The staff on the degree are friendly and very helpful. The initial few lectures were great opportunities to catch up with the basic knowledge needed for the course, and if I had further questions, I was able to contact a member of staff for support.
There is a lot of contact time, both as lectures and as practical lab sessions, and so I was able to get to know who was teaching me across the year.
The staff who taught me on my Masters’ all had their areas of expertise in different areas of sport and exercise Physiology and Nutrition.
This allowed me to learn about different topics and emerging research being conducted at the University. We were able to hear from external speakers, who were incredibly insightful, and so I completed the course much more aware of current knowledge within sports science.
My advice to those thinking of studying this degree, is to enjoy every second of it, the year really does fly by!
It is a great chance to spend a year learning from knowledgeable experts who are happy to help, and there are multiple opportunities to try new things.
I would definitely advise gaining extra-curricular experience, whether that be a placement, shadowing sports science practitioners, or taking part in research being conducted at the University. There is lots of support available in how to find these opportunities.