16 Master's degrees in Sport and Exercise Science in Germany

Sport Science is a truly multidisciplinary field of research and practice. Learn how to harness its power for maintaining and improving health. The Sport Science for Health program from University of Konstanz is 4-semester, postgraduate study programme which requires a first university degree. 

The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master of Arts Degree (EMJMD) in Sports Ethics and Integrity (MAiSI) at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is an international degree program, which requires a first bachelor’s degree qualification and leads to a second academic degree.  

The aim of this Exercise Science and Training program at University of Würzburg  is to equip graduate students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to design, implement, and evaluate advanced, evidence-informed frameworks tailored to various target groups and individuals. 

The international master’s degree Sport and Exercise Psychology programme at Leipzig University trains students in the foundations and applications of sport and exercise psychology in elite, recreational and health sports.

This Clinical Exercise Science Master/Ph.D. course at the University of Potsdam studies the use of physical activity in the areas of prevention and rehabilitation. Clinical Exercise Science differentiates between clinical applications for patients and the uses of physical activity in professional and popular sports.    

Exercise Science and Training from University of Würzburg aims to qualify graduates for an employment in leading positions at the interface between science and (sports) practice.

Physical Activity and Health from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) will provide graduate students with insight, knowledge, and experience in ways of promoting health through physical activity and exercise for the prevention and rehabilitation of diseases.

The Master's study programme ‘Human Movement Analytics - Biomechanics, Motor Control, and Learning (Master of Science)’ at Justus Liebig University Giessen imparts knowledge and competencies based on basic research in movement science, biomechanics, and neuroscience.

This Sport and Exercise Sciences for Health and Performance degree programme at Ruhr University Bochum is unique because it focuses the teaching format of research-oriented teaching, which makes it easier for students to link the materials covered in lectures with methodologies by performing explorative and autonomous research projects.

Sports, Exercise and Human Performance from University of Münster represents a specialized masters degree focussing strongly on research. 

The interdisciplinary, research-oriented master’s degree program in Public Health, Exercise, and Nutrition (PEN) at the University of Potsdam provides students with in-depth specialist and methodology knowledge in the fields of health, exercise and nutrition sciences.

Goethe University Frankfurt's master's program in Sports Science with a focus on movement science and sports medicine provides comprehensive academic knowledge and methods from the areas of sports medicine, performance physiology, training and movement science, nutrition, and sports psychology.  

The English-language master’s course "High-Performance Sport" is the right choice. In addition to in-depth courses on research methods and statistics, Saarland University's study program includes, in particular, content from the fields of sports medicine, sports psychology, training science and the socio-economics of top-class sports.

The English-language Applied Neurosciences in Sports and Exercise MSc course offered by the University of Paderborn pursues an application-related neuroscientific specification of sport and physical activity in the main areas of “Therapy of neurological and neurodegenerative diseases” and “Training and performance development”.

Unfold your passion for sports and prepare your future career in this dynamic industry with the Master's degree in Global Sports Management at accadis Hochschule. Here, you will identify the commercial and entrepreneurial potential of the sports industry for your organization, stakeholders and develop strategies as well as implementation-oriented marketing measures.

The Performance Analysis of Sport (IMPAS) programme from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg involves three European universities: Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg (Germany), University Trás-os-Montes Vila Real (Portugal) and the Lithuanian Sports University Kaunas (Lithuania).