MSc Sport Performance Science

The Sport Performance Science MSc programme is aimed at graduates with a background in sports science and related subjects who want to build on their existing knowledge with advanced study in the multidisciplinary area of elite sports performance. The programme aims to: Help you understand how a high-performance sport programme can be developed by exploring the determinants of elite performance and contemporary training interventions; Discuss how athlete support can be optimised to meet training and competition demands and administer effective recovery strategies across a range of sports. Develop critical practical skills to enable the accurate measurement of performance and training responses in laboratory and field environments. Provide optional modules that enable you to examine key psychological factors impacting elite sports performance and better understand mental health and wellbeing in elite sport. Embed a professional development option module to pursue a specific area of interest, andor work with one of our partners on a placement. Provide students with a coherent programme of study, which prepares them for attaining accreditation through the Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (CASES).

2:2 or above (or international equivalent) in a relevant subject. Other subjects are considered on a case-by-case basis.