86% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English and Sport Science at Loughborough University?
85% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English and Sport Science at Loughborough University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 154 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA English and Sport Science at Loughborough University?
70% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 30 offers from 43 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA English and Sport Science at Loughborough University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BA English and Sport Science at Loughborough University?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.