Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Sports Science (Outdoor Activities)] From Bangor University

This This Sports Science (Outdoor Activities) (Hons) course at Bangor University is combined with an opportunity to develop your own outdoor skills concentrated in the practical Water- and Land-based modules and the Expedition module. You will also have the opportunity to work towards National Governing Body recognised qualifications in various disciplines e.g. mountaineering and kayaking.

All students study 120 credits in each year of their degree. In addition to modules in the subject specific areas of Physiology, Psychology, Biomechanics, and Motor Control and Learning relating to each degree, there are two components common to all programmes:

• Portfolio Academic Skills: This module helps students with the transition from school to university. It provides a comprehensive primer to fundamental academic principles such as academic writing; literature searching; referencing; presentation skills; and plagiarism. The practical emphasis of the module will ensure that all students are equipped with a solid platform from which they can thrive as an academic, both during their time as an undergraduate and beyond.
• Research Skills, Project and Dissertation (all students except joint honours PE course): Research Skills enables students to understand research processes in sport, health and exercise sciences. In their final year, students have the opportunity to integrate the knowledge they have accumulated in an independent research project or a dissertation. They will be required to interpret their research findings in relation to current knowledge and present their results at a Student Conference. These research projects/dissertations provide the foundation for lifelong learning in sport and health sciences and have been recognised as a hallmark of our degree programmes by students and external examiners.

Why choose Bangor University for this course?

• Bangor University is the only university in Wales to be awarded Gold in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework.
• YouÕll be studying at a research-led Sport Science School Ð 7th in the UK (REF 2014);
• We are rated 10th in the UK for overall quality (Guardian University Guide 2017);
• BangorÕs location makes it an ideal place to study outdoor activities as there is access to a wide range of natural environments ranging from the coast to the mountains of the Snowdonia National Park;
• The School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences was one of the first to offer an academically focussed degree integrating its internationally renowned expertise in sport science with more vocational elements concentrating on outdoor activities;
• This course draws on expertise from staff who are leading researchers in their fields but also actively participate in outdoor and high risk activities such as climbing, canoeing, skiing, etc. The vocational elements of this degree are strengthened further by input and delivery from highly qualified and experienced outdoor practitioners at our external partners, Surf-Lines and the Conway Centre;
• Students undertake an Expedition module (run by the Conway Centre) integrating their scientific knowledge, outdoor activity skills and life skills, to complete a mountain- and/or water-based journey in a wilderness environment. Previous students have visited the Alps and Nepal.

This course is also ideal preparation for a career in the outdoors as an instructor, an exploration or expedition leader, in outdoor development training, and also in education and recreation generally.

All our courses will prepare you for a career as a sport scientist, working with squads of elite athletes and performers to fine tune their training; sport science research; working in the public health sector, for example in sports therapy or physiotherapy; or working in the health/fitness industry generally. Postgraduate study and a career in teaching (after completing a postgraduate certificate of education), research and lecturing is another vocational route. There are also some specific career opportunities for different degrees listed with the course details.

Some School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science graduates simply use their academic qualification and the transferable skills that they have developed to work in management, the emergency services or to set up their own business.