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BSc Sport Health & Exercise Science

Please note that the BSc Health & Performance Science programme will be replaced with the BSc Sport, Health & Exercise Science programme in September 2025.

BSc Sport, Health & Exercise Science - CAO Code DN425

Image of an athlete running on a track

This programme is suitable for you if you have a strong interest in sport, health and exercise science and wish to pursue a career in high performance sport, a clinical profession (e.g. exercise science, physiotherapy, dietetics, medicine) and/or scientific research in sport, health and exercise science. All students will undertake a practical placement in either Ireland or abroad, either in the summer of Year 2 (full-time) or part-time in Year 3.

Click (opens in a new window)here for further information on the course and here for curricular information.

Performance Science Team

Core Staff

Associated Staff

Professor Willem van Mechelen

UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science

University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 1 716 3442 | E: public.health@ucd.ie