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MSc Sports Performance Analysis

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Full time | Bishop Otter Campus, Chichester | 1 year | SEP-25

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Sports / Movement Science

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

Become proficient at the delivery of coach-driven, observational, and data-driven analyses

Our highly-vocational MSc Sports Performance Analysis programme explores the more advanced concepts, processes and techniques undertaken within industry, and is aligned to employer needs.

With an emphasis on the application of theory to practice, a key focus is the development of practical competencies and software proficiency required for a career within sport performance analysis.

Students are issued with an Apple MacBook Pro with Hudl SportsCode Elite installed to support academic and placement work. This is a novel feature of the programme, and we are the only university to offer this.

Prepare for your career within sports performance analysis

The outstanding links within the industry across multiple sports, cutting-edge facilities, novel assessment methods, and expert staff create an ideal learning environment for those either wishing to seek future employment in sports performance analysis, or, those currently employed within a professional club or organisation.

It caters to the rapidly developing and evolving job market within the field of sports performance analysis and is in response to the marked growth in career opportunities and proliferation of roles available to (aspiring/current) performance analysts within amateur and professional sporting organisations.

Students can also achieve PGDip and PGCert awards.

Careers

Acquire the skills and knowledge required to gain employment as a sports analyst

This course boasts outstanding employability and has a proven track record of graduates securing full-time employment.

Amongst others, our graduates have gone on to secure jobs with:

  • Harlequins RFC
  • Tottenham Hotspur FC
  • England Basketball
  • Southampton FC
  • Manchester United FC
  • AFC Bournemouth
  • Brighton and Hove Albion FC
  • Bristol City FC
  • Celtic FC
  • Paris Saint Germain FC
  • New York Mets
  • Lawn Tennis Association
  • Surrey County Cricket Club
  • Wasps RFC
  • UK Anti-Doping

Modules

Sports Performance Analysis is a well-established scientific sub-discipline of sport and exercise science. Sports Performance Analysis is predicated on the provision of valid, objective and reliable data to inform the coaching process and decision-making processes. Therefore, this module aims to provide you with a comprehensive and critical insight into the evolution, principles, theories and applications governing sports performance analysis. A theory to practice ethos is adopted throughout, promoting a research informed approach to applied practice.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£8,838

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£16,722

Entry requirements

An honours degree at 2:1 or higher in a related discipline. Applicants with lower degree classifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. You will be required to attend an interview.

University information

The University of Chichester is a respected institution that offers some excellent postgraduate study programmes. It has two campuses: one in the centre of Chichester, a charming and historic town, and the other close to the sea in Bognor Regis. Both sites are easily connected by a regular inter-campus bus service. Across the two sites, students have access to a range of state-of-the-art facilities including a sports centre, the Engineering...more

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