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 Welcome
We’re delighted that you’re considering
joining our friendly academic and student
community at Brunel University London.
Studying sport, health and exercise sciences at Brunel
offers you a range of programmes that allows you to
pursue your specialist interests and prepare you for
a fulfilling career in the exciting world of sport and
its related industries. You’ll gain hands-on learning
and work experience and have access to some of
the best teaching and sports facilities in the UK.
We have a range of sport, health and exercise
sciences courses for you to discover at Brunel:
• Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
BSc (Hons) page 7
• Physical Education, Coaching and Sport
Development BSc (Hons) page 8
• Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences with
Business Studies BSc (Hons) page 9
• Psychology (Sport, Health and
Exercise) BSc (Hons) page 10
• Sport and Exercise Psychology MSc page 15
• Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences MSc page 16
You can accomplish your sporting and academic
ambitions at Brunel through our Sports
Scholarships Programme that gives you funding
support, athlete–friendly accommodation on
campus – next to our free sports facilities, sport
psychology support, spa access and much more.
To find out more about our sport, health
and exercise sciences courses, please visit
brunel.ac.uk/sport-health-and-exercise-sciences
We look forward to welcoming you to Brunel.

Prof Alex Blakemore

Head of Department,
Life Sciences

Turn your
passion for sport
into a career

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The teaching is high quality
and there’s a good mix of lab
work, lectures and seminars
preparing you for a fulfilling
career in the world of sport.
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Health and
Exercise Sciences
at Brunel
Whether you’re passionate about sports
science, or an aspiring athlete, and want to
further your learning in this area - you can
achieve your ambitions at Brunel.
Dynamic programmes
Choosing to study sports science at Brunel gives you
access to a broad range of programmes. This allows you
to pursue your specialist interests, gain hands-on learning
and work experience, and grants you access to some of
the best teaching and sports facilities in the UK, including
our modern physiology and biomechanics laboratories.
You can also broaden your communication, cultural and
employability skills, by studying abroad for a year at the
prestigious San Francisco State University (please note this
is only available for selected undergraduate degrees only).
Your future career starts now
Brunel prepares you for a whole range of careers related to
sport, health and exercise sciences, and you’ll learn through
a combination of innovative and traditional teaching and
assessment methods designed to get the best out of you.
The home of emerging British talent
As a talented athlete coming to study at Brunel, you
can apply for a sport scholarship which includes help
with your competition expenses, accommodation,
mentoring and use of our sports facilities.
What’s included*?
• Cash award up to £3000 per academic year
• Support package benefits / products worth over £500
• Athlete-friendly accommodation on
campus next to our sports facilities
Whatever your goals, you’ll live and learn alongside an
amazing mix of people from all over the world at Brunel
who’ll help you grow academically and professionally.
*Subject to terms and conditions, information correct
at time of going to print, please visit brunel.ac.uk/
sportscholarships for more information.
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Undergraduate
Sport, Health and
Exercise Sciences BSc (Hons)

courses Essential information

Course code
C607
C63P (with placement)
Mode of study
3 years full-time
3 years full-time with placement
Entry criteria
A-level: BBC, BTEC: DDD, IB: 29 points
IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
C609 (with placement) 4 years full-time with placement

For detailed subject and grade requirements, visit our website: brunel.ac.uk/bsc-she

Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences BSc (Hons)

Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences with Business Studies BSc (Hons)
Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Development BSc (Hons)
Psychology (Sport, Health and Exercise) BSc (Hons)
The Brunel Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences summer vacations within the three year degree, or a one
BSc is designed for students interested in year placement between years two and three, as part of a
four year degree.
learning how sports science can be used
to optimise athletic development, sport Or, instead of a placement year, you could opt to study
abroad for a year at the prestigious San Francisco State
performance, and also enhance health and University. This gives you a unique opportunity to broaden
wellbeing. your communication, cultural and professional skills as
well as demonstrating to employers that you’re flexible,
You’ll learn how the human body works on physiological,
culturally adaptable and able to step up to new challenges
biomechanical and psychological levels and how to apply
outside your comfort zone.
this knowledge to training methods, mental techniques and
nutritional strategies that will enable people to consistently
perform at the upper ranges of their abilities.
Careers and your future
Crucially, you’ll gain insight into how the body and mind
This programme is the ideal stepping stone to progress
respond to the demands of sport and exercise and how
to postgraduate courses, including those to become a
they react under intense conditions such as strenuous
physiotherapist, or a career in academic research.
physical activity or competition.
This course also equips you to pursue a career in the
Your studies will be enhanced by some of the best teaching
clinical side of sport, where you could work for the NHS
and sports facilities in the UK that include our physiology
or in any number of fitness-related careers. Alternatively,
and biomechanics laboratories, Indoor Athletics Centre,
you could find your career in coaching, consultancy,
fitness suite plus our grass and 3G all-weather pitches.
fitness testing and training, sport development or sport
You’ll also have the opportunity to carry out a placement management from grassroots to elite sport level.
as part of your degree, giving you the experience to create
a stand-out CV. This course offers two placement options:
you can choose to carry out two placements during the

Course content
The course is designed to give you a solid understanding of the physiological, biomechanical and psychological factors
that influence human movement and how these relate to sports performance, fitness and wellbeing. After your first year,
you have the opportunity to switch to our Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Development BSc if you decide this
better suits your interests.

YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3

Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and
Physiology
Introduction to Biomechanics
Introduction to the Psychology of Sport and
Exercise
Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing
Sport Development Issues and Policy
The Application of Sport Science to
Coaching: Working with Individuals
Biomechanics of Human Movement
Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing in
the Life Course
Physiology of Sport and Exercise
The Psychology of Sport, Exercise and
Advanced Biomechanics of Sport, Exercise
and Physical Activity
Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology
Issues in Physical Activity, Health and
Wellbeing in the Life Course
Physiological Limitations to Human
Performance

Course icons: Work placement Study abroad Accreditation Physical Activity: Theory and Application Advanced Research Methods and Data
Analysis: Final Year Project

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Physical Education, Coaching and Sport Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
Development BSc (Hons)    with Business Studies BSc (Hons)   

Essential information Essential information

Course code Mode of study Entry criteria Course code Mode of study Entry criteria
CX40 3 years full-time A-level: BBC, BTEC: DDD, IB: 29 points C6ND 3 years full-time A-level: BBC, BTEC: DDD, IB: 29 points
CX41 (with placement) 3 years full-time with placement IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas) C6NG (with placement) 3 years full-time with placement IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
CX42 (with placement) 4 years full-time with placement C6NC (with placement) 4 years full-time with placement

For detailed subject and grade requirements, visit our website: brunel.ac.uk/bsc-pecsd For detailed subject and grade requirements, visit our website: brunel.ac.uk/bsc-sheb

The Brunel Physical Education, Coaching
and Sport Development BSc is for students
who are interested in working in physical
education or youth sport, developing sport in
communities, helping individuals fulfil their
potential in sport and health, as well as those
seeking to gain a strong understanding and
application of sports coaching principles and
practices.
You’ll critically explore the sociological, political, pedagogical
and psychological factors that govern participation in
physical education and sport, and how these relate to sports
performance, physical activity, health and wellbeing.
You’ll learn how to plan, deliver, manage and evaluate
high-quality activities and events aimed at encouraging and
enabling people to get involved in sport and physical activity,
from grassroots to elite level, and lead healthier lives.
You’ll also explore social issues in physical education such
as gender, race and religion, inclusive practice as well as
historical and philosophical aspects related to PE.
Careers and your future
The academic and practical skills you’ll gain from your
Brunel degree will open doors to careers in teaching,
coaching, sport development, community sport and health
and fitness or to postgraduate study.
This could be your first step to becoming a PE teacher or
a PE specialist. You could also find yourself beginning a
career as a multi-sport community coach, graduate football
coach or an academy coach.
Alternatively, graduates from this course are well equipped
to become performance analysts, or work for the local
council or in social media to promote the importance of
physical education for youngsters today.
There are also opportunities in the growing sector of sport
development. With increased awareness of the positive
effects of sport on lifelong health and wellbeing, this area
of sport science offers a gateway into a range of different
careers. You may want to work as a sport development
officer, a manager for a sport and leisure centre or a team
and event manager.
Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences with In today’s fast-growing sport and exercise market, the skills
and knowledge of both the sports sciences and the world
Business Studies BSc is a unique joint honours of business that you’ll gain from your degree will make you
programme that combines a strong foundation a preferred job candidate to employers across the industry.
in the sciences behind sport and exercise with
a thorough knowledge and understanding of
the business administration and management Careers and your future
processes sought by professional organisations. You’ll graduate with a range of skills that are in high
demand in business and industry. Your understanding of
You’ll learn how the human body works physiologically, business and management, coupled with your knowledge
biomechanically and psychologically. This knowledge of sports science, will open doors to a variety of positions
can be applied to improve athletic development and
within sport and health-related industries.
performance as well as prevent injury. You’ll also develop
the skills to monitor, evaluate, and enhance sport and
exercise performance in laboratory and field settings and 100% of students that graduated this course in
to design and conduct experiments. 2016/17 are in employment or further study (DLHE).
The business element of your degree will focus on
key business disciplines including management,
organisational behaviour, marketing, change management,
entrepreneurship and small business ventures.

