www.stir.ac.uk/sport

Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence

Our approach at Stirling: UG and PG
Broadly:
- Diverse range of subjects to study
- Range of career paths (sometimes a sports degree is not the best starting point)
- Career patterns not very clear
- Case studies showcase opportunities
- Best students have focus, gain work and voluntary experiences, select modules etc carefully

Scotland's University for Sporting Excellence

10 degree programmes
- BSc. Sport and Exercise Science
BA. Sports Studies
Sports Studies and Accountancy
Sports Studies with Business
Sports Studies with Film & Media
Sports Studies and History
Sports Studies and Journalism
Sports Studies and Marketing
Sports Studies and Psychology
Sports Studies, Professional Education and Physical Education

-MSc. Performance Coaching
MSc. Sports Coaching
MSc. Psychology of Sport
MSc. Sport Management

Year 1 - Multidisciplinary approach to allow flexibility
Year 2 - Refining choices
Year 3 - Becoming a specialist
Year 4 – Honours project

- Sports Policy
- Managing the Business of Sport
- Sport Governance
- The Development of Excellence in Sport
- Sports Marketing

- Psychology of Sport
- Sports Medicine, Health and Well-Being
- Foundations of Physical Activity for Health
- Psychology of Exercise, Physical Activity &
Health

- Physical Education, School Sport and Youth Culture
- Sport, Gender, Ethnicity and Identity
- Historical Development of Sport
- Sport, Culture and Nationhood
- Doping in Sport
- Coaching and Leadership

Sport & Exercise Science
Years 1 and 2 – Focus on Biology
Years 3 and 4 – Focus on Sport and Exercise

Autumn Semester
Year 1 
Introduction to Sports Studies 1.

Introduction to Cell Biology

Laboratory Skills
Spring Semester

Introduction to Sports Studies 2

Introduction to Physiology

Field Skills
Focus on Biology

Autumn Semester
Year 2  Sports Studies – Issues and Concepts

Evolution and Genetics

Another module of choice
Spring Semester
 Human Anatomy & Physiology

Psychology of Sport or

Foundations of Physical Activity for Health

Statistical Techniques

Year 3 – Becoming a Sport and
Exercise Scientist
Autumn Semester
Year 3  Sports Medicine Health and Wellbeing
 Physiology of Sport and Exercise

Animal Physiology
Spring Semester
 Psychology of Exercise, Physical Activity & Health
 Applied Exercise Physiology

The Animal Cell
Focus on Sport and Exercise

Year 4 – Becoming a Specialist
Autumn Semester
Year 4  Proteomics/Molecular Techniques
 Readings in Sports Studies
 Research Methods for Sport and
Exercise Science
Spring Semester
 Research Project in Sport and Exercise Science

Sport Management
Sport Culture
Sport and Exercise Psychology Health and Exercise Science

MSc. Sports Coaching
Three years’ experience
Sport-specific coaching qualifications (e.g. UKCC Level 2 or equivalent)
Coaching scholarships available

MSc. Performance Coaching
Experienced coaches
2 years part-time
Distance learning programme
Online lectures, podcasts, forums

MSc. Psychology of Sport
Health and Well
Being
The only sport course in Scotland to be accredited by the British Psychological
Society
Athlete
Performance

MSc. Sport Management
Event Management
Organisation
Marketing Participation
Finance

ATHLETE
PERFORMANCE
HEALTHY
LIFESTLYES
TREATMENT /
PREVENTION OF
DISEASE

- NGB and Coach UK awards
- Gym Instructor and personal trainer courses
- Volunteering programme
- Clubs and societies
- Active Stirling
- Zambia
- Study abroad

Careers in Sport and Exercise Sciences
Sport Science
Strength and Conditioning
Teaching
Fitness Industry
Health Professi onal
Physiotherapy
Rehabilitation

Sport development
Event organisation
Sports journalism
Sports marketing
Sports coaching

Sarah Dixon
Partnership officer at Sport Scotland National Sports
Training Centre
Richard Chessor
Lead Nutritionist, Scottish Rugby
Blair Cartmell
Performance Centre Coach at Triathlon Scotland
Eilidh Geraghty
Business Development Project Manager, Sport Aberdeen

Chris Sellar
Community Sport Hub Co-ordinator at Heriot Watt University
Ryan Carenduff
Business Development Manager/Innovation Accelerator at
Sporting Chance Initiative
Ben O’Connell
Head of Operations, Active Stirling
Gregor Munro
Sales Manager, Adidas and Ashworth Golf

Broader patterns:
Within 6 months, 85% have a job, 10% are in further study
BA Sports Studies:
50% get a ‘professional or managerial’ job;
15% are in ‘sport/leisure’
BSc Sport and Exercise Science:
55% get a ‘professional or managerial’ job;
30% are in sports/fitness;
15% in ‘natural and social science professionals’;
15% in leisure

And some have achieved a lot even before they leave: