Sport
Develop communication, confidence and professional skills across a range of specialisms
Sport
Develop communication, confidence and professional skills across a range of specialisms
Top 30
UK university
out of 122 institutions
Guardian University Guide 2025
Top 15
in the UK for graduate prospects in Sports Science
Complete University Guide 2025
Top 30
in the UK
for teaching quality
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
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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
Excellent levels of support
Learn from lecturers who know you by name
Our dedication to smaller classes allows our expert 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.
Sports facilities
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.
Sports facilities
World-class sporting facilities to support your sporting and academic development
Watch as Professor Mike Lauder takes you through the wide range of facilities on offer at the University of Chichester, including the world-class Tudor Hale Centre for Sport.
Sports laboratories and equipment
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.
Sports Federation and teams
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.
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).
Research
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.
Sports Performance and Rehabilitation Unit
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.
PhD study
Join a vibrant and diverse postgraduate community
We have around 30 current PhD students, conducting research in a wide range of sport disciplines, including performance, health and wellbeing, equality and diversity, nutrition, and physical education.
Gifted Athlete Scholarship
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.
Expert teaching staff
Learn from leading experts and published writers
Professor of Sports Biomechanics and Director of the Institute of Sport, Nursing and Allied Health
Mike teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in Sports Biomechanics and currently supervises two
PhD students.
Head of Sport Social Science
Suzanne leads the study of sociology of physical education and sport and is programme leader of the MA in Sport Pedagogy and PE.
Senior Lecturer in Sport Development, Businesss and Coaching
Jordan is an expert in women in sport, having consulted on two global research projects and has spoken at multiple world conferences in Europe and Africa.
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