Study of Sport Science
Higher-education degrees in sports science or human physiology are also becoming increasingly popular with many universities now offering both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the discipline. Opportunities for graduates in these fields employment as a physical education teacher, dietician or nutritionist, performance analyst, sports coach, sports therapist, fitness center manager, sports administrator, strength and conditioning specialist or retail manager of a sports store. Graduates may also be well positioned to undertake further training to become an accredited physiotherapist, exercise physiologist or clinical exercise consultant.
There are many noted institutions in the United Kingdom which run courses in sport and exercise sciences. Some of the more well known are Durham, Leeds, Loughborough, Exeter, Bath, Bangor, Birmingham, Edinburgh.
Within the United States, The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi offers degrees in Sports and High Performance Materials and Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi offers a Master of Science degree in "Sport Science" with two concentrations in either Sport Management or Strength and Conditioning. In 2010, East Tennessee State University became the first university in the US to offer a PhD in Sport Physiology.
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