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Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences MSc

Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences MSc

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Full time | Brunel University London | 1 year | 30-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

30-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Sports / Movement Science Health Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

The Brunel Sport, Health and Exercise MSc is aimed at graduates with a background in sports science who want to build on their existing knowledge with advanced study in the specialist areas of human performance and sports psychology.

Our selection of optional modules, covering the range of physiological, biomechanical and psychological factors governing how the human body works, allows you to tailor your course to your interests and objectives.

You can choose, for example, to concentrate on the mechanics of optimal performance, with a focus on developing your practical and analytical skills of accessing and enhancing a person’s strength, flexibility, stamina and athletic technique. Alternatively, you might examine the key psychological factors that impact on sports performance such as anxiety, motivation, concentration and confidence, and learn strategies that help athletes to overcome inhibitions and achieve peak performance.

Your course will include two compulsory modules. One investigates contemporary issues related to physical activity and health such as the effects of ageing, injury rehabilitation, obesity, and cardiac health. The other looks at research methods and data analysis, tools that will prepare you for higher, research-related degrees.

Careers and your future

Sport is a competitive world and an expanding global industry. The expert skills you’ll gain on this course will give you a head start in your career. You may wish to go into coaching, consultancy, fitness testing and training, sport development or sport management. The course will also prepare you for formal accreditation through the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) or to progress on to further research such as PhD study.

Modules

This module helps student to develop the necessary skills to undertake a piece of research, to develop competence in the range of quantitative and qualitative research methods available, and to critically assess the appropriateness of any research method in relation to a research question. It will teach how to analyse qualitative data, including the use of software and will allow students to undertake their MSc dissertation appropriately.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£12,650

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£25,000

Entry requirements

A 2:2 (or above) UK Honours degree or equivalent internationally recognised qualification in Sports Science. Other subjects including Medicine, Veterinary Science/medicine, Physiotherapy or any Biological Science will also be considered on an individual basis provided applicants can show evidence of at least one year’s experience of working in science or an area allied to medicine and/or sport. Hepatitis B immunisation will be required as students on this pathway will be involved in taking capillary blood samples.

University information

Brunel University London, founded in 1966, is a leading technology university renowned for its education and research, as well as its spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship. Based in a single, leafy campus in west London, it provides outstanding sports facilities, easy access to central London, and a friendly, vibrant, and strikingly international community. The university is ranked 1st in the UK, 4th in the world for 'International...more

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