Spanish with Sport and Exercise Science BA Hons

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Course Summary

Our Spanish with Sport and Exercise Science degree course at Chester allows you to study a dynamic blend of language acquisition, cultural immersion, and applied sport sciences. You will not only develop a very high fluency level in Spanish; you will also gain insights into the cultures, histories and sports of the Spanish-speaking world. You will have the chance to study abroad in Spain or Costa Rica on a five-to-eight-week placement at the end of your second year, and, if you wish, you can embark on an even bigger overseas adventure, taking a full year in Spain or Latin America and splitting your experience abroad across two countries. Whatever you decide to do, you will be able to enrich your language skills while engaging in real-world environments and will experience foreign cultures first hand.

As you pursue your study of Spanish, our expert lecturers in Sport and Exercise Sciences (SES) will equip you with scientific and vocational expertise in areas such as sport and exercise psychology, sport and exercise physiology, performance analysis, and biomechanics. Consequently, you will be provided with a comprehensive multidimensional perspective of SES. They have designed the course with two core principles in mind: the development of knowledge, applied skills and analytical techniques, and the orientation of studies around vocational opportunities and practices (including sport and exercise scientist; performance analyst; and employment in sports development, teaching, coaching, health promotion, and leisure and recreation). On top of this, by combining SES with a language, you will become prepared for careers within international sports organisations, health promotion, and education, where bilingualism and a deep understanding of SES is key. Whether you go on to work as a sports professional in a global context, or contribute to wellness programs in multicultural communities, you will find that your fluency in Spanish will give you a significant edge.

Why you'll Love it

Get full access to excellent sport and science facilities

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Benefit from personalised learning and one-to-one tuition

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Take advantage of course-exclusive learning and experiences

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What you'll study

The BA Spanish and Sport and Exercise Sciences course contains core modules at Level 4 and both core and optional modules at level 5 and 6. The course is very applied and students will be able to both know how and show how their knowledge of sport and Spanish in a multi-disciplinary course can help them in their graduate career.

At Level 4, students are introduced to the multi-disciplinary and practical nature of the course covering key physical and social sciences components of sport and exercise. Level 5 builds upon this foundation with more detailed learning that encourages students to develop their understanding and the application of knowledge in both an applied and research context in sport, exercise and health. Students at L5 can opt to focus more specifically on physical or social scientific applications of study. At Level 6 students will enhance and extend their skills, integrating knowledge and experience acquired throughout their studies with a focus on employability characteristics and fulfilling the requirements for their chosen careers in sport, exercise and health settings and beyond.

Work placement opportunities are built into the programme at L5 and L6 to enable students to apply a ‘real-world’ understanding of their knowledge and skills.

Spanish can be studied in a beginner or post A-level set. At level 4, you will develop your language skills while exploring societies and cultures across the world where Spanish is spoken. At level 5 your Spanish is further applied to real world situations in preparation for living, studying or working abroad. You may choose to take a language study placement abroad at the end of level 5 or undertake a Cambridge CELTA qualification for teaching English to speakers of other languages.

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the course that will take the form of either core or option modules and should be used as a guide. We review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects. If during a review process, course content is significantly changed, we will contact you to notify you of these changes if you receive an offer from us.

The course is delivered in three terms of 10 weeks each. In each term students study 40 credits comprising either one or two modules. Scheduled contact hours range between approximately 7 and 12 hours per week depending upon level of study and the complexity of the material being taught. This course is delivered in person where students can expect to take part in practical sessions (including practical laboratory sessions), seminars, lectures, workshops and peer-led seminars.

Students should expect to spend an average of 25-35 hours per week on independent study, which might include independent research, tutorial time with staff, using the University’s library, working with peers and preparing work for assessment.

Teaching will be delivered by experienced, well-published academics and practitioners in the subject. This will be supplemented by occasional guest lecturers and speakers.

There will be a broad range of assessment methods so that students are exposed to the different types of tasks they might encounter in the workplace, whether in professional sport settings, exercise and health promotion settings or beyond. These will include assessments in the form of practical lab assessments, lab-reports, written work (both long and short form, e.g. reports, reflections), portfolios and presentations. Spanish is assessed across all skill areas and includes portfolios of language work, vocational tasks, group discussions, mediation and negotiations. We continuously review the assessment methods used in order that they adequately prepare students for graduate level employment.

