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MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Performance

  • DeadlineStudy Details: MSc 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Masters Degree Description

Gain the skills you need to analyse and optimise sport and exercise performance in either individual or team sports and in arduous occupations such as defence or firefighting on this Applied Sport and Exercise Performance Master's. 

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Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021

On this MSc course, you'll learn what it takes to win and perform at an elite level in both sporting and professional environments. You’ll develop applied monitoring and testing techniques, practical skills, research expertise and grasp various scientific concepts for improving performance, while also learning to integrate contemporary issues like inclusion and ethical practice into your skillset.

You’ll learn to assess and use new innovation and technology to enhance human performance, and understand how environmental factors affect work and sports performance – discovering ways to mitigate against them in a changing climate. You’ll explore current concepts relating to human performance and discover current research in sport and exercise performance.

Entry Requirements

  • A minimum of a second-class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.
  • Applicants who hold a non-related degree will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
  • For those who do not hold a degree or relevant professional qualification, extensive experience together with evidence of scholarly ability will be required.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Graduates of this course could go onto roles such as:

  • Fitness and Health Manager
  • Sports Physiologist
  • Personal Trainer
  • Sports Coach
  • Wellbeing Personal Trainer
  • Scientific Researcher

Module Details

All modules on this course are core.

  • Applied Sports Physiology - 30 credits
  • Current Concepts in Sport and Exercise Performance - 30 credits
  • Humans in Extreme Environments - 30 credits
  • MSc Research Development and Practice - 60 credits
  • Technology and Performance in Sport and Exercise - 30 credits

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