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BA Sport Studies

University of Stirling

Full-time4 YearsYear AbroadSubject: Sport and Exercise Science

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Course Score

C /62

Graduate Salary

£25,500

Satisfaction

80%

Degree Completion

78%

Professional Jobs

42%

Meaningful Work

79%

AI & Your Career

Based on real AI use at work (Anthropic research, 2026)

19%

Low AI impact

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

AI can do very little of this work today - things like hands-on work, caring for people, and dealing with the real world. These are among the safest jobs from AI for now.

Pick your path - AI impact varies by career

30%Leisure and Sports Managers and Proprietors 28%Sports Agent 60%Sports and Leisure Assistants 8%Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials n.e.c.

AI impact by graduate destination

Sales40%

Natural and social science40%

Managers, directors and senior officials30%

Teaching18%

Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation12%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

around the national median

Typical starting salary for Sport and Exercise Science graduates

Start

Sep 2027

Graduate

2031

First job

~2032

£25,500

typical starting salary

£23,500

£30,000

Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount

· Sport and Exercise Science graduates nationally earn £19,000-£42,000 (165 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

Sales occupations

10%

Elementary occupations

Natural and social science professionals

★ Professional

Managers, directors and senior officials

★ Professional

Sports and fitness occupations

★ Professional

Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations

Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation

Process, plant and machine operatives

Skilled trades occupations

Teaching Professionals

★ Professional

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Leisure and Sports Managers and Proprietors

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Sports Agent

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Sports and Leisure Assistants

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Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials n.e.c.

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Outcomes

78%

Continuation

42%

Professional Work

79%

Meaningful Role

65%

Career On Track

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