Sport
Develop communication, confidence and professional skills across a range of specialisms
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
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.
Women in sport
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).
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