Sports and Exercise Sciences : PhD
Lancaster UniversityLancaster · IELTS 6.5
GBP 29,300Per year
Doctor of PhilosophyPart-time
PhD Postgraduate research in Sports and Recreation
University of WolverhamptonWolverhampton, United Kingdom
- Level
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Duration
- Part-time Distance Learning (8 years),Part-time (8 years),Full-time (4 years)
- Mode
- Part-time
- Subject
- Sports Science
- Location
- United Kingdom
- IELTS
- 7.0 overall, no part below 6
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Overview
With a focus on how on exercise can cause performance enhancement or health improvements in elite, general and populations with chronic disease our internationally recognised supervisors work across traditional subject boundaries, creating unique opportunities for interdisciplinary research. Our areas of interest range across dance medicine and science, combat sports, field sports, clinical physiology and biomechanics and EDI.
Entry requirements
| Degree | 2:1 · or above |
|---|
English language requirements
| IELTS | 7.0 overall, no part below 6 |
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Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English at least to the level of an IELTS score (or equivalent) of 7.0, with no individual element less than 6.0. The only exemption to this is for students who are not required to do so as per UKVI regulations: https://www.gov.uk/student-visa/knowledge-of-
Fees
International students: £16950 per year
UK students: £5006 per year
Start dates
Variable start date,1 September 2025
Application deadline
No fixed deadline — rolling admissions (apply before course start date)
Campus
- University: Online Distance Learning,University: Walsall Campus, United Kingdom
If you studied in United States
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Scholarships at University of Wolverhampton
3 for this level- Academic Excellence Postgraduate Scholarship£4,000.00 (US$ 5,166)
- Alumni Scholarship
- Chevening Scholarship
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Visa application, from outside the UKGBP 558
Health surcharge, first year how it is chargedGBP 776
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