Sports Medicine MSc

The MSc Sports Medicine course has been designed to enable you to develop a range of discipline-specific abilities and apply them to your selected area of special interest.

This course has been designed to enable you to develop a range of discipline-specific abilities and apply them to your selected area of special interest. The course is taught by an experienced team of tutors, and all teaching has an applied focus, with full use made of the BASES-accredited sports science laboratories.

Why study this course with us?

This course aims to enhance theoretical and empirical knowledge in the sports sciences domain, providing opportunities to enhance transferable skills and develop basic competencies for personal development. It is taught by an experienced team of tutors with specialist research interests and publications in the subdiscipline pathways. The course has an applied focus, using BASES-accredited sports science laboratories. The course's critical elements of teaching excellence and research, combined with the practical experience of staff working with national and international athletes, ensure intellectual challenge and knowledge of research-practice interaction. The experiential learning placement requirement offers valuable practical experience, allowing students to apply knowledge in an applied sporting environment and develop interpersonal skills alongside practitioners. This course is suitable for students, practitioners, and those looking to extend their knowledge before moving into research and academic sectors.

• Applications are expected from sport and exercise sciences, physiology, coaching, biomechanics or similar graduates with a first degree (minimum of 2:1 honours or equivalent).

• have GCSE grade C/grade 4 in English Language and Maths.

• IELTS: Overall 7.0 (no less than 5.5 in each band)

• For those who do not have IELTS or an acceptable in-country English language qualification, the University of Chester has developed its own online English language test which applicants can take for just £50.

The University of Chester's Careers and Employability service offers a range of employability-enhancing experiences for its graduates, including applied sports science, PhD programs, and lecturing in Further and Higher Education. The service is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed, and tailored to individual goals and aspirations. It provides access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular workshops, and practical one-to-one help with career planning, including CVs, applications, and mock interviews. Students and graduates can use the services free of charge for up to two years after graduating. The service aims to help students plan their future, make the most of their time at the University, and enhance their employability.