BSc Sports and Exercise Science

Example structure
Studying at Essex is about discovering yourself, so your course combines compulsory and optional modules to make sure you gain key knowledge in the discipline, while having as much freedom as possible to explore your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Professional Skills in Sport and Exercise Science 1


Introduction to Sports and Exercise Science
Biomechanics
Sport and Exercise Psychology
Principles of Nutrition and Metabolism
Anatomy and Physiology
Professional Skills in Sports and Exercise Science 2 (Assessed in Following Year)
Year 2
Professional Skills in Sports and Exercise Science 2


Exercise Physiology
Applied Biomechanics and Movement Analysis


Sport and Performance Psychology
Energy for Exercise (optional)
Training Techniques and Assessment of Athletes (optional)
Sports Injuries and Exercise Rehabilitation (optional)
Health and Lifestyle (optional)
Final year
Research Project and Skills in Sports Science
Issues in Sport and Exercise Science
Nutrition and Drugs in Sport and Exercise (optional)
Movement Analysis (optional)
Applied Sports Psychology (optional)
Sport, Exercise and the Self (optional)
Human Performance in Extreme Environments (optional)
Interdisciplinary Science Group Project Module (optional)
Placement
On a placement year you gain relevant work experience within an external business or organisation, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate job market and providing you with key contacts within the industry. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Year abroad
On your year abroad, you have the opportunity to experience other cultures and languages, to broaden your degree socially and academically, and to demonstrate to employers that you are mature, adaptable, and organised. The rest of your course remains identical to the three-year degree.
Teaching
Practical work in your first two years
Learn through a combination of lectures, laboratory sessions and coursework
Gain experience collating and interpreting data, and reporting findings clearly and concisely
Assessment
Degrees are awarded on the results of your written examinations together with continual assessments of your practical work and coursework
Contribute towards real-world research projects in your final year of study
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