Sports Science degrees.

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Does/has anybody here studied on a sports science degree. If so what were the job prospects like once you had completed your degree?

Just after a general idea on what a degree doing this could offer me after spending three years and shit loads of money, bar a few letters after my name?

THanks for any help.

[JonB]

What job are you hoping to get with a Sports Science degree? If it is to help with injuries, then a qualified physiotherapist would be preferred.

When I think of Sports Science degrees, I tend to think P.E Teacher.
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[GhostRider]

Haven't done one myself, but from people I know who have the prospects are P.E teacher or a call centre.

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[Visitor Q]

As said. Totally dick all prospects. The fact they have the nerve to call it Sport Science grates on me anyway, as without doubt all the people who do it are jocks with no idea of how anything works, but like to be able to name muscle groups with a cocky sneer

Whats also funny is that 9/10 of them are fat too

As said though, you get PE teacher or maybe if you're lucky Outdoor Centres (who'd give you the job if you had experience anyway). The mates I've got who have done it are in the same boat as everyone else now (gotta love the recession), but have no real end plan either.
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[karen_moomin]

I've been working part time for Camp America for the last 8 years which has meant I've come across a fair number of individuals who have done a sports science degree or are doing one at the moment. Most are hoping to become coaches, or are gym instructors or have other positions in the leisure industry.

From what I gather, the degree will not get you a job but is good background if you want to go into a sports/coaching/fitness related job but aren't sure where to specialise yet, or don't know exactly what you want to do. Most that I've met (at least 20 a year on average, last year it must have been more like 50) end up doing additional qualifications to actually get where they want to go.

[Keir]

i did 3 months of a btec in sports science at college before i realised it would be worth fuck all at the end of it. sod doing it to degree level.
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[Charlie]

From what I can tell, the only sort of degrees where you are more likely to get a job are ones where you can get a professional status, e.g. Engineering and Medicine etc.

And neither are easy to do at degree.
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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Cheetrs ladies and germs, much as I suspected.

[jack_zxr400]

apart from a P.E teacher couldnt you be a personal trainer?
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