Exercise, Behaviour Change and Disease Prevention degree (BSc - Intercalated)

• This degree is aimed at medical students who have successfully completed the requisite number of years in Medical School and wish to gain a BSc to specialise or gain experience in the field of Exercise, Behaviour Change and Disease Prevention.
• Specific criteria are set between your Medical School and Bangor University. Please refer to your Medical School for further details.

Please also read our Entry Requirements section.

For joint honours degrees you should also look at the entry requirements for your other chosen subject.

Benefits of Intercalating and Career Prospects

These degrees enable medical students to gain a scientific perspective of sport and exercise; for example, as a form of treatment for a variety of conditions as well as how to implement behaviour change in order to achieve positive outcomes regarding the rehabilitation and prevention of diseases (e.g. diabetes).

In addition to the enhanced career opportunities typically available to medical students who intercalate, this additional training may also provide a strong foundation for postgraduate study (MSc, MPhil or PhD) and clinical research positions within the NHS.

This section provides an outline of the content of this Exercise, Behaviour Change and Disease Prevention BSc (Intercalated) course. Each year you'll study a series of modules, some of these are compulsory and others can be selected from a range of optional modules.

You will study a total of 120 credits in the year. Depending on the course chosen you will also take 60 optional credits selected from a range of modules including: 

• Stress and Performance (Sport Science)
• Research in Psychological Skills (Sport Science)
• Physiology of Elite Performance (Sport Science)
• Group Dynamics (Sport Science)
• Environmental Physiology – Extremes (Sport Science, Exercise Physiology)
• Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete (Sport Science, Exercise Physiology)
• Disability Sport and Rehabilitation (Sport Science, EBCDP)
• Environmental Physiology – High Altitude (Exercise Physiology)
• Healthy Aging (Exercise Physiology, EBCDP)
• Exercise for Clinical Populations (Exercise
• Physiology, EBCDP)
• Motivation (EBCDP)
• Exercise Psychology (EBCDP)
• Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (EBCDP as necessary)
• Psychobiology (All as necessary)
• Observation and Evaluation of Clinical Teaching Settings (All as necessary)

All students study Research Skills and, you will carry out an independent Research Project to integrate the knowledge you have accumulated over the year.

Modules our students are currently studying...

If you'd like a closer look at the content of the modules our current students are studying this year please click on the links below;

Ex, Behav. Change&Disease Prev degree (BSC/EBCDP)

• Year 1 modules

* Please note that due to the dynamic nature of our degree programmes specific topics of study/modules are occasionally subject to change.

• Exercise Physiology BSc (Intercalated)
• Exercise, Behaviour Change and Disease Prevention BSc (Intercalated)
• Sport and Exercise Psychology BSc (Hons)
• Sport Science (Outdoor Activities) BSc (Hons)
• Sport Science (Physical Education) BSc (Hons)
• Sport Science / Physical Education and Another Subject (Joint Hons)
• Sport Science BSc (Hons)
• Sport Science BSc (Intercalated)
• Sport, Health and Exercise Science BSc (Hons)
• Sport, Health and Physical Education BSc (Hons)
• Sports Science (Outdoor Recreation) HND