Sport and Exercise

Whatever you choose to study at Staffordshire University as an undergraduate you will have the opportunity of a work placement, where you’ll gain experience and connections to give you an edge in your future career. 

This work experience may link to your course, or it could be a broader experience. Our commitment will give students the best possible mix of knowledge and experience. 

All our degrees combine academic study with lots of practical learning. This gives the best possible start for competing for jobs when you graduate. 

Throughout your degree, you'll develop the kind of skills employers prioritise. From communication and teamwork to digital literacy and critical thinking, you'll have it covered. You'll also gain hands-on experience with our Sports Therapy Injury and Peak Condition clinics. 

Work Experience: 

All undergraduates are guaranteed a placement, internship or volunteering opportunity. These will develop the skills employers are looking for. Recent placements include:  

• Stoke City FC 

• Port Vale FC 

• Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 

• Shrewsbury Town FC 

• Sale Sharks RFC  

• Notts County FC 

Our blended, online and face to face Postgraduate taught degrees in Sport and Exercise have a strong theory to application emphasis. For example, our MSc in Clinical Biomechanics is designed to allow clinicians (e.g. podiatrists, physiotherapists) to apply knowledge gained directly and immediately into their clinical practice settings.  Our part time and full-time online MSc. courses give you the opportunity to relate delivered content to your own work experiences and share that insight with fellow online students in support of their learning. Where appropriate, you can also use your work environment to support your research activity – a key element of our MSc. courses.

Our Sports and Exercise graduates have secured careers in professional sport, health, and teaching. 

During our courses, you'll have opportunities to gain qualifications, training, and experience. You can also gain part-time work to support local community sports. 

Many of our Sport and Exercise courses are also accredited by industry regulatory bodies. These include: The Society of Sports Therapists, The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, and The British Psychological Society. 

Employment Opportunities: 

 Our graduates have found employment in the following sectors, among others: 

• Sports development 

• Coaching 

• Teaching 

• Sports therapy 

• Health promotion 

• Physiotherapy 

• Sports facility management 

• Sports science

Our postgraduate taught courses support career and professional development by allowing you via a postgraduate qualification to progress with opportunities to become accredited within your specialist area, if that is an option (e.g. sport and exercise science via the British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES), or Sport & Exercise Psychology via the British Psychological Society (BPS) or Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC) routes.