
Overview
You'll focus on using prescriptive exercise to improve their performance, and learn through practice with the specialist equipment you'll use in your career.
When you graduate this Master's in Strength, Conditioning and Rehabilitation at the University of Portsmouth , you'll be equipped with the technical knowledge and professional skills to succeed in this growing industry.
Course highlights
- Study the fundamental science underlying athletic health and performance from a strength and conditioning perspective
- Learn how to design and structure of training programmes, complementing them with the periodisation of various training methodologies
- Complete a work placement module, where you'll get 200–300 hours of practical on-the-job experience over duration of the course
- Learn about multi-disciplinary fundamentals of strength, conditioning and rehabilitation, including physiology and biomechanics
- Study in an applied environment, with a focus on advanced strength and power assessments, as well as lifting techniques
- Learn how to work with athletes with diverse needs, such as young or ageing athletes
Career development
Strength and conditioning is a growing profession and the ability to offer rehabilitation to athletes is becoming a requirement for many positions in the sporting and fitness industries. So you're likely to have a lot of employment options when you graduate.
You could work as a strength and conditioner or rehabilitation, strength and conditioner at all levels, including in club, national, international organisations, as a self-employed practitioner or within a club or sporting organisation.
You could also go on to gain further vocational qualifications with organisations such as the UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES).
Accreditation
International Universities Strength and Conditioning Association (IUSCA)
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Modules include:
- Biomechanics of Strength and Conditioning
- MSc Research Development and Practice
- Rehabilitation in Strength and Conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning Development (Placement module)
- Strength and Conditioning Practice
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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For September intake: 26 July deadline for applications from Bangladesh, Cameroon, Ghana, India, Iran, Nepal, Nigeria and Pakistan.
For January intake: 16 December deadline for applicants from Bangladesh, Cameroon, Ghana, India, Iran, Nepal, Nigeria and Pakistan.
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Credits
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Disciplines
Sports Management Health Sciences Sport and Exercise Science View 146 other Masters in Sports Management in United KingdomExplore more key information
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Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A second-class honours degree in a relevant subject or a master's degree in an appropriate subject. Exceptionally, equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications will be considered.
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International
17200 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17200 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
8900 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8900 GBP per year during 12 months.
- EU full-time tuition fee: £8,900 (including Transition Scholarship)
Part-time fees:
UK, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man students: £2,970 in year 1 and £5,930 in year 2
EU students: £2,970 in year 1 and £5,930 in year 2 (including Transition Scholarship)
International students: £5,730 in year 1 and £11,470 in year 2
Living costs for Portsmouth
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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