BSc (Hons), CertHE, DipHE Sports Science with Education

Our course explores the performance of sportspeople, from amateurs through to elite athletes. It also has a focus on education, and many of our graduates have gone on to become secondary-school teachers.

You’ll learn about the factors that affect the body, both physically and mentally, and how to work with those to benefit sporting performance.

As a student at ARU Writtle, you’ll take part in practical, hands-on classes using specialist sports facilities and equipment. These include our Centre for Sport and Health, which is open to the public and where you may work with elite clubs and athletes, and members of the community. There’s also a professional placement module in your final year.

You'll be taught by staff who are experienced practitioners in elite sports such as football, cycling, GB Basketball, squash and athletics.

As a graduate, you’ll have a well-rounded understanding of athletic performance and be ready to make a start on your career. If your interest lies in education, you could progress to postgraduate teacher training.

There's a range of jobs in the sports industry and associated sectors that you could consider as a BSc (Hons) Sports Science with Education graduate.

These include:

• science-based roles, such as working in professional or amateur coaching
• a variety of positions in the health and wellbeing sector
• teaching (following postgraduate teacher training)
• sales jobs, for example for companies producing sports equipment
• graduate schemes.

Graduation doesn't have to be the end of your time with us. You might decide to at ARU and study for a Masters, such as our MSc Sport, Exercise and Nutrition.