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Lanarkshire Campus

Content

The BSc Sport Development degree at UWS prepares you to drive positive social change through sport and physical activity. You'll gain a solid foundation in sport development, learning how to promote social inclusion, improve health, and engage communities.

With a global, interdisciplinary approach, the programme blends physical activity with insights from sociology, psychology, and business to address key social challenges such as reducing youth crime, addressing health inequalities, and reducing educational attainment gaps. This equips you to create adaptable, impactful initiatives across diverse cultural contexts.

Practical experience is central, with opportunities for work placements, internships, and community projects. The diverse skill sets developed through the course allows graduates to pursue roles in community sport management, sport and health policy advisory, event coordination, and grass-roots coaching.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements

Standard entry:
3 Highers at BCC including a science subject (Biology preferred) or Physical Education.

Widening access entry:
3 Highers at CCC including a science subject (Biology preferred) or Physical Education.

You will require a satisfactory criminal record check from Disclosure Scotland to show that you are suitable for this type of course. Contact Disclosure Scotland for details on the type you would need.

Progression Routes

Graduates have gone on to work within local authorities, sports clubs, health promotion initiatives, Active Schools/sport development, NGBs and various other educational outlets (as teachers and lecturers). Many graduates have gone on to complete postgraduate study in order to gain employment as PE teachers.