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Strength, Conditioning, and Rehabilitation MSc

Strength, Conditioning, and Rehabilitation MSc

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Full time | University of Portsmouth | 1 year | SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Physiotherapy

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

If you're interested in a career helping athletes achieve their performance goals, prevent and accelerate recovery from injury, and improve their overall health, this Master's in Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation is ideal.

You'll focus on using prescriptive exercise to improve their performance, and learn through practice with the specialist equipment you'll use in your career.

When you graduate, you'll be equipped with the technical knowledge and professional skills to succeed in this growing industry, whether as part of an organisation or as a freelance practitioner. You'll be ready to confidently and effectively develop and rehabilitate athletes of all abilities and backgrounds.

Course highlights

On this Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation MSc, you'll:

  • Study the fundamental science underlying athletic health and performance from a strength and conditioning perspective
  • Learn how to design and structure of training programmes, complementing them with the periodisation of various training methodologies
  • Complete a work placement module, where you'll get 200–300 hours of practical on-the-job experience over duration of the course
  • Learn about multi-disciplinary fundamentals of strength, conditioning and rehabilitation, including physiology and biomechanics
  • Study in an applied environment, with a focus on advanced strength and power assessments, as well as lifting techniques
  • Learn how to work with athletes with diverse needs, such as young or ageing athletes

Careers and opportunities

Strength and conditioning is a growing profession and the ability to offer rehabilitation to athletes is becoming a requirement for many positions in the sporting and fitness industries. So you're likely to have a lot of employment options when you graduate.

You could work as a strength and conditioner or rehabilitation, strength and conditioner at all levels, including in club, national, international organisations, as a self-employed practitioner or within a club or sporting organisation.

You could also go on to gain further vocational qualifications with organisations such as the UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES).

Modules

Rehabilitation in Strength and Conditioning (30 Credits) - Core
Strength and Conditioning Practice (30 Credits) - Core
Msc Research Development and Practice (dissertation module) (60 Credits) - Core
Strength and Conditioning Development (placement module) (30 Credits) - Core
Biomechanics of Strength and Conditioning (30 Credits) - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£8,900

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£18,100

Entry requirements

A second class honours degree in a relevant subject or a master's degree in an appropriate subject. Exceptionally, equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications will be considered.

University information

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