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MSc Strength and Conditioning

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    MSc Full-time 1 year, Part-time Typically 2 years

Course Description

Our Strength and Conditioning MSc provides the knowledge, skills and experience to enable you to develop athletes across the spectrum of athletic achievement, from participation to high performance.

The programme provides bespoke research-informed modules to develop your knowledge of all topics relevant to strength and conditioning. The programme capitalises on the University’s sporting strengths to offer hands-on coaching experience, designed to give you the tools to develop athletic performance at the highest level.

Entry Requirements

A 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) in sports science or a relevant biological science that contains an element of exercise physiology, such as applied human physiology or physiotherapy.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are lots of options available to you to fund your master’s programme, from alumni bursaries to school and department scholarships and government loans.

Student Destinations

Graduates of this programme will be able to pursue careers in a variety of settings predominantly working with elite sportspeople and teams, nationally and internationally. It could also open up career opportunities in youth athlete development, health and fitness club management, fitness consultancy, health promotion, personal fitness training, corporate health advice, sports or physical activity development and the armed forces.

Module Details

Semester 1 – Compulsory Modules

  • Neuromuscular Function
  • Strength and Conditioning Coaching
  • Applied Strength and Conditioning Science
  • The Science Underlying Performance and Injury

Semester 2 – Compulsory Modules

  • Quantitative Research
  • Professional Practice for Strength and Conditioning
  • Applied Strength and Conditioning Science
  • The Science Underlying Performance and Injury
  • Research Project: Natural Sciences in Sport and Exercise

Summer – Compulsory Module

  • Research Project: Natural Sciences in Sport and Exercise

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