Sport and Exercise Medicine

This Masters is available as both a full time course and as a two year part time course. Course attendance is approximately one and a half days at the University per month, plus clinic and club placements you will arrange via provided contacts.

During your studies you will focus on the following modules:

• Functional sports anatomy and clinical assessment
• Musculoskeletal medicine and sports injuries
• The sport and exercise medicine practitioner
• Exercise physiology, health and sports nutrition
• Physical activity, health and exercise prescription
• Project work and dissertation

You will attend a two-day Immediate Care in Sport course in your induction week and arrange MSK clinics and club placements to give you the opportunity to apply your knowledge through practical experience.

You will also have access to our brand new sports facilities and labs, where Olympic athletes train.

The course will equip you with strong team working skills through its interdisciplinary approach to training. You will be equipped to work in teams of professionals with complimentary expertise such as strength and conditioning, team coaches, physiotherapists and acute injury settings.

The application deadline for this course is the 1st June 2018.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

• Functional Sports Anatomy and Clinical Assessment 20 credits
• Musculoskeletal Medicine and Sport Injuries 30 credits
• The Sport and Exercise Medicine Practitioner I 15 credits
• Exercise Physiology, Health and Sports Nutrition 20 credits
• Physical Activity, Health and Exercise Prescription 20 credits
• The Sport and Exercise Medicine Practitioner II 15 credits
• Project Work and Dissertation 60 credits

For more information on typical modules, read Sport and Exercise Medicine MSc Full Time in the course catalogue

For more information on typical modules, read Sport and Exercise Medicine MSc Part Time in the course catalogue

Learning and teaching

Attendance is compulsory and will be approximately one and a half days a month (you will not be expected to be in every week). Recorded lectures of shared modules with other courses will be available to be viewed online, along with specified eLearning material.

Seminars will be recorded, where appropriate. Some practical sessions, group tutorials and specific teaching sessions will be compulsory.

Placements at appropriate professional clubs and NHS clinics will be organised, with some flexibility to negotiate clinic dates and times, and contacts will be provided for self-organised additional experience opportunities. Predominantly we use a case based approach; the eLearning each week will have a relevant case or scenario identified, and required reading and practical tasks set.

Assessment

There will be a variety of assessments, appropriate for vocational character of the course and the nature of the subjects studied. These will include

• Tutor observed assessment (case study presentation)
• Reflective log
• Summative MCQ
• Short essay
• Clinical competency sign-off
• Pre-hospital qualification
• eLearning completion (eg FIFA diploma in football medicine, World Rugby concussion, WADA doping course)
• OSCE stations
• Project dissertation.

You will have access to a wide range of supervised experience via placements. They are available at NHS Bradford & Airedale MSK clinics; York City FC, Leeds United FC, Hull City FC; options also include GB Swimming, GB Basketball etc.