Course content
The course is designed to give you expertise in a broad range of sport, health and exercise sciences as well as in key
business disciplines including management, marketing, organisational behaviour and entrepreneurship.

Course content The Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences with Business Studies degree consists of compulsory and optional modules and a
final dissertation. Optional modules are indicative and available subject to numbers.
The course is designed to prepare you for roles in physical education and youth sport. You’ll gain a solid grounding in the
sport and exercise sciences and learn to plan, teach and assess physical activities and programmes for young people. YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3

YEAR 1
Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and
Physiology
Introduction to Biomechanics
Introduction to the Psychology of Sport
and Exercise
Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing
Physical Education Policy and Pedagogy
Sport Development Issues and Policy
Please visit our website for a full list of modules: brunel.ac.uk/bsc-pecsd
YEAR 2
The Application of Sport Science to
Coaching: Working with Individuals
Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing in
the Life Course
Physical Education, Pedagogy and the
Learning Environment
Policy and Practice in Physical Education,
Sports Coaching and Sport Development
(Macro Analysis)
Social Issues in Sport
YEAR 3
Critical Issues in Sport
Critical Pedagogy and Learning in Physical
Education and Sport
Issues in Physical Activity, Health and
Wellbeing in the Life Course
Policy and Practice in Physical Education,
Sports Coaching and Sport Development
(Micro Analysis)
Advanced Research Methods and Data
Analysis: Final Year Project
Introduction to Human Anatomy
and Physiology
Introduction to Management Enquiry
Introduction to the Psychology of Sport
and Exercise
Organisational Behaviour and Analysis
Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing
Principles and Practice of Marketing
Please visit our website for a full list of modules: brunel.ac.uk/bsc-sheb
Human Resource Management and its
International Dimensions
Managing Change and
Creativity in Organisations
Marketing Communications
Physiology of Sport and Exercise
The Psychology of Sport, Exercise and
Physical Activity: Theory and Application
Employability and
Professional Development
Entrepreneurship and
Small Business Ventures
Innovation and Knowledge Management
Issues in Physical Activity, Health and
Wellbeing in the Life Course
Physiological Limitations to
Human Performance
Advanced Research Methods and Data
Analysis: Final Year Project

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Psychology (Sport, Health and
Exercise) BSc (Hons)
Essential information

Course code Mode of study Entry criteria

C802 3 years full-time A-level: BBB, BTEC: DDD, IB: 30 points
C803 (with placement) 3 years full-time with placement IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
C805 (with placement) 4 years full-time with placement

For detailed subject and grade requirements, visit our website: brunel.ac.uk/bsc-pss

