Science of Sport Performance BSc (Hons)

**Develop essential practical skills and scientific knowledge in preparation for a career in sport performance.**<br/><br/>Immerse yourself in the science of sport to help develop the high-performance athletes of today and tomorrow. Your studies will allow you to develop the essential knowledge and skills required to pursue a career in sport performance.<br/><br/>As part of your course, you’ll:<br/><br/><br/>- Develop expertise in the interdisciplinary sciences of sport performance, drawing on disciplines including biomechanics, nutrition, physiology and psychology<br/><br/><br/>- Advance practical and research techniques and have the confidence to use performance-measuring equipment and technologies to evaluate athletes at all stages of their development<br/><br/><br/>- Study performance approaches within individual and team contexts and learn to apply these models to virtually any sport<br/><br/><br/>- Engage in work-related learning and practical placements in multiple sport settings<br/><br/><br/>**Find out more**<br/><br/>**Refine your practitioner skills**<br/>This course is one of the few undergraduate programmes in the UK that focuses on using multi and interdisciplinary science to augment performance in a range of client groups.<br/><br/>As you apply your knowledge, you’ll refine your self-awareness, becoming a sport performance practitioner capable of understanding and responding to your clients’ individual needs so they can achieve their performance objectives while also maintaining or enhancing their health and wellbeing needs.<br/><br/>**Sporting expertise**<br/>As a student in the Carnegie School of Sport, you’ll be able to draw on 20 years of expertise in delivering sport education programmes.<br/><br/>Your studies will be bolstered by a rich sporting infrastructure here at Leeds Beckett. During all three years of study, you’ll be provided with a wide range of work-based learning opportunities. These could involve providing support to student athletes competing at BUCS (British Universities & Colleges Sport) level or being immersed in real-world placements with professional organisations and partners such as Yorkshire Carnegie, Leeds Rhinos, or Perform Group.<br/><br/>Representatives from our sporting partners have had input into the design of many of your assessments on this course, ensuring your learning experience is as authentic as possible.<br/><br/>**Boost your experience**<br/>You’ll also have the opportunity to gain additional experience and qualifications through vocational involvement with our university’s Sport & Active Lifestyles schemes that provide fitness, physical activity, and coaching programmes for our staff and students.<br/><br/>**International recognition**<br/>Weve been ranked in the top 100 institutions in the world for Sports-Related Subjects in QSs World University Rankings by Subject. QS are an international higher education benchmarking agency.<br/><br/>**Why study Science of Sport Performance at Leeds Beckett University**<br/><br/><br/>- 94% of students were positive about the teaching on BSc (Hons) Science of Sport Performance*<br/><br/><br/>- Develop the skills to work with the next generation of elite athletes<br/><br/><br/>- Varied work placement opportunities<br/><br/><br/>- Study in our £45m state-of-the-art Carnegie School of Sport building<br/><br/><br/>- Sport volunteering opportunities, which have previously included the Olympics, World Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Games <br/><br/><br/>National Student Survey 2024*