Study Details: MSc 1 year full-time
2 years part-time
This course is ideal if you are currently working with athletes and are looking to develop your professional and academic skills-set. You’ll gain highly employable skills such as assessing, monitoring, interpreting and presenting performance data as well as being able to engage coach and athletes.
This course is ideal if you are currently working with athletes and are looking to develop your professional and academic skillset. The distance education mode provides the advantage for those who have limited availability to attend classes on a regular basis.
You will learn the skills you need to construct and deliver evidence-based strength and conditioning programmes and be taught how to assess, monitor, interpret and provide feedback in relation to changes in physical performance. Content delivery and assessment will enable you to competently undergo domestic and international professional accreditations within the industry, such as the UKSCA and NSCA.
Our academics are active in coaching and research as well as currently working in the high performance sport industry. This ensures that all content has been specifically designed to have practical relevance within the industry, meaning you’ll be fully prepared to advance your career.
You will be learning from experienced academics who currently work in high performance sport and consult with professional organisations and national governing bodies such as; the UKSCA, Men’s and women’s Premiership football and rugby, and British Weightlifting, to name a few. This ensures that all content has been specifically designed to have practical relevance within the industry, meaning you’ll be full prepared to advance your career.
You’ll gain hands-on experience during a 10-day residential at the StoneX Stadium, home of the Saracens Rugby Club which will help contextualise the online content in our world-class performance laboratories.**
We normally require a second class honours degree 2:2 or above, or equivalent qualification in a sports or exercise related fieldApplicants with an undergraduate degree in non-related areas will be considered subject to relevant industry experience and professional Further requirementsDistance education students will be required to work within the field of athletic development. This may include professional clubs, governing bodies and/or private athletic trainingEligibilityUK/EU and international students are eligible to apply for this course.Academic credit for previous study or experienceIf you have relevant or work experience, academic credit may be awarded towards your Middlesex University programme of study. For further information please visit our Accreditation of Prior Learning page.Interviews, entrance tests, portfolios and auditionsInterviews may form a part of your application process.
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