Discover our high-quality and innovative sport courses

Student-focused facilities

Our fantastic sporting facilities and friendly team are available to ensure all your sport and leisure needs
are met.

Sports science excellence

We have a nearly 40-year proven track record of excellence in teaching, research and applied sport and exercise science.

Wide range of study areas

Our courses are delivered with a hands-on philosophy and taught by research-active staff and experienced industry practitioners.

Built around employability

Gain a wealth of experience through work placements that give you the best foundation for a successful career within the sports industry.

Sport Courses

Explore our highly-regarded degrees, underpinned by internationally-recognised, world-leading research and cutting-edge practice

Select a learning level

BSc (Hons) Outdoor and Adventure Education

Develop your skills in various outdoor and adventure activities as you learn the fundamentals of teaching these sports to a variety of age groups.

BA (Hons) Physical Education (Primary Years)

Gain the practical, professional and academic skills needed to prepare you to inspire children under 11 with physical education.

BSc (Hons) Football Coaching and Performance

Develop your practical coaching skills as you study the theories and concepts that underpin performance in association football.

BA (Hons) Sport Business Management

Gain an understanding of the role of management and business within a sporting context.

BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Psychology

Learn how to maintain and enhance performance and participation in sport, with a focus on exercise psychology.

BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Coaching)

Develop practical skills, explore ethical considerations, and use evidence-based research to prepare you to meet the vocational demands of coaching and other professions.

BA (Hons) Sports Media

Explore sports media and specialise in topics such as camera operations, graphics, journalism, presenting, sports writing, graphics and social media.

BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science

Choose the specialised pathway that reflects your own interests and career plans within physical activity or performance.

BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science (Performance Sailing)

Develop your knowledge and understanding of the science of sailing and Olympic sport through the disciplines of physiology, biomechanics and psychology.

BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Integrated Foundation Year

Gain academic skills and confidence with an initial foundation year before progressing directly onto our BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science degree course.

BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy

Choose the specialised pathway that reflects your own interests and career plans within physical activity or performance.

BA (Hons) Physical Education (Secondary Years)

Learn the practical, professional and academic skills needed for a career inspiring 11-16 year olds through physical education.

BA (Hons) Physical Education (Secondary QTS)

Learn the practical, professional and academic skills required for teaching physical education as you gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

BA (Hons) Physical Education and Sports Coaching

Open up future career opportunities within both teaching and sports coaching as you gain vital skills in both disciplines.

BSc (Hons) Dance Science

Explore how dance affects the body and mind, develop your technical skills through daily classes, and learn to enhance dance performance at all levels.

BA (Hons) Esports and Sports Media

Learn the core skills of broadcast production and journalism with a specific focus on the rapidly-growing esports industry.

MSci Sports Therapy

Our dynamic four-year full time MSci offers you an opportunity to develop clinical skills and musculoskeletal expertise.

MSci Sport and Exercise Science

This highly-practical degree in sport and exercise science provides you with theoretical knowledge and practical skills in a variety of specialist pathways.

MRes Sport, Exercise and Health (Named Routes)

Our suite of new MRes programmes allow you to learn from a team of internationally-recognised researchers as you focus on a specific research area within Sport and Health.

MSc Sport and Exercise Biomechanics

This one-year programme of study is designed for graduates seeking to develop specialist knowledge in sport and exercise biomechanics.

MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition

This course one-year full-time focuses on the role of nutrition in the optimisation of sport and exercise performance. Part-time options available.

MSc Sport and Exercise Physiology

Enhance and strengthen your practical skills in exercise physiology measurements and research methods, as well as developing your professional qualities.

MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology

This BPS-accredited course provides you with advanced knowledge of sport performance and exercise for health and wellbeing.

MSc Sports Performance Analysis

This exciting and innovative course explores the advanced concepts and processes of contemporary sports performance analysis, with an emphasis on the application of theory to practice.

MSc Strength and Conditioning

Our MSc Strength and Conditioning course provides you with the knowledge and skills to prepare you for accreditation with the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA).

MSc Dance Science

Develop your research practice and understanding in dance science as you specialise in biomechanics, nutrition, physiology, psychology or strength and conditioning.

PGCE Secondary Physical Education

Qualify to teach physical education in a secondary school setting in just one year as you make use of our world-class sports facilities.

BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science with Integrated Foundation Year

Gain academic skills and confidence with an initial foundation year before progressing directly onto our BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science degree course.

Foundation Year in Health and Exercise Science (with Degree Progression Opportunities)

Develop your academics skills and confidence as you gain a grounding of the fundamentals of Health and Exercise Science.

Learn from lecturers who know you by name

Our dedication to smaller classes allows our caring teaching staff to really get to know you and how best to help you thrive.

Our experienced staff are invested in your personal and academic development and provide excellent levels of 1-1 support throughout your studies.

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Student-focused sporting facilities to support your sporting and academic development

Watch as Professor Mike Lauder takes you through the wide range of facilities accessible to you at the University of Chichester, including the world-class Tudor Hale Centre for Sport laboratories.

Discover our sports facilities

with Professor Mike Lauder

Everything you need to fully explore sports science

Our dedicated sports science laboratories consist of four specialist psychology labs, two dedicated biomechanics labs, five physiology labs and an environmental chamber used to simulate unusual conditions such as heat and altitude.

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Sport

Compete in a wide range of sports in structured leagues and recreational formats

Our sport facilities are open to all students to use, whether you are competing at a national level with BUCS or looking to play with friends outside of your timetabled learning.

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At Chichester, Sport is at the heart of everything we do.

One of only nine FA Women’s High-Performance Football Centres in the UK

Over the past 10 years, the University of Chichester has supported the Anita White Foundation and currently organises the Women’s Sport Leadership Academy (WSLA).

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Internationally-recognised and world-leading sports research

We have established a reputation for sports related research. In the most recent nationwide evaluation of our research, 73% of our research activity was considered to be internationally recognised or word leading.

Expert consultancy and services to boost performance and recovery

The University of Chichester’s Sport Performance and Rehabilitation Unit (SPRU) offers expert services and consultancy to everyone from international athletes through to recreational sportsmen and women.

Expert consultancy and services to boost performance and recovery

The University of Chichester’s Sport Performance and Rehabilitation Unit (SPRU) offers expert services and consultancy to everyone from international athletes through to recreational sportsmen and women.

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Committed to supporting athletes with their studies and sporting ambitions

The University’s Gifted Athlete Support Programme (GASP) helps students combine academic study with sport by offering support to compete at the highest level.

Learn from leading experts and published writers

Professor Mike Lauder

Executive Dean Faculty of Health, Science & Engineering

Dr Suzanne Everley

Reader in the Sociology of Physical Education, Activity and Health, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Deputy Director South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership, Chair of the Association of Child Protection Professionals’ Special Interest Group Safeguarding in Sport, Development Lead for the Women’s Sport Leadership Academy

Dr Jordan Matthews

Senior Lecturer in Sport Management