Sport Science and Mathematics BSc (Hons)

Elite athletes around the world increasingly rely on sophisticated mathematical data to assess, enhance and improve personal performance and the performance of essential sporting equipment. From the analysis of human movement to the ways in which the body responds to exercise, a thorough understanding of applied mathematical techniques is essential. If you have an interest in Mathematics and its application in Sport Science, then you‘ll really enjoy studying this course.You will benefit from excellent facilities and specialist teaching from both our Mathematics and Sport Science departments. Additionally, in your third year you will have the opportunity to undertake a year-long work placement in industry. Optional modules in your final year enable you to mould your course to your own interests – including choosing a project from either Mathematics or Sport Science. As a graduate you'll have complementary skills from two disciplines and so will be able to choose from a broad range of careers.• • Why study Sport Science and Mathematics at Nottingham Trent University? • • • Top 20 in the UK for Mathematics (The Guardian University Guide 2021).• Top 20 in the UK for student satisfaction in Mathematics (National Student Survey 2020).• We have inspiring learning environments. We have a bespoke sport psychology and management suite, exercise and health laboratories, a biomechanics laboratory and biochemistry laboratories. We are one of the few campuses with our own environmental chamber. We also have Performance Analysis and Human Movement laboratories including a 3D motion capture system that analyses human movement.• We’ve got an excellent employability record. 97% of graduates are employed or engaged in further study six months after leaving.• We’re one of the top universities for offering placements. Our courses offer the opportunity to apply for a placement in the UK or abroad, and for summer scholarships on a research project or in local schools, each giving you real-life experience that employers are looking for. Recent placements include Grant Thornton Group, and CricHQ in New Zealand.