MSc Strength and Conditioning

Strength and conditioning is at the heart of all sports, improving the fitness and function of the athletes. This course will develop skills and knowledge to allow you to have a sound knowledge base, that is applied to practice, to enhance performance.You begin by developing an understanding of strength production and how these would be linked to the creation of training programmes. This knowledge is put into practical application by developing the skills and coaching ability with athlete groups. You finish your postgraduate degree with a period in the workplace assisting relevant groups with performance enhancement and researching a topic that will hopefully give you the chance to contribute to the body of literature within strength and conditioning to inform future practices.You will learn the theoretical of strength and conditioning which will include the development of muscular force, the use of technology to measure performance, athlete profiling and the design of annual training programmes.This will be applied in subsequent modules where the knowledge will be applied to create effect training programmes including the development of lifting techniques, and development of shorter-term training programmes.Your master's degree will provide several career opportunities. From the knowledge, skills, and experience developed during the course, previous students have achieved strength and conditioning positions with professional sports teams, including Premiership football clubs, university sports teams in the USA, and other industrial places.The course has been designed to cover the content of external body qualifications such as the UKSCA and NSCA making the preparation for these external certifications a natural progression.

Students must have a minimum 2:1 degree (or equivalent for international students) in a sport or exercise related area. Related subjects include but are not limited to, anatomy, physiology, physiotherapy, sport therapy and sport science. Candidates with exceptional and extensive work experience in sport or strength and conditioning may also be considered. We would normally expect you to have Grade C in GCSE English and Maths