Sports Science Bachelor with One Core Subject (Academic)

Overview

Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Duration: 6 semesters
Course Start: Winter semester
Restrictions: With NC 1
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Contents of the subject Sports Science

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Contact persons

Student Counselling Service
Beratung durch Studierende der jeweiligen Fachrichtung
Academic Student Counselling Service
Beratung durch Lehrende zu Studienangebot und Inhalten des jeweiligen Studienfachs
General Student Advisory Service
First point of contact for general academic advice, personalised study guidance, and psychological counselling
Interdisciplinary education
The degree programme offers a comprehensive education that integrates various scientific perspectives. This includes experimental-scientific, economic and empirical-social-scientific approaches that provide students with a broad spectrum of knowledge.

Practice-orientated courses
In addition to theoretical content, there are special courses in selected sports that combine theory and practice. This promotes the application of the knowledge learnt in real sporting contexts and enables a practice-oriented education.

Flexible specialisation
During the course of their studies, students have the opportunity to specialise in areas such as sports medicine, sports psychology or sports economics. This flexibility allows students to customise their studies to suit their personal interests and career goals.

Development of key competences
The programme promotes important skills such as negotiation skills, flexibility and scientific curiosity. These skills are not only in demand in the sports industry, but are also useful in many other professional fields.

Diverse career prospects
Graduates are qualified for a wide range of professions, from sports clubs and associations to the sporting goods industry. This opens up numerous opportunities to work in various areas of sport.
The program opens up a wide range of career opportunities in various fields, such as:

Sports Clubs and Associations: Graduates find employment in sports clubs and associations, where they can work on organizing and executing sporting events as well as promoting young talent.

Event and Marketing Agencies: A career in event and marketing agencies offers opportunities in the planning and execution of sporting events as well as in sponsorship, where marketing strategies are developed.

Sports Media: Career prospects in sports media include roles in journalism, media production, or public relations, where an understanding of social issues and communication strategies is crucial.

Healthcare Sector: The Psychology and Movement track focuses on career opportunities in sports-related counseling and intervention fields that concentrate on supporting athletes and coaches.

Sports Goods Industry: The sports goods industry offers further opportunities where graduates can work in product development, marketing, or sales to promote innovative products in the sports sector.

Access to the Bachelor programme is granted to those who have a university entrance qualification suitable for Germany (e. g. German ‘Abitur’).

Further approval requirements (such as a sports aptitude test) are not required for enrollment. However, depending on the chosen study profile, the submission of a medical certificate may become necessary during the studies.
Please be sure to read the subject-specific regulations, which are crucial for all applicable rules.
In case of any questions, please contact the academic advisor (see contact persons).

Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.

Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.

Course start

Studies can be commenced only in winter semester.

Length and scope of studies

The standard period of studies is 6 semesters. Information on studying part time.

The studies Bachelor with One Core Subject (Academic) Sports Science comprise 180 credit points.

Find out about the academic structure model and note the rules regarding the individual supplementary area.

The study places are subject to admission restrictions (numerus clausus). You need to register online with the German Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (Foundation for University Admission) (hochschulstart.de) and then apply to Bielefeld University within the currently applicable application deadlines.

Places are allocated in the so-called German ‘Dialogorientiertes Serviceverfahren (DoSV)’ (dialogue-oriented service procedure) and is carried out in several steps. If you accept an admission offer during this procedure, you can submit your application for enrolment within the set deadline.

Step by step trough the DoSV application process

To the application portal

Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.

Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.

Application deadline reminder

To the application portal

You will find the programme of lectures for this course in the eKVV.

An overview of the introductory and information events is provided by the central student counselling services.

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The information on admission restrictions / numerus clausus (NC) refers to applications for the winter semester 2026/27 and summer semester 2027.
Information on NC values from previous years
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