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BSc Sport Science

  • 30-09-2008 04:55PM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35


    Lads/Lassies

    Is anyone doing the BSc in Sports Science in DCU. Can you tell me a little about it? It it very Lab based ? What are career prospects at the end? Any info would help..


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 334 ✭✭figs86


    hey im a 3rd year sports science student

    not lab based in the typical test-tube white coat (in fact i have touched neither!) but we do plenty of practical work such as teaching classes, instructing weights techniques, interviewing people to find out about their fitness and health history, going on work placement in 3rd year for 6 months, working with people with disabilities or special populations such as the elderly, conducting tests like VO2 max and blood lactate tests, learning to use heart rate monitors, take blood pressure, use Electrocardiograph and stethoscope

    loads of graduates go into coaching such as with the IRFU, FAI etc, others become P.E. teachers, personal trainers.
    Graduates do further training to become a Physio or expert in some aspect of sport and health such as nutrition, injury rehabilitation etc.
    Some people work in research such as conducting health studies for the Government or health boards and health foundations.

    http://www.dcu.ie/prospective/deginfo.php?classname=SSH&mode=full&originating_school=34 (general info)
    http://www.dcu.ie/registry/module_contents.php?function=4&programme=SSH (subjects taught on the course)

    Finally, unless they leave the field of sports and health altogether, graduates also work in things like health promotion for the HSE, encouraging and enabling people to become healthier. Other, more administrative sports jobs like promoting uptake of rugby (for example) by young people also feature.

    Any more questions just PM me or comment here


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 35 davty10


    Cheers for the info. So how difficult is it to find employment ? All those jobs sound great but in reality is there work there?


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