B.Sc. Sports Science (Hons.) is an undergraduate course offering varied sports disciplines focusing on different branches of sports and sciences like physiology, psychology, biomechanics, and nutrition with management skills to serve across the sports industry.
Minimum Requirement
Afrikaans OR English (Home Language or First Additional Language) 50%
• Physical Sciences 50%
• Mathematics 60%.
Admission requirements
For admission to the University you need:
• A National Senior Certificate or school-leaving certificate from the Independent Examination Board as certified by Umalusi with admission to bachelor’s degree studies; or
• A university exemption certificate issued by the South African Matriculation Board to students with other school qualifications.
Admission to bachelor’s degree studies requires that you obtain a mark of at least 4 (50-59%) in each of four designated university admission subjects.
Duration: 3 years
What is the scope of sports science?
Areas of interest include sport, physical activities, sports medicine, healthy lifestyles, motor behavior, physical education, and adapted physical activity with different methodological approaches such as physiological, clinical, biomechanical, performance, psychological, educational, social, and learning perspectives.
What is the highest paid job in sports?
General manager.
Sports editor
Baseball coach
Basketball coach
Personal trainer
Sports reporter
Football coach
Umpire
General manager
Athletic director
Athletic scout
Sports marketer
Physical therapist
Sports psychologist
Statistician
Sports physician.
What jobs are there in sport science?
Sports or Exercise Scientist.
Strength and Conditioning Coach.
Sports Development Officer.
Community Education Officer.
Rehabilitation Consultant.
Sport and Recreation Officer.
Skill Acquisition Specialist.
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Exercise & Sports Science Jobs by Salary
Job Title | Range | Average |
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Lecturer / Speaker | Range: R180k – R546k (Estimated) | Average: R347,290 |
Personal Trainer | Range: R67k – R374k (Estimated) | Average: R162,928 |
Sales Representative, Pharmaceuticals | Range: R137k – R672k (Estimated) | Average: R381,639 |