Courses

Course type
Postgraduate

Course duration
1- 2 Years

CASES endorsed
Yes

Region
London

Course description

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, and/or 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)

Throughout your studies you’ll be able to take advantage of our modern physiology and biomechanics laboratories and some of the best sports facilities in the UK.

Elevate your career in the dynamic and competitive world of elite sport with our comprehensive master's programme, where you'll develop an advanced and critical understanding of theoretical knowledge, practical techniques, and data analysis and communication that underpin the support of high performance athletes

Course topic areas:
Exercise science, Performance Analysis, Sport and exercise science, Sport science

Website
https://www.brunel.ac.uk/study/courses/sport-performance-science-msc

UCAS Institution Code
B84

UCAS Course Code
C641