Psychology in sport, health and exercise Careers and your future

sciences is an area of growing interest,
particularly in the world of professional sport.
Through studying the link between the mind
and the body, we can understand things like
motivation and attention, and the effect that
physical activity has on the brain.
This course is jointly delivered by the Divisions of
Psychology and Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences and
accredited by the British Psychological Society.
The Division of Psychology offers a firm foundation of
learning including cognitive psychology, developmental
With a 2:2 grade or higher you’ll be eligible to apply for
graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
(BPS). This is a prerequisite for many BPS accredited
postgraduate training courses. It is also required for entry
to all accredited Stage 2 Doctoral programmes as part of
the route to becoming a Chartered Psychologist. So this
course could be your next step on the way to becoming a
psychologist, be it in sport and exercise or in other fields.
You’ll also have the skills and expertise for a wide range
of other careers. For instance you may wish to become a
university lecturer, a consultant in elite sport or maybe lead
a national sport psychology service for an organisation
such as the English Institute of Sport. Perhaps you would

From Brunel
psychology, and biological psychology. Quantitive and Brunel Sports Sciences graduate Kate
prefer to work for the local authority, driving sport
qualitative research methods are taught to support Richardson-Walsh, captain of Team GB
development policies or helping to deliver corporate
experiments you may carry out as research for Hockey Women’s Team, won the first ever
healthcare solutions for organisations such as Nuffield
your dissertation.

The Division of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences will
cover the fundamentals of sport psychology, and how to
apply research knowledge to real-world situations. You’ll
to Brazil
Health. With a Psychology (Sport, Health and Exercise) BSc Olympic gold for the women’s GB hockey
your options are many and varied. team at Rio 2016.
In recognition of her achievements, Kate
received the Order of the British Empire

Kate Richardson-Walsh
learn about experiences you may encounter as an applied Gain work experience with a year-long placement, (OBE) in the New Year’s Honours list 2017.
psychology practitioner in both sport and exercise contexts. two six-month placements or two placements during She was also shortlisted for BBC Sports
your summer vacations. Personality of the Year 2016 following her

Course content
You’ll learn about core psychological theories and methodologies. This knowledge will complement your understanding in
specialist areas specific to sport, such as health and wellbeing or the effect of hormones and drugs on the brain.
YEAR 1
Foundations of Psychology I:
Learning and Social Psychology
Introduction to the Psychology of Sport
and Exercise
Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing
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penalty shoot‑out victory in the Olympic
final against the Netherlands.
Kate wasn’t the only Brunel success story in
Rio. Amber Luzar, who became performance
analyst for England and GB Hockey in 2014
(just two years after graduating), was part
of the background staff preparing the team
for Olympic glory.
Amber credits her time at Brunel with
helping her to develop the right skills
YEAR 2 YEAR 3 to succeed in her career. She said: “A
career in elite sport is difficult, but Brunel
Advanced Data Analysis Advanced Issues in Social Psychology provided a learning environment to develop
Biological Psychology Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology practitioners who could go on to lead
Cognitive Psychology Drugs, Hormones and the Brain expert athletes in major sporting events.
You could learn from the best, with the best
Developmental Psychology Issues in Physical Activity,
Health and Wellbeing equipment that mirrored that used in the
The Psychology of Sport, Exercise and
Physical Activity: Theory and Application Advanced Research Methods and Data sporting arena.”
Analysis: Final Year Project

Please visit our website for a full list of modules: brunel.ac.uk/bsc-pss

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Discover the course that’s right for you

