Applied and Interdisciplinary Sports Science

This programme will offer career development opportunities for graduates from Sports and Exercise Science programmes. Students will be equipped to provide general sports science support in a variety of settings, from leisure and fitness centres to sports clubs and teams.

Students will also be equipped to deliver and/or evaluate community physical activity programmes, which are increasingly forming a key element of the government?s strategy to tackle obesity.

In the workplace, sports science is delivered in an interdisciplinary fashion, yet most existing MSc programmes adopt the traditional approach of teaching each of the sports science elements in isolation. Our programme is innovative in its approach of integrating each of the sports science elements to tackle issues such as Training for Performance.

The Academy of Sport and our partners have excellent networks within both sport and physical activity sectors, and we will utilise these to ensure that students acquire work experience during the programme to ensure their employability. With the sporting spotlight on London in the lead up to the 2012 Olympics, this is an exciting time to be studying sport at LSBU.

Course modules

An indicative list of topics covered on this course are:

• Training for performance
• Optimising performance
• Laboratory skills
• Research methods
• Population based differences
• Research dissertation

Career and progression opportunities

This qualification will facilitate progression in numerous areas in both the private and public sectors, e.g. exercise and health in the community, leisure and fitness industry, support of elite athletes and teams.

Professional and industry links

Through our Academy of Sport we have excellent links across sport. We host the Central London County Sports Partnership (ProActive Central), London Sport Forum for People with Disability, London Active Communities, regional Sports Coach UK staff as well as officers from many different national governing bodies of sport.

In addition we work closely with our local Primary Care Trusts on exercise and physical activity initiatives. Students will be exposed to different working environments in the course of their studies.

For more information on the Academy of Sport, see: www.lsbu.ac.uk/sports.

More information about this course please visit Course website.

Entry requirements

Students will have a 2:1 or 1st class honours degree in a Sport or Exercise Science related degree.

Students seeking admission to the programme will be expected to have at least a 2:1 BSc (Hons) degree in Sport and Exercise Science or equivalent.

International students will generally be expected to achieve an IELTS score of 6.5 prior to entry onto the programme. However, students for whom English is not the first language will be given access to the LSBU pre-study English course which runs for 4 weeks (20 hours contact time per week) prior to the start of the programme.

If you are interested in studying at LSBU, please refer to our Standard Entry Requirements.

How to apply

Application methods for undergraduate part-time and postgraduate study vary depending on the course you are applying for. When applying use the LSBU codes listed below.

LSBU - FullTime - 3813

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