Prospective Students
Undergraduate Courses
The Sport and Exercise Science degree at Aberystwyth provides a programme which offers a strong education in science along with the application of knowledge to practical situations. You will study the psychological, physiological and mechanical bases to sport and exercise and develop an understanding of how these are important across the range from the sophisticated training regime of the sports competitor to the person who wants to exercise to keep healthy. Click here for more details.
The Department was recently ranked in The Guardian University Guide 2012 as third best in the U.K. and the best in Wales. The league table considers factors including student satisfaction, staff:student ratio, and students' career destinations.
Postgraduate Courses
The MSc in Exercise and Health Research is your opportunity to gain a prestigious Masters that is at once both academically rigorous and eminently practical. This course will challenge you to master these two approaches through the advanced and in-depth study of subjects including physiology, psychology, biomechanics, health and applied practice. Click here for more details.
Aberystwyth…probably the best place in the world to be a student
Research
Research Success
Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008
The Department of Sport and Exercise Science, which was returned for the first time since it formation in 2001, performed very well with 65% of research submitted rated as being recognised internationally and 15% being of international excellence.
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2012 International Shoulder Group Conference
The Sport and Exercise Science Department have been invited to host the 2012 International Shoulder Group Conference.
The International Shoulder Group (ISG) is a collaboration of mostly biomechanically oriented research groups, who aim to enhance shoulder research by creating a platform for discussion and the exchange of information, software and data.