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BSc Sport Health & Exercise Science and BSc Health & Performance Science

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

BSc Sport, Health & Exercise Science / BSc Health & Performance Science - CAO Code DN425

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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

(opens in a new window)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