Sport
Whether your interest in sport stems from coaching, development, psychology, management, sport and exercise sciences, or sports therapy, we have a range of degrees that will build your scientific knowledge and practical expertise in a friendly learning environment.
Sport INTRODUCTION
At Winchester, your passion for sports combines with our state-of-the-art facilities, expert academics and research informed syllabus, to give you the confidence and knowledge to forge a career dedicated to helping others reach their full potential.
Across this subject area you will find degrees that allow you to personalise your learning experience with optional modules. We have cutting-edge laboratories that are excellently equipped for Biomechanics, Physiology, Strength & Conditioning and Sport Psychology.
Foundation Sport COURSES
Undergraduate Sport COURSES
Physical Education and Sport
This exciting, multi-disciplinary degree will prepare you to pursue postgraduate teacher training in physical education, while maintaining a broad view on education, sport and wellbeing. You will be joining a community of scholars of sport and education, where together we stimulate a high degree of independence and resilience.
Read moreSports Journalism
In recent years, Winchester University has built a strong reputation for its sports journalism. We have built up a network of partnerships with local and national sporting bodies. We currently have strong relationships with Winchester City Football Club, Totton Football Club, Basingstoke Town Football Club, Basingstoke Bison ice hockey club, Perform sports agency, ITV Sport, Hampshire FA among others.
Read moreSport and Exercise Psychology
Sports psychologists work to help both team and individual sports men and women to fine tune their physical and mental capacities to maximise performance at critical times.
Read moreSport and Exercise Science
This dynamic degree prepares you for a career in the fast-growing field of sport and exercise science. On graduation, you’ll be at the forefront of laboratory-based performance evaluation, able to boost the achievements of elite athletes, devise a recovery programme for an injured amateur, as well as help people lead healthier and happier lives.
Read moreSport Coaching
Sports coaches used to pick up their skills simply by playing, then passing on their experience. But that’s no longer enough in a world where coaches in tennis, football and cricket have public profiles as high as the players themselves. That’s why on our Sports Coaching course you learn a more ‘professional’ approach by reflecting in an academic way on your practical experiences of coaching practice.
Read moreSport Management
Over the past five years, the business of sport had become a £20 billion-a-year industry in the UK, supporting some 450,000 jobs. From the Premier League to the Women’s Cricket World Cup, sport builds into a global and expanding industry. As such, the world of sport provides not only potentially lucrative opportunities but also a diverse and rewarding context within which to apply your business and marketing skills.
Read moreSports Therapy
This dynamic degree prepares you for a career in the growing field of Sports Therapy where you will be enabled to empower athletes and sports people of all abilities to get the best out of their potential and performance. Our aim is to shape confident learners by enabling you to develop the skills needed to excel in your studies here and as well as onto further studies or the employment market.
Read morePostgraduate Sport COURSES
Sport and Exercise
Sport and Exercise at Winchester equips you to develop your expertise in a specific aspect of sport and exercise. It offers bespoke postgraduate provision from a wide range of sport and exercise-focused backgrounds, giving you the opportunity to tailor your programme of study to your own specific areas of interest.
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"We look at how to improve athletes’ ability in terms of training, in terms of performance and we also look at things like rehabilitation. We look at things like anatomy and how to improve the physiology, for example if a cyclist wanted to train and they wanted to be better, we would look at how we can improve that."
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