Sport and Physical Activity Courses

Overview

Students wearing eye masks stand one behind the other and pass a ball down the line. Our Sport and Physical Activity degrees equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in a variety of sports and non-sports settings.

If you’re aspiring to work in coach education, performance analysis, strength and conditioning, sports development, school-based physical education, health and fitness, or injury prevention and rehabilitation, we have the right course for you.

A range of three-year undergraduate degrees and four-year integrated Masters degrees are available, including Sport and Exercise Science programmes endorsed by The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) and Sports Therapy courses accredited by the Society of Sports Therapists.

Courses

A student makes notes as she monitors another student on an exercise bike.

Facilities

Two students engage in weight training, balancing poles above their shoulders while crouching down. All courses in the Department of Sport and Physical Activity place a strong emphasis on practical work, underpinned by outstanding facilities including dedicated biochemistry, biomechanics, performance analysis, physiology and psychology laboratories.

There is a dedicated sports therapy clinic, providing a clinical learning environment in which to gain practical experience, as well as a functional rehabilitation centre where bespoke rehabilitation programmes for individuals or small groups can be implemented.

Cutting-edge musculo-skeletal assessment tools combine with a dedicated strength and conditioning area in our MSk laboratory, while a Sleep, Exercise and Performance laboratory enables you to measure the responses of individuals to sleep, sleep deprivation and changes in the circadian rhythms of a variety of biological processes.

Additional learning resources include eye-tracking systems in a specialist vision analysis laboratory where you can measure hand-eye coordination, ocular-motor control and other mechanisms associated with visual perception.

Complementing the impressive academic facilities, there are £30 million of sport and leisure facilities across 60 acres on campus.

Gallery

One student leads another blindfolded student round the gym.

One student runs with another blindfolded student round the gym.

Blindfolded students sit crosslegged on the gym floor and reach out for balls placed in front of them.

Blindfolded students stand one behind the other, passing a ball over their heads or between their legs down the line.

Four students walk past lockers in the Sports Centre.

Students practice their hockey skills in the gym.

Students practice their volleyball skills in the gym.

Four students squat in the gym by a large sheet of A2 paper covered in notes.

A student throws a tennis ball to one of his peers in the gym.

A member of Edge Hill Sport staff advises a student on his throwing technique.

A student throws a netball at the basket, while one of his peers who is also holding a netball looks on.

A student leaps over a series of small agility hurdles in the gym.

Two student squat as they face each other and balance weights on their shoulders.

A student directs one of her peers as he throws a ball towards the basket.

A student controls a football during a game in the gym.

A student runs with a football during a game in the gym.

Two students speak with their tutor during a seminar in a classroom in the Sports Centre.

Sport and Exercise Science students make notes on a sheet of A2 paper during a workshop.

Sport and Exercise Science students work in pairs and make notes on computers during a workshop.

A student measures the height of one of her peers.

Students test their speed using a Smartspeed Timing Gates System in a sports laboratory.

A student crouches down during an exercise in a sports laboratory.

A student lifts weights while being monitored in a sports laboratory.

A student jumps off a small crash mat while being monitored in a sports laboratory.

A Sports Therapy student uses an exercise bike while monitored by his peers, one of whom is making notes.

Sports Therapy students sit on benches round the side of a classroom and engage in group discussion during a workshop.

Two Sports Therapy students practice their skills supporting a client with limited mobility.

Sports Therapy students hone their massage skills on their peers in the sports therapy clinic.

A student massages a leg of one of his peers who is lying on a bed in the sports therapy clinic.

A Sports Therapy student massages the back of one of her peers who is lying face down on a bed in the sports therapy clinic.

A Sports Therapy student massages the neck of one of her peers who is lying face down on a bed in the sports therapy clinic.

Students chat while preparing to practice their massage skills on each other in the sports therapy clinic.

Four students walk together on the viewing platform on the roof of the Sports Centre which overlooks the athletics track.

Three students chat while standing on the viewing platform on the roof of the Sports Centre which overlooks the athletics track.

Three students relax in the Sports Centre cafe with the swimming pool visible behind them.

Open Days

A student and her parents admire the campus while standing on a bridge near the Catalyst building. If you are considering studying at Edge Hill University, the best way to gain an insight into the student experience is to discover our stunning campus for yourself by attending an open day.

You can tour the campus, including the halls of residence, with a student guide. There will also be opportunities to attend presentations and view subject facilities.

Alternatively, if you are unable to attend an open day, we offer a range of other events for prospective students, including monthly campus tours.

View open day dates and book your place

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