
Sport and Exercise Science MSc
Bangor UniversityBangor, United Kingdom
Course overview
This Sport and Exercise Science MSc aims to provide graduates with the opportunity to take a multi-disciplinary approach to their development. The degree will provide you with the skills, knowledge and flexibility of thought to develop an understanding of the physiological and psychological approaches to performance enhancement (e.g., competitive athletes and casual exercisers). It will also provide you with insights into the approaches that may be taken when working within rehabilitation settings (e.g., healthy ageing, chronic disease).
It has been designed with a strong emphasis on the application of theory to professional practice. Professional Accreditation You’ll be able to use some of the knowledge and skills that you’ll acquire on this Sport and Exercise Science MSc to prepare for the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) supervisory experience training, which is normally a pre-requisite of the Association’s professional accreditation. BASES also organise an annual student conference.
Some of our former MSc students have won prestigious awards for ‘Best Postgraduate Verbal Presentation’ and ‘Best Postgraduate Poster Presentation’ at the BASES Student Conferences. These awards are open to MSc and PhD students from all UK Universities and the fact that our students have repeatedly won awards is an indication of the excellent quality of the teaching and research training you’ll experience on our course Due to our reputation for research excellence we attract students from all over the world and have postgraduate course leaflets available in Arabic and Chinese. Programme Length MSc: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time; Diploma: 30 weeks full-time Further Information Have a look at this page for more reasons to study for a postgraduate degree in the field of Sport, Health & Exercise Sciences at Bangor University.
You can also find some funding information here for students applying to study on any taught postgraduate programme. There is also a Bangor’s Sports Scholarship scheme for those who excel at sport.
Key highlights
- Multi-disciplinary study of physiological and psychological performance enhancement
- Covers rehabilitation settings including healthy ageing and chronic disease
- Strong emphasis on applying theory to professional practice
- Helps prepare for BASES supervisory experience training towards accreditation
- Former students have won awards at BASES Student Conferences
- Sports Scholarship scheme available for those who excel at sport
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — to include relevant subject; or above
Scholarships
Deans Scholarship - Postgraduate Research
20% reduction in the published Postgraduate Research tuition fee for each year of study.
Up to 20% of feesHeads of School Scholarship
10% reduction in the published Postgraduate Research tuition fee for each year of study.
Up to 10% of feesInclusive Bangor Scholarships
Payment towards tuition fees for one-year taught or research postgraduate Masters (or for two years if studying part-time). This will be capped at £9,500.
Refugee Scholarship
Vice-Chancellor Postgraduate Research Scholarships
50% discount on the published International Tuition Fee for each year of study.
Up to 50% of fees
Careers this course leads to
- Sport and exercise scientist
- Sport and exercise physiologist
- Sport and exercise psychologist (trainee)
- Exercise rehabilitation specialist
- Performance analyst
- Strength and conditioning coach
Cost of study
UK/Home: £10,500 per year | International: £19,000 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Bangor University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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