Our four-year integrated Masters programme in Sport and Exercise Science provides sports science graduates with the scientific theory and practical skills required to work as sport scientists.

In Year One you will experience a breadth of disciplines underpinning sport and exercise science tailoring your degree to either a Sport Performance or Physical Activity for Health route in Year Two.

In Year Three you choose your MSci route which is continued into Masters level study in Year Four.

By the end of the course, you will have become highly competent in the skills required by a sport and exercise scientist, having spent a large proportion of your time in practical sessions using state-of-the-art equipment and facilities.

Choose your pathway

You will learn how to support individuals and teams towards peak performance, or to work as health and exercise professionals.

Whether it’s the exploration of the body, injury recovery, or the mind and how it copes with pressure, our MSci Sport and Exercise Science gives you the chance to work with experts in state-of-the-art facilities to develop your specialism of choice.

This British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) endorsed course develops your scientific knowledge and practical competency within an area of your choice from one of five areas:

• Biomechanics
• Physical activity for health
• Physiology
• Psychology
• or Strength and Conditioning.

  The Course

  Build your final course around your interests and passions

  The first two years are built around the core disciplines of sport and exercise science, as you move into one of two distinct pathways:

  • Physical Activity for Health
  • Sport Performance.

   

  These pathways allow you to build