The amount of ill health associated with physical inactivity and the increasing demand for enhanced performance in professional sports has fuelled interest in sports science and raised the demand for sport and exercise science practitioners.

This Applied Sport and Exercise Science course from Coventry University aims to provide students with the technical, analytical, practical and professional knowledge, understanding and skills to enhance human performance across a range of domains (sport, occupational, health) using exercise. Your studies will count towards British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) accreditation.

Career prospects

The number of jobs in the area of sport and exercise science is increasing due to the diversity of vocations and range of employers in public and private sectors. According to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), overall employment is set to rise steadily with around 1.5 million new jobs across all sectors by 2020.

Our programme provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate specialist academic and transferrable skills, such as good communication, problem-solving, critical analysis and the ability to work independently to a high standard.

It has potential to open a variety of sport or fitness-related careers, such as a fitness manager for sports teams, a sport and exercise scientist, performance manager, exercise/physical activity referral officer and exercise physiologist. Alternatively, you may pursue roles in health promotion, the health industry, in research, teaching or working with individuals in the community and health sectors to assist in behaviour change and promote healthy lifestyles. The course's strong focus on research skills provides an ideal platform for further study at PhD level or undertaking research.