
Overview
On this Applied Sport and Exercise Performance program at University of Portsmouth , you'll learn what it takes to win and perform at an elite level in both sporting and professional environments. You’ll develop applied monitoring and testing techniques, practical skills,research expertise and grasp various scientific concepts for improving performance, while also learning to integrate contemporary issues like inclusion and ethical practice into your skillset.
You’ll learn to assess and use new innovation and technology to enhance human performance, and understand how environmental factors affect work and sports performance – discovering ways to mitigate against them in a changing climate. You’ll explore current concepts relating to human performance and discover current research in sport and exercise performance.
During your studies, you can choose to work toward British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) accreditation as a sport and exercise scientist.
On this Master's, you'll focus on applied performance in both sports and occupational settings. If you're looking for a clinical course, try our Master's in Clinical Exercise Physiology or Physiotherapy (Pre-registration). Please note that Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) is for UK nationals only.
Course highlights
- Develop an interdisciplinary approach to enhancing and maintaining human performance and understanding the techniques used to measure team and individual performance in sporting or occupational environments
- Hear from, and network with, industry insiders like UK Sports Institute and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Use your laboratory and field-based skills to conduct multidisciplinary analysis of human performance in a range of environments, including performance profiling and assessing physiological determinants of performance
- Develop your interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence to communicate with clients in a professional and approachable style
- Undertake professional development opportunities to gain a variety of new skills
- Use our professional facilities in biomechanics, physiology, psychology and performance testing
- Access our new Ravelin Sports Centre, designed to be one of the UK’s most sustainable sports facilities
Careers and opportunities
When you graduate, you'll be qualified for a career in areas such as research, sports development, science support and the health and fitness sectors.
This course will also give you the theoretical basis for further academic research – you could go on to do a ProfDoc in Sport Exercise and Health Science or Sport and Exercise Psychology.
Graduates of this course could go onto roles such as:
- Fitness and Health Manager
- Sports Physiologist
- Personal Trainer
- Sports Coach
- Wellbeing Personal Trainer
- Scientific Researcher
Graduates of this course could go on to work for companies such as:
- Lotus Strength and Fitness
- Nuffield Health
- English Institute of Sport
- Qinetiq
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Modules include:
Applied Sports Physiology
Current Concepts in Sport and Exercise Performance
Humans in Extreme Environments
MSc Research Development and Practice
Technology and Performance in Sport and Exercise
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible
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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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 minimum of an upper second-class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.
Applicants who hold a non-related degree will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
For those who do not hold a degree or relevant professional qualification, extensive experience together with evidence of scholarly ability will be required.
If you're applying as an international student with a non-UK degree, you’ll need to show you meet the UK entry requirements listed above.
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International
17200 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17200 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
10400 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10400 GBP per year during 12 months.
- EU full-time fee: £10,400 (including Transition Scholarship)
Part-time fees/year:
UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £3,470 in year 1 and £6,930 in year 2
EU students: £3,470 in year 1 and £6,930 in year 2 (including Transition Scholarship)
International students: 5,730 in year 1 and £11,470 in year 2
Living costs for Portsmouth
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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