Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine (Taught)

This taught MSc in Sports Science is designed to provide you with an advanced, research-led programme of study in sport and exercise science and medicine. A key strength of this programme is its flexibility, which enables you to specialise in physical activity and health, sports performance, or sports medicine.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

• The aim of this programme is to merge sport and exercise medicine and sport and exercise science within a single degree programme providing a broad range of options across these disciplines.

• This is the only MSc in Sports Science in Scotland that merges Sport & Exercise Medicine and Sport & Exercise Science within a single degree programme, providing a broad range of options across these disciplines.

• Benefit from access to the facilities and resources of the National Stadium Sports, Health and Injury Clinic at Hampden Park, a custom-built, state-of-the-art sports medicine facility.

• Accredited by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of meeting, in part, the academic and experience requirement for the Membership and Chartered Biologist (CBiol).

• Develop and enhance your skills in: Application of knowledge to novel concepts and situations; Data handling and statistics; Experimental design; Interpretation and evaluation of experimental data; Literature searching and critically evaluating relevant scientific evidence; Oral presentations; Research methods and ethics; Scientific writing; Group working;

• You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities to study performance and health aspects of sport & exercise science, from the whole body to the molecular level. These include advanced exercise laboratories, metabolic investigation suites and a molecular biochemistry lab.

• You will have the chance to network with a number of regional/national sporting bodies and a number of professional sporting clubs. There may be opportunities for internships (in place of a research project) for some students and we work closely with the University of Glasgow Sport to provide additional opportunities to gain real world experience where possible.

• As well as our expert core staff, we engage guest lectures who work in sport and exercise science and medicine in practice to provide interactive sessions in their specialist fields.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The programme is made up of 180 credits (60 credits per semester with projects over the summer). Each credit is around 10hrs of study which includes lectures, reading, tasks and other learning activities.

The courses will involve lectures, seminars and tutorials. You will also take part in journal clubs, presentations and self-directed learning.

Semester 1
Core course
Evidence-Based Biomedical Research Methods and Statistics

Optional courses: choose 2
Exercise Prescription
Nutritional Aids in Sport and Exercise
Physical Activity and Health: Epidemiology, Mechanisms and Interventions
Working with Elite Athletes

Semester 2
Optional courses: choose 3
Factors Influencing Performance
Physical Activity and Health: Public Health and Behaviour Change
Sports Injuries for Doctors and Physiotherapists
Sports Injuries: Prevention and Rehabilitation
Technology and Analytics in Sport and Exercise

Semester 3
Core course
MSc Sport and Exercise Science & Medicine - Dissertation

CAREER PROSPECTS

The flexibility of this programme will provide you with many career opportunities. These include working in clinical exercise, health-promotion or in sports science support.

A number of our graduates are employed in senior sports science positions with national sporting bodies and professional sports clubs.

This programme also allows doctors and physiotherapists to aid their knowledge. For science graduates, there are opportunities in rehabilitation and higher education.

It also provides an excellent basis if you wish to pursue PhD level research.