BSc (Hons) Strength and Conditioning
Key Facts
Level: 6
Attendance: Full Time (FT)
Duration: 3 Years
Course Code: TFK3001
Start Date: September 2027
Cost - Home (UK): £9790
Cost - Overseas: £12500
UCAS Code: C635
Code: TFK3001
Please note, course costs shown are per year.
Loughborough University validates this highly practical three-year Strength and Conditioning degree course and provides students with the opportunity to learn the knowledge and practical skills required to be a successful professional within the industry. Strength and conditioning (S&C) are integral to competitive sport, health, and fitness. Our course is designed to provide expert knowledge of strength and conditioning, aligned to industry standards, to prepare you for a job within this fast-growing sector.
Strength and Conditioning Coaches need a unique mix of sports science knowledge, practical expertise and coaching experience, and we have developed our BSc (Hons) Strength and Conditioning degree to prepare you with these skills to enter the industry straight after graduating. You will learn alongside industry experts and gain sought-after skills to improve performance, reduce injury, and support wellbeing across sectors, from children to elite athletes.
Course Content
With many practical and hands-on learning experiences, your learning will be highly applied. Our teaching spaces house specialist facilities for sport students, athlete scholars, and keen researchers, including:
- The fully equipped Strength and Conditioning and rehabilitation suite features Olympic weightlifting platforms and an anti-gravity treadmill.
- An industry-standard Sports and Exercise Therapy suite and a Sports Therapy Clinic access.
- A Biomechanics Suite with a Qualisys 3D motion capture analysis system.
- State-of-the-art physiology lab allowing for environmental manipulations, physiological analysis, and performance testing.
- A Foresight golf simulator with video analysis performance data capture.
- Performance analysis suite allowing for live, real-time capturing and analysis of sports events.
- World class sports training facilities, including sports halls and artificial pitches.
Our highly experienced industry experts and academics will guide you through your learning, including lectures, seminars, online activities, practical activities, laboratory skills, peer-group learning and independent study.
Entry Requirements
GCSEs or equivalent in English Language and Maths at grade 4/C or above.
Progression Opportunities
Following completion of this course, many students have gone on to apply for PGCE or teacher training programmes, or to study at master’s (MSc/MA) level. Others gain employment within professional sport.
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