BEng (Hons) Sports Design Engineering

For many, the perfect way to combine a passion for sports and technology is through a career in sports engineering.

Sports Design Engineering concentrates on the conception, design and manufacturing of sporting equipment. Sports engineers work in nearly every sport, creating designs that meet specialised specifications to improve athlete performance, safety and sports product durability. 

For example, sports engineers could be involved with projects as diverse as designing new high-specification football boots or fitness monitoring and improvement products, match and playing surface analysis equipment to developing image processing algorithms which act as analytical tools to determine strategic instances in a game.

The background our students gain in biomechanics also makes careers in medical device development and design a viable career route which is an exciting area due to the new and emerging sports and widening participation in sports for example prosthetics and guidance for partially sighted.

A sports engineer requires expertise in many technical skills; from engineering design to understanding the biomechanics of human movement, and technology concepts to production techniques. This is integrated with manufacturing processes, CAD, rapid prototyping and digital prototyping technologies, software and practical skills to turn the design and production process into reality which is fundamental to global market success.

A Levels

Year 1 entry: ABB-BBB

Year 2 entry: AAA-ABB

(Maths and Physics)

International Baccalaureate

Year 1 entry: 34-32

(Maths HL5, Physics HL5)

Year 2 entry: 36-34

(Maths HL6, Physics HL6)

A Level, Higher or HL Art & Design, Design & Manufacture or Graphic Communication recommended.

HNC/HND

Year 1 entry: relevant HNC, A in Graded Unit
Year 2 entry: relevant HND, AA in Graded Units

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.