Sport, Health Physical Sport, Health Psychology Sport, Health Physical Sport, Health Psychology
and Exercise Education, and Exercise (Sport, Health and Exercise Education, and Exercise (Sport, Health
Sciences BSc Coaching Sciences with and Exercise) Sciences BSc Coaching Sciences with and Exercise)
(Hons) and Sport Business Studies BSc (Hons) (Hons) and Sport Business Studies BSc (Hons)
Development BSc (Hons) Development BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons) BSc (Hons)
Year 1 Year 3
Foundations of Psychology I: Learning and Advanced Biomechanics of Sport,
Social Psychology Exercise and Physical Activity
Foundations of Psychology II: Brain Advanced Issues in Individual Differences
and Cognition Advanced Issues in Social Psychology
Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Animal Behaviour
Physiology
Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology
Introduction to Biomechanics
The Application of Sport Science to
Introduction to Management Enquiry Coaching: Working with Teams
Introduction to Research Methods and Data The Cognitive Neuroscience of Consciousness
Analysis
Critical Issues in Sport
Introduction to the Psychology of Sport and
Exercise Critical Pedagogy and Learning in
Physical Education and Sport
Organisational Behaviour and Analysis
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Personal and Professional Development
Disorders of Perception and Movement Control
Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing
Drugs, Hormones and the Brain
Physical Education Policy and Pedagogy
Employability and Professional Development
Principles and Practice of Marketing
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Ventures
Research Methods
Evolutionary Psychology
Seminars in Psychology
Gender and Organisations
Statistics
Human Sexual Diversity
Sport Development Issues and Policy
Innovation and Knowledge Management
Year 2
Issues in Physical Activity, Health
Advanced Data Analysis and Wellbeing in the Life Course
The Application of Sport Science to Coaching: Personality and Close Relationships
Working with Individuals
Physiological Limitations to
Biological Psychology Human Performance
Biomechanics of Human Movement Policy and Practice in Physical
Cognitive Psychology Education, Sports Coaching and Sport
Developing Research Methods and Data Development (Micro Analysis)
Analysis Skills Practical Investigations of Mind and Brain
Developmental Psychology Psychoanalytic Psychology
Graduate and Transferable Skills Psychology of Reading and its Impairments
Human Resource Management and its Psychology of Religion
International Dimensions Advanced Research Methods and
Managing Change and Creativity in Organisations Data Analysis: Final Year Project
Marketing Communications
Compulsory module Optional module
Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing in the
Life Course
Physical Education, Pedagogy and the
Learning Environment
Physiology of Sport and Exercise
Policy and Practice in Physical Education,
Sports Coaching and Sport Development
(Macro Analysis)
The Psychology of Sport, Exercise and Physical
Activity: Theory and Application
Qualitative Research Methods
Quantitative Research Methods
Social Issues in Sport

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Postgraduate Sport and Exercise Psychology MSc

courses
Essential information

Start date Mode of study Entry criteria

September 1 year full-time 2:2 (or equivalent),
2 years part-time IELTS: 7 (min 6 in all areas)

For detailed subject and grade requirements, visit our website: brunel.ac.uk/msc-spep

You can become a specialist in sport and
Sport and Exercise Psychology MSc
exercise psychology with this fully accredited
British Psychological Society (BPS) course.
Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences MSc
You’ll examine the key psychological factors that affect
both sports performance and exercise participation and
learn how to assess client needs and formulate tailored
programmes for them.
You’ll learn techniques and strategies to help athletes of all
levels and age groups develop the mental skills needed to
tackle inhibitions and achieve peak performance, as well as
to overcome the emotional consequences of serious injury
or prolonged loss of form. These mental skills are equally
applicable to coaches wanting to build positive team
dynamics and referees dealing with the stresses of the job.
Careers and your future
As the course is BPS accredited this could be your next
step on the way to becoming a psychologist in the sport
and exercise industry or otherwise.
You’ll also have the skills and expertise for a wide range
of other careers. For example you may wish to become a
university lecturer, a consultant in elite sport or maybe lead
a national sport psychology service for an organisation
such as the English Institute of Sport.
We boast some of the best sports facilities in the
UK, including indoor and outdoor sports fitness
complexes, as well as great links with a range of
sporting bodies and organisations.

Course content
The Sport and Exercise Psychology MSc provides a programme of study that prepares you for Stage 2 training to become
a Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS).
Students who successfully complete the course will pass Stage 1 training to become a Chartered Sport and Exercise
Psychologist, allowing them to progress directly to Stage 2. In addition, this course will prepare you for British Association
of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) accreditation as a Sport and Exercise Scientist (Sport Psychologist), should you
wish to take the BASES route.

TYPICAL MODULES

Individual Differences in Sport and Exercise Research and Application in the Psychology of Sports Performance
Performance Lifestyle Research Methods and Data Analysis

Course icons: Accreditation Professional Development Social Processes in Exercise and Sport
Psychological Skills for Practitioners Dissertation

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Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences MSc
Essential information
Start date Mode of study
September 1 year full-time
2 years part-time
For detailed subject and grade requirements, visit our website: brunel.ac.uk/msc-shes
The Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences MSc
is aimed at graduates with a background in
sports science who want to build on their
existing knowledge with advanced study in
the specialist areas of human performance and
sports psychology.
Your course will include two compulsory modules. One
investigates contemporary issues related to physical
activity and health such as the effects of ageing, injury
rehabilitation, obesity and cardiac health. The other looks
at research methods and data analysis tools that will
prepare you for higher, research-related degrees.
You can choose a selection of optional modules which
cover the range of physiological, biomechanical and
psychological factors governing how the human body
works, allowing you to tailor your degree to your interests
and objectives.
Course content
The course is designed to give graduates with sport science backgrounds added insight and expertise in the specialist
fields of human performance and sport psychology.
TYPICAL MODULES
Applied Sports Physiology
Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise
Individual Differences in Sport and Exercise
Laboratory Techniques in Physiology and Biomechanics
Performance Lifestyle
Physical Activity and Health
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Entry criteria
2:2 (or equivalent),
IELTS: 7 (min 6 in all areas)
You can choose, for example, to concentrate on the
mechanics of optimal performance, with a focus on
developing your practical and analytical skills in accessing
and enhancing a person’s strength, flexibility, stamina and
athletic technique.
Alternatively, you might examine the key psychological
factors that impact on sports performance such as anxiety,
motivation, concentration and confidence, and learn
strategies that help athletes to overcome inhibitions and
achieve peak performance.
Careers and your future
You’ll be equipped with the skills and knowledge gained
Brunel kicks
from staff with extensive experience as practitioners
backed by research excellence. This course will also Brunel’s rugby players have access to some of the
prepare you for formal accreditation or doctoral study. country’s finest professionals, thanks to a new partnership
with Ealing Trailfinders.
off Ealing
The partnership means Ealing Trailfinders – who play
professionally in the Greene King IPA Championship, the
second tier of English rugby – will oversee the male and
Trailfinders
female performance rugby programmes at Brunel, a move
the university hopes will help its teams push towards the
BUCS Super Rugby League.
partnership
Students will have the opportunity to join Ealing
Trailfinders Academy and train with the professional team,
getting access to the club’s two 4G pitches, two gyms and a
brand-new medical area. Their comprehensive programme
allows students to combine top-level rugby with their
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The new world-class facilities will complement those
already available at Brunel, which include an international-
standard pitch, used by the French international team for
their World Cup 2015 preparations.
Mark Burgess, Head of Sport at Brunel, said: “Our sports
teams are a real source of pride for Brunel, and I think
partnerships such as this show very clearly how committed
we are to supporting students in pursuing their sporting
ambitions whilst continuing their education. Having access
to professional players and coaching staff along with some
of the best facilities in the country will take rugby at Brunel
Professional Development to the next level, on and off the field.”
Psychological Skills for Practitioners Maud Muir is backed by Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club and
Research and Application in the Psychology of Sports Performance plays for both Brunel and Coventry-based side, Wasps.
Research Methods and Data Analysis The rising rugby star was recently named in The England
Social Processes in Exercise and Sport Women U20s squad for the 2019/20 season.
Dissertation
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Postgraduate
research
Placed fifth in the UK for research power in PhD programmes
REF2014, our sport and exercise research is • Human Performance, Exercise
the highest ranked in London, with and Rehabilitation PhD
79 per cent of our research outputs and • Sport, Health and Exercise
100 per cent of the research environment Sciences PhD
and impact classed as world-leading or • Welfare, Health and
internationally excellent. Wellbeing PhD

Our researchers work in cardiorespiratory, Research groups

musculoskeletal and neurological research • Centre for Cognitive
and also focus on integrative aspects of Neuroscience
human physiology, biomechanics and
• Centre for Human Performance,
psychology of sport and exercise. We Exercise and Rehabilitation
investigate the role of sport, health and
• Institute for the Environment,
wellbeing in contemporary society and Health and Societies
their relevance to policy and practice. Our
• Leap-Lab
work spans a wide remit, from analysis of
healthy lifestyles and recreational sport • Welfare, Health and
Wellbeing Theme
participation, to research into elite sport
systems and performers. Find out more
brunel.ac.uk/research-sport
At the core of your research studies will be
the relationship with your supervisor. We
encourage you to contact the academic
with related interests using our supervisor
search tool online, to discuss your proposal
before submitting your application.

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Next steps
Accommodation
We guarantee accommodation on our London
campus for all new students who meet their
course conditions and apply for a room
by 27 August 2020.
We want to make it easy for you to focus on
your studies. Having a room on campus means
you’re never more than 10 minutes’ walk from all
the study, social and sporting facilities you need
to make the most of your time with us.
Full details of our accommodation
rents can be found on our website:
brunel.ac.uk/accommodation
Funding
Undergraduate
Brunel awards over 400 undergraduate
scholarships each year, so approximately one
in five applicants who join us receive financial
support from the University:
brunel.ac.uk/scholarships
The UK Government provides two forms of
funding to undergraduate UK students: tuition
fee loans and maintenance loans which are used
for living costs. Find out more about these loans
at gov.uk/student-finance
International students are required to pay a
course fee deposit of £3,000 if they do not have
evidence of sponsorship. Brunel awards over 100
scholarships every year to support international
students from more than 70 countries. You’ll find
further details at
brunel.ac.uk/internationalscholarships
Postgraduate
Depending on your circumstances, you could
be eligible for financial support from the
government. These packages for postgraduate
UK students include student loans that
contribute to your tuition fees and living costs
while you are studying.
You may also be eligible for additional money,
for example if you’re on a low income, are
disabled or have children. You’ll find details at
gov.uk/student-finance/extra-help
Postgraduate Doctoral Loans have now been
introduced to help students studying for a
research degree, such as a PhD, with course
fees and living costs. Tuition fees and loans
must be paid back but you will only start to
make repayments when you are earning above a
certain amount per year.
You’ll find details on the full list of government
support offered at gov.uk/postgraduateloan
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How to apply Undergraduate Applicant enquiries (pre-application)
Join us for an open day or applicant day to find
Undergraduate
out more about your course, view our facilities enquiries@brunel.ac.uk
The application process starts on 5 September 2019 for on campus, meet your future lecturers and
those looking to come to university in September 2020. current students on your programme.
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The application deadline for all courses through UCAS is Find out more: brunel.ac.uk/ugopenday
15 January 2020.
Postgraduate Admissions enquiries (post-application)
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Register for a postgraduate open evening
to find out more about your course, meet
Postgraduate admissions@brunel.ac.uk
your future lecturers and current students on
The application process starts on 7 October 2019 for (Home/EU)
your programme.
those looking to come to university in September 2020.
The deadline for all course applications is 21 August Find out more: brunel.ac.uk/pgopenday international-admissions@brunel.ac.uk
2020. Some courses, including Occupational Therapy (International)
(Pre-registration) MSc, Physician Associate MSc, Social
Work MA and PGCE teaching courses may have earlier Campus tours +44 (0)1895 265265
application deadlines. For courses beginning in January,
you must apply by mid-November. We regularly hold campus tours, giving
you the opportunity to explore our
Find out more: brunel.ac.uk/postgraduate-apply accommodation and facilities. For more
Accommodation
information and to make a booking,
visit brunel.ac.uk/campustours bac@brunel.ac.uk
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of study in accordance with the description applied to admissions@brunel.ac.uk
it in the University’s brochure for the academic year in
which you begin the programme. However, the University
reserves the right to:
• make reasonable variations to the course (including,
without limitation, the content and syllabus of the
course, including changes to individual modules, the
location of the course or the method of delivery of
the course);
• discontinue the course or combine the course with
another course, especially if it has insufficient numbers
of students to be viable, if the University considers this
reasonably necessary. If the University discontinues the
course, it will use reasonable endeavours to provide
you with a suitable alternative.
The University welcomes comments on its programmes
from students’ parents and sponsors. However, the
University’s contracts with its students do not confer
benefits on third parties for the purposes of the
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. A full copy
of our terms and conditions can be found on our website
at brunel.ac.uk/terms
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