BSc (Hons) Strength and Conditioning

Loughborough University validates this highly practical three-year Strength and Conditioning degree course and provides students with the opportunity to learn the knowledge and practical skills required to be a successful professional within the industry. Strength and conditioning (S&C) are integral to competitive sport, health, and fitness. Our course is designed to provide expert knowledge of strength and conditioning, aligned to industry standards, to prepare you for a job within this fast-growing sector.

Strength and Conditioning Coaches need a unique mix of sports science knowledge, practical expertise and coaching experience, and we have developed our BSc (Hons) Strength and Conditioning degree to prepare you with these skills to enter the industry straight after graduating. You will learn alongside industry experts and gain sought-after skills to improve performance, reduce injury, and support wellbeing across sectors, from children to elite athletes.

Key Details

Start dates:

September 2025

Level:

Mode of Attendance:

Full Time (FT)

Duration:

3 Years

UCAS Code:

C635

College Code:

TFK3001

Course Content

With many practical and hands-on learning experiences, your learning will be highly applied. Our teaching spaces house specialist facilities for sport students, athlete scholars, and keen researchers, including:

The fully equipped Strength and Conditioning and rehabilitation suite features Olympic weightlifting platforms and an anti-gravity treadmill.
An industry-standard Sports and Exercise Therapy suite and a Sports Therapy Clinic access.
A Biomechanics Suite with a Qualisys 3D motion capture analysis system.
State-of-the-art physiology lab allowing for environmental manipulations, physiological analysis, and performance testing.
A Foresight golf simulator with video analysis performance data capture.
Performance analysis suite allowing for live, real-time capturing and analysis of sports events.
World class sports training facilities, including sports halls and artificial pitches.

Our highly experienced industry experts and academics will guide you through your learning, including lectures, seminars, online activities, practical activities, laboratory skills, peer-group learning and independent study.

Modules

Research and Academic Skills
Anatomy for Strength and Conditioning
Resistance training in Strength and Conditioning
Fundamentals of Sport Exercise Science
Principles of Coaching for Strength and Conditioning
Field-based techniques in Strength and Conditioning

Work Based Placement
Research Methods
Principles of Weightlifting
Athlete Profiling
Advanced Topics in Anatomy and Physiology
Skill Acquisition in Strength and Conditioning

Research Project
Periodisation and Programming
Talent Identification and Youth Sport
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and return to performance
Biomechanics in Strength and Conditioning
Performance Physiology
Performance Nutrition

Entry Requirements

96 UCAS points

GCSEs or equivalent in English Language and Maths at grade 4/C or above.

Progression Opportunities

Following completion of this course, many students have gone on to apply for PGCE or teacher training programmes, or to study at master’s (MSc/MA) level. Others gain employment within professional sport.

Course Costs

Programme Costs (Per Year):

Full Time (FT):

UK/EU Residents: £9,220.00

Non EU: £12,500.00

The fees and information stated on this page are for the 2024/25 academic year and may change for the 2025/26 academic year. We will update fee and course information for 2025/26 as soon as it is available.

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Find out more about the course costs and Financial Support available, or contact our Undergraduate Admission Team for more information.

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