Sport and Exercise for Health with Sport Management with a Year in Industry
University of Kent
UCAS Code: C615 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
including any required subjects as listed in the relevant qualification section
The University welcomes applications from Access to Higher Education Diploma candidates for consideration. A typical offer may require you to obtain a proportion of Level 3 credits in relevant subjects at merit grade or above.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Applicants should have grade C or 4 in Maths GCSE or a suitable equivalent level qualification.
112 Tariff points from your IB diploma, including one HL subject from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Maths: Analysis and Approaches or Sport, Exercise & Health Science at HL 5. Typically H5, H5, H6.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
including any required subjects as listed in the relevant qualification section
Scottish Highers qualifications are considered on an individual basis
T Level
overall in Science with a minimum of grade B for the core components (including grade B in the core B examination) and merit overall in the occupational specialism component
UCAS Tariff
including any required subjects as listed in the relevant qualification section
About this course
**Launch your career in the sport, exercise and health sector with this multi-disciplinary degree. This unique course equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to boost the performance of elite athletes and to work with members of the public including children, older people and those adapting to illness and injuries, to improve their quality of life.**
Our expert lecturers are active researchers and have practical experience of working in areas such as sports management and policy, sport marketing and leadership, nutrition, sport psychology and sport science, and their research underpins our teaching, ensuring you learn about the latest thinking in the field.
**Reasons to study Sport and Exercise for Health with Sport Management at Kent**
* Through our wide range of modules you will discover best practice and innovation in sport management with insights from leading international researchers, specialists and practitioners from within the UK and global sport sectors; including in the areas of sport development, volunteering, professional sports work, and sport-mega event legacy.
* We have professional connections with the NHS, sports teams and organisations, health-promoting agencies and private businesses, and regularly engage with them across sport, science and health. These relationships inform our research-led teaching and practice and improve your employability through providing work placement opportunities and unique sector insights.
* During your course you will have access to our fantastic facilities including cycling and rowing ergometers; 3D motion video analysis; blood testing and respiratory gas analysis equipment; a rehabilitation gymnasium; an anti-gravity treadmill and an environmental chamber.
* You will benefit from the wider Kent Sport facilities on our Canterbury campus, such as the fitness suite, dance studio and indoor halls and outdoor sports pitches - as well as our new Kent Sport Clinic, which will be the most comprehensive sports performance clinic in the South East.
* Team Kent, funded by the students’ union runs more than 60 different sports clubs and our large green campus is a great place for morning/evening runs or cycling.
* If you have competed at county level you can apply for one of the University’s sports scholarships.
**Year in Industry**
Your Year in Industry takes place between your second and final years. As well as gaining invaluable workplace experience, you also have the chance to evaluate a particular career path, and, if your industrial placement goes well, you may be offered a job by that employer after graduation.
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One of the fastest growing subjects in the country, the number of sports science graduates went from under 3,000 in 2003 to over 10,000 in 2013. Numbers have fallen slightly since 2015, but we still have over 9,000 graduates in the subject. However, the good news is the country's appetite for good health and fitness - and the adaptability of graduates in the subject - means that sports science grads are less likely than average to be out of work. Sports science graduates, not surprisingly, tend to get jobs in sport, fitness and health - coaching and teaching especially - but they're found all over the economy. Management and business are also popular options for graduates from this subject — and sports science graduates are particularly found where drive, determination and physical fitness are an advantage.
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