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Exercise and Sport Science

Are you passionate about sport, health, exercise, and human performance? Gain the skills and knowledge to excel as a well-rounded sport and exercise science practitioner.

Studying sport science and human performance will see you focus on the science behind how the body works, athletic performance, health promotion, and physiology. Specific areas of interest include coaching, exercise physiology, nutrition and psychology, biomechanics, sport rehabilitation, and personal training.

Our exercise certificate explores a variety of exercise scopes and environments such as, strength and conditioning, exercise prescription and instruction, exercise programmes to enhance client performance, nutritional requirements, and adventure and survival training exercises.

For students ready to take their study further, Wintec offers postgraduate pathways in sport and exercise science. From the Postgraduate Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science through to the Master of Science (Human Performance Science), these programmes build advanced knowledge in areas such as strength and conditioning, biomechanics, exercise physiology, and sport psychology. With options to specialise, complete applied research, and work in state-of-the-art labs, our postgraduate programmes prepare graduates for advanced roles in sport science, consultancy, and performance, or for progression into doctoral study.

Wintec sport and exercise programmes provide you with a qualification that is recognised and respected worldwide. Benefit from our state-of-the-art sport testing and consulting facilities used by national and international athletes, with the opportunity to work alongside industry professionals and real clients.

Explore our programmes below and find your way with Wintec.


"I had heard great things about Wintec, particularly about how hands-on it was and how the facilities were great, so that made my decision easier. I started off studying a certificate, and now am completing a degree in Sport and Exercise Science."

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  • Career Choices Day - City Campus

    Do you need some support working out where your interests could take you? At Career Choices Day, we will help you to discover careers that match your strengths and the study pathway options at Wintec that can take you there.

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    Do you need some support working out where your interests could take you? At Career Choices Day, we will help you to discover careers that match your strengths and the study pathway options at Wintec that can take you there.

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