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Master by Research: Sport, Health and Applied Science MRes

Master by Research: Sport, Health and Applied Science MRes

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Full time | St Mary's University, Twickenham | 1 year | 09-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

09-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MRes - Master of Research

Subject areas

Sports / Movement Science Applied Sciences Health Studies

Course type

Research

Course Summary

Positively impact communities with our flexible Sport, Health and Applied Science master’s. You will build specialist research skills through an independent research project and two core modules.

World-class facilities

During your Sport, Health and Applied Science MRes, you’ll access our world-class sports facilities and laboratories, including our:

Biosciences Laboratory

Nutrition Suite

Performance Hall

Work with world-leading researchers

Our academics are world-leading researchers in sport, health, and applied science. You’ll have opportunities to work with them in areas such as:

expert performance

female health and wellbeing

injury and rehabilitation

applied sports psychology

nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics

Our team are also here to aid your personal and professional growth. Our student, Dominic, tells us that staff were “approachable and supportive”.

Assessment methods

You will be assessed in ways that reflect the requirements of researchers in the real world. Methods of assessment include written reviews and reports, essays, data analysis tasks, journal article reviews, professional research proposals, final research project dissertation, and final research project viva.

Career opportunities

With our Sport, Health and Applied Science master’s, you will develop essential transferrable skills, such as communication, creativity, and attention to detail.

Modules

This module is designed to prepare students for their supervised projects. There are many skills that a researcher must acquire in order to conduct a study successfully. For example, systematically searching for and reviewing the literature, following relevant codes of conduct and conforming to ethical procedures. You will learn about these processes, and many others, with the aim of increasing your understanding of the entire research process and, ultimately, your independence as a researcher.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£7,950

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£17,310

Entry requirements

Students should have Lower second-class degree (or equivalent) in a related field. Additional requirement information: Related fields include sport science, physical education, sport rehabilitation, physiotherapy, psychology, and nutrition. Applicants with other appropriate qualifications or experience will be considered.