All teaching is delivered by experienced academics and practitioners, with the fundamental principles of the Chester Future Skills Curriculum at its core - building your subject competence, confidence, and key transferable skills to shape you into a world-ready Chester graduate.

Entry requirements

112UCAS points

UCAS Tariff	112 points
GCE A Level	Typical offer – BCC-BBC
BTEC	BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM
International Baccalaureate	26 points
Irish / Scottish Highers	Irish Highers - H3 H3 H3 H3 H4 Scottish Highers - BBBB
Access requirements	Access to HE Diploma, to include 45 credits at level 3, of which 30 must be at Merit or above
T Level	Merit
OCR Cambridge Technicals	OCR Extended Diplima: DMM
Extra Information	Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced and A level General Studies will be recognised in our offer. We will also consider a combination of A Levels and BTECs/OCRs.

Students from countries outside the UK are expected to have entry qualifications roughly equivalent to UK A Level for undergraduate study and British Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) for postgraduate study. To help you to interpret these equivalents, please click on your country of residence to see the corresponding entry qualifications, along with information about your local representatives, events, information and contacts.

We accept a wide range of qualifications and consider all applications individually on merit. We may also consider appropriate work experience.

English Language Requirements

IELTS Academic: Undergraduate: 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each band)
Postgraduate: 6.5 (minimum 5.5 in each band)

For more information on our entry requirements, please visit International Entry Requirements.

72UCAS points

UCAS Tariff	72 points
GCE A level	72 points overall, including grade D in A level
BTEC	BTEC Extended Diploma: MMP
International Baccalaureate	24 points
Irish / Scottish Highers	Irish Highers: H4 H4 H4 H4 H4 Scottish Highers: CCDD
Access requirements	Access to HE Diploma – Pass overall
T Level	T Level: Pass (D or E on the core)
OCR Cambridge Technicals	OCR Extended Diploma: MMP
Extra Information	Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced and A level General Studies will be recognised in our offer. We will also consider a combination of A Levels and BTECs/OCRs. If you are a mature student (21 or over) and have been out of education for a while or do not have experience or qualifications at Level 3 (equivalent to A Levels), then our Foundation Year courses will help you to develop the skills and knowledge you will need to succeed in your chosen degree.

Fees and funding

£9,250per year for a full-time course (2025/26)

Our full-time undergraduate tuition fees for Home students entering University in 2025/26 are £9,250 a year, or £1,540 per 20-credit module for part-time study.

The University may increase these fees at the start of each subsequent year of your course in line with inflation at that time, as measured by the Retail Price Index. These fee levels and increases are subject to any necessary government, and other regulatory, approvals.

Students from the UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey and the Republic of Ireland are treated as Home students for tuition fee purposes.

Students from countries in the European Economic Area and the EU will pay International Tuition Fees.

Students who have been granted Settled Status may be eligible for Home Fee Status and if eligible will be able to apply for Tuition Fee Loans and Maintenance Loans.

Students who have been granted Pre-settled Status may be eligible for Home Fee Status and if eligible will be able to apply for Tuition Fee Loans.

The tuition fees for international students studying Undergraduate programmes in 2025/26 are £13,950.

This fee is set for each year of study. All undergraduate students are eligible for international and merit-based scholarships which are applicable to each year of study.

For more information, go to our International Fees, Scholarship and Finance section.

Irish Nationals living in the UK or ROI are treated as Home students for Tuition Fee Purposes.

Your course will involve additional costs not covered by your tuition fees. This may include books, printing, photocopying, educational stationery and related materials, specialist clothing, travel to placements, optional field trips and software. Compulsory field trips are covered by your tuition fees.

If you are living away from home during your time at university, you will need to cover costs such as accommodation, food, travel and bills.

Where you'll study Exton Park, Chester

The location

Modern learning resources and library

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Support Services

Fitness Facilities

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Chapel, Chaplaincy and Multi-Faith Spaces

Accommodation

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Your Future Career

Careers service

The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.

Careers and Employability aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.

We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.

Spanish with Sport and Exercise Science BA (Hons)