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MA Sport and Physical Activity (Executive Leadership)

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    MA 1 year full-time

Course Description

The course equips you with the advanced knowledge and skills of executive leadership that you need to progress within this rapidly growing sector. While deepening your critical understanding of the issues facing sport and physical activity in the UK and around the world, it also gives you the opportunity to develop and implement creative and innovative approaches that encourage people to participate in sport and physical activity.

Taking a practical, research-based approach, the course encourages you to analyse examples of best practice; learn the latest leadership techniques; and undertake an industry-based research project in an area of your choice.

Why choose this course?

  • Gain the necessary personal competencies and subject expertise to become a theoretically informed, reflective practitioner
  • Build your personal and professional network through our links with Sport England, governing bodies, active partnerships, employers and European partners
  • Use your employment setting to analyse real industry problems and develop solutions
  • Learn from a team with a wide range of expertise and experience in specific subject areas such as sport, leisure and physical activity
  • Gain insights from industry experts through the seminar series coordinated by the University’s Institute of Sport and Physical Activity Research (ISPAR).

Entry Requirements

UK applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent.

EU/International applicants please visit website for details.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are numerous sources of funding available for postgraduate students, both from external sources such as the Government and from the University.

Student Destinations

The skills, knowledge, theoretical concepts and applied practical experience you gain from this Master’s will support you in progressing within the industry. The primary focus is to provide you with the opportunity to develop your career in the sport and physical activity sector. However, its managerial and applied focus provides numerous transferable skills that can be related to a variety of service industries.

On graduation, you can also take up opportunities for continued study at PhD level via the Institute for Sport and Physical Activity Research (ISPAR). ISPAR members have a diverse range of research interests so many research topic areas can be accommodated. For more information, visit the Institute for Sport and Physical Activity Research.

Module Details

  • Behavioural Science And Public Health (SPO060-6) Compulsory
  • Contemporary Sports Policy (SPO062-6) Compulsory
  • Critical Issues In Sport And Physical Activity (SPO065-6) Compulsory
  • International Development Of Sport (SPO069-6) Compulsory
  • Leadership Principles And Practice (SPO063-6) Compulsory
  • Reflection And Biography For Sport Leaders (SPO066-6) Compulsory
  • Research Methods For Sport, Physical Activity And Education (SPO067-6) Compulsory
  • Sport And Physical Activity Leadership (SPO064-6) Compulsory
  • Sport And Physical Activity Masters Dissertation (SPO070-6) Compulsory

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