Football Science with Professional Placement Year

About this course

Football science applies the methods of sport science specifically to the demands of association football, developing professionals who can analyse and enhance player performance, reduce injury risk, and support team preparation at an evidence-based level. At the University of St Mark and St John, the BSc Football Science with Professional Placement Year runs over four years of full-time study, combining the scientific and analytical foundations of sport science with a sustained period of professional placement in a football environment that gives you direct industry experience before you graduate. The programme develops your understanding of the physiology, biomechanics, psychology, and performance analysis relevant to football. You will study how the physical demands of the game are measured and managed, how training loads are monitored to optimise performance and minimise injury, how

Where its graduates go

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• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
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• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 10% of graduatescards →
• 18 / 100Teaching Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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