College of Life and Environmental Sciences - Postgraduate Online Open Day for MSc High Performance Sport

Our online open day will inspire you to take your education to the next level on one of our postgraduate taught or research courses in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. Join us online between 3:00pm - 4.00pm on Wednesday 20 March 2024 to find out more.

The main aim of the programme is to enable individuals to develop their skills and practice to better equip them for a career as a strength and conditioning coach, fitness coach, or sports scientist in applied sport science.

The programme will develop your ability to work with contemporary hardware and software, linked to training and testing when working with athletes, understand advanced periodisation models and develop athletes in a high-performance setting.  Working with staff from world leading School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences as well as external experts embedded in industry you will also develop the ability to critically reflect on your philosophy, practice and organisational context and through research activities increase your competence in knowledge generation and implementation. 

This programme is ideally suited for those already working in sport or those interested in embarking in the domain. The programme will develop your ability to work with contemporary hardware and software, linked to training and testing when working with athletes, understand advanced periodisation models and develop athletes in a high-performance setting.

This session will be lead by Katie Cronin.  

Why study this course?

• Study at a World-leading School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences: we are ranked 6th for sports-related subjects (QS World Subject Rankings 2023) and 6th in the UK for Sports Science (Complete University Guide 2024)
• Be part of a unique learning environment for masters study in the field of sport with staff experienced in applied practice
• Learn from their unparalleled networks from time spent working in settings including professional football, rugby, and Olympic sports as well as other top-level external guest speakers