BSc Sport & Exercise Medical Sciences
About this course
Sport and exercise medical sciences is a programme that applies medical and biological insight to the understanding of how movement, exercise, and physical activity affect the human body. It is distinct from sports science in its emphasis on the medical dimension: the programme takes a clinical perspective, examining how exercise prevents and treats disease, how nutrition influences health outcomes, how physical inactivity changes physiology, and how an understanding of sport and exercise can be applied in clinical and public health contexts. The discipline is at the intersection of sports science and medicine, and it is directly relevant to a growing understanding of how physical activity can be both preventive and therapeutic. At King's College London, this three-year full-time programme investigates the relationship between movement and disease prevention, the role of nutrition in health and performance, and the physiological and pathophysiological consequences of inactivity and overexertion. You will study exercise physiology, sports medicine, nutrition science, anatomy, and the evidence base for physical activity in the prevention and management of conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders, and mental health. The medical framing of the programme gives you a clinical lens that distinguishes it from more sports science-focused alternatives, and King's exceptional connections with NHS trusts and medical research institutions in London give the programme real clinical depth. A typical entry tariff of 136 points reflects the demanding scientific standards of the programme. Graduates work in clinical exercise physiology, sports and exercise medicine, public health, physiotherapy after further qualification, health and fitness management, NHS and corporate wellness programmes, and research. Many go on to postgraduate study in exercise science, physiotherapy, nutrition, or medicine. The medical emphasis opens doors in clinical and healthcare settings that are not always accessible to sports science graduates.
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