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University degree

Sport & Exercise Medical Sciences

King's College London · London

Qualification

Degree

Length

3 yrs

UK fees / yr

£9,535

Study

full-time

Robin · your guide

Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.

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.

Could you get in?

The grades students arrived with

96-111 pts5%

112-127 pts20%

128-143 pts25%

144-159 pts20%

160-175 pts5%

176-191 pts10%

192-207 pts5%

208-223 pts5%

How they qualified

85% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:

A-levels85%

the IB10%

other higher education3%

an Access course2%

Could I get in? Try your grades

120 UCAS pts

Pay & prospects

87%

In work or further study after

92%

Continue past first year

85%

Student satisfaction

What graduates earn over time

£30,000

After 15 months

£26,500

3 years on

£35,500

5 years on

What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers

Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled10%

Sales occupations20%

Administrative occupations5%

Sports and fitness occupationsHighly skilled10%

Finance ProfessionalsHighly skilled10%

Natural and social science professionalsHighly skilled5%

Information Technology ProfessionalsHighly skilled5%

Science, engineering and technology associate professionalsHighly skilled5%

What students say National Student Survey

85%

of students are satisfied with the course overall

Teaching87%

Assessment & feedback81%

Academic support75%

Well organised88%

Learning resources87%

Student community89%

In students' own words

★★★★★

Exceeded expectations

Coming here has changed how I think. The best part: the opportunity to do independent research in the final year is a highlight. If I'm honest, would like to see more industry guest speakers in later years. On the city — local cost of livin…

Postgraduate · Full-time

★★★★★

Genuinely worthwhile

I've grown so much academically and personally here. The best part: small-group tutorials really push your thinking. If I'm honest, accommodation allocation was stressful in the first year. On the city — the city is a brilliant student city…

Third year · Full-time

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