Bachelor of Science (BSc): Human Movement in Sports and Exercise
Sport and exercise scientists are in growing demand, driven by elite athletes seeking every edge in performance, and by a wider effort to keep people active, healthy and moving well across their lives. This research-oriented Bachelor's degree prepares you to meet that demand: to understand human movement scientifically, and to investigate it rigorously.
Over six semesters and 180 ECTS, you'll build a broad foundation across the movement sciences and develop a skill few undergraduates ever master, designing your own research, carrying it out, and communicating what you find. The programme is taught exclusively in English.
What you'll study
You'll develop your knowledge and understanding of the core disciplines that underpin sport and exercise science: biomechanics and motor control, motor development across the lifespan, sport and exercise psychology, training science and neuromotor performance, and the social dimensions of sport, including gender and diversity.
A defining feature of the degree is that research methods are woven through every discipline rather than taught in isolation. You'll learn experimental design and statistics, work hands-on with software, acquire and analyse data from genuine research projects, and engage early with the ethical standards that responsible research demands.
Putting theory into practice
Alongside the science, you'll apply what you learn in practical, hands-on settings, guiding, planning and evaluating training in both elite-sport and prevention-and-rehabilitation contexts.You'll also complete an internship in a setting that interests you; research, sport and exercise, or clinical environments, building real-world experience, professional contacts, and a clearer sense of where your degree can take you.
Specialise in what interests you
As you progress, the programme gives you room to shape your own path. Through internships, self-directed research projects, and your bachelor's thesis, you'll develop your own research questions and answer them by running your own studies, increasingly working alongside the institute's research groups and focusing on the areas that interest you most.
Study abroad in semester 5
In your fifth semester you can choose to go abroad. It's a chance to broaden your perspective, build international contacts, and gather ideas for your bachelor's thesis.
Where it can take you
A strong grounding in the core disciplines, combined with genuine research experience and applied practice, opens the door to a wide range of careers across the sport, exercise, health and research sectors, and provides an excellent foundation for master's level study.
At a glance
- Degree: Bachelor of Science
- Workload: 180 ECTS
- Structure: 15 modules, including the bachelor's thesis
- Duration: 6 semesters / 3 years
- Language: English
- Abroad option: Semester 5 (extendable into semester 6)
You'll find full module details and the study regulations to download in the table directly below, as well as under the "Study regulations" section.
| Module | Module Title ( Responsible Lecturer) | Examination Guidelines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Module (Bohn) | Written exam - See study regulations |
| 2 | Lecture Module (Eils) | Written exam - See study regulations |
| 3 | Professional Acting in Elite Sports (Julian) | Final Portfolio |
| 4 | Research Design and Statistics (Strauß) | 2020 |
| 5 | Neuromotor Control and Modelling (Wagner) | Written exam - See study regulations |
| 6 | Gender and Diversity (Meier) | Written exam - See study regulations |
| 7 | Internship in Sport and Exercise Organizations (Bohn) | 2020 |
| 8 | Sport Psychology (Strauß) | Written exam - See study regulations |
| 9 | Neurocognition and Performance (Voelcker-Rehage) | Written exam - See study regulations |
| 10 | Data Acquisition and Data Analysis (Wagner) | 2020 |
| 11 | Professional Acting in Health Sports (Julian) | Final Reflective Paper |
| 12 | Experimental Research Projects (Tietjens) | 2020 |
| 13 | Scientific Internship (Tietjens) | 2020 |
| 14 | Supervision and Coaching (Bohn) | 2020 |
| 15 | Final Module (Meier) | 2020 |
