Sport and Exercise Science with professional placement or study abroad at University of Bath
Sport and Exercise Science with professional placement or study abroad (BSc (Hons), J101) at University of Bath asked for AAA - A*AB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on bath.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
Published as AAA - A*AB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check bath.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 11% had fewer than the 144 asked.
90 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 87%, a baccalaureate 13%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- J101 · J1 minerals technology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
98%
still studying
UK 80%
1%
left higher education
UK 15%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
80 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%92%
Learning opportunities89%89%
Assessment and feedback76%88%
Academic support93%93%
Organisation and management93%90%
Learning resources96%89%
Student voice85%86%
55 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28k3 years£27.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 85 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
62% working21% working and studying10% studying2% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
40%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Sports and fitness occupations25%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Business and public service associate professionals10%
- Natural and social science professionals5%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Bath, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BA2 7AY
Subjects
sport and exercise sciences biological and sport sciences
Campus
- Campus
- University of Bath
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sport and exercise sciences at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Adventure Sport Science BSc (Hons) | 112 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| Loughborough University | Mathematics and Sport Science BSc (Hons) | AAA - A*AB | 160–175 |
| University of Bath | Sport and Exercise Science with professional placement or study abroad this course | AAA - A*AB | 160–175 |
| University of Birmingham | Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences BSc (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| University of Nottingham | Sport and Exercise Science BSc (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| Brunel University of London | Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences DipHE | AAB - BBB | 112–127 |
| Bucks New University | Sports Therapy BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | 112–127 |
| Durham University | Sport and Exercise Sciences BSc (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Applied Sport Science BSc (Hons) | 114 - 136 points | 160–175 |
| University of Exeter | Exercise and Sport Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Sports & Exercise Science BSc (Hons) | 120 - 136 points | — |
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