Sport and Exercise Science

Entry requirements

MPhil: Applicants for MPhil must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) in Sports Science or similar relevant science discipline.

PhD: Applicants for PhD must normally hold an undergraduate degree at 2.1 level (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University) in Sports Science or similar relevant science discipline.

Months of entry

January, April, July, October

Course content

Sport and Exercise Science research at Swansea University takes place in the Applied Sports, Technology, Exercise and Medicine (A-STEM) research centre.

Research activity in Sport and Exercise Science is in three main areas:

• Elite Sports Performance
• Exercise Medicine and Health
• Sports Ethics, Integrity and Governance

With our flourishing research environment Swansea University provides an excellent base for your research as a PhD or MPhil student in Sports Science. Recent PhD's include:

• The use of ischemic preconditioning as a strategy for preconditioning, training and recovery within elite sport performance
• Development and evaluation of a support programme for parents of elite youth athletes
• Novel methods of conceptualising and measuring physical activity in children using 3D printing
• Investigating the Measurement of Physical Activity and its Impact on Quality of Life in Youth with Cystic Fibrosis
• Theories of justice and fair play in tennis
• Optimising motivation for exercise based video games: A needs based perspective
• Examination of the prevalence of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes risk in a workplace-based setting

We are ranked:

• Top 51-100 in the World (QS World University Rankings 2026)
• 100% world-leading and internationally excellent impact - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021

Fees and funding

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out more about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page: www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/scholarships