Health, Sport and Bioscience Graduate Profiles
David - BSc Sport and Exercise Science
By the time I was reading a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science, I already enjoyed a long career as a crash investigator for the police force. My life since graduation has changed so much, in fact it wouldn’t be out of the question to say, I experienced something of a renaissance, of which the ripples are still been felt today.
I was quite clear on what I wanted to study, and the course at the School of Health, Sport and Bioscience worked for me as it was highly modular; I needed to support my family and this structured routine made it conducive for me continue working and studying.
It had been such a long time since I’d been in the classroom, that quite naturally I lacked confidence in my abilities. I quickly learnt, nothing replaces a lot of elbow grease and when my first marks and feedback came back my outlook for the rest of the course was transformed; I lost my nerves and realized that I just needed to carry on how I had begun and I blazed through my part-time degree it just four years. I must have the study bug, because I signed on straight away to do a Masters. It was actually via a referral from one of the School lecturers who advised I should consider Psychology and in hot off the heels of graduating, I enrolled to read MSc Psychology in Sports and Exercise at the University of Chichester.
The degree has opened so many doors and possibilities to me; I’ve worked in Local Government, consultancy and as a lecturer, and my horizons have widened further with the advent of completing my Masters study. I love doing rehabilitation and mediation work – I feel so lucky I have job where I get to indulge my passion and brain everyday. And guess what, no surprises, I now think I’m ready to do a PhD too! Thanks to my life changing experience at UEL, I know any dream is in reach – my advice: whatever you want in life, go out there and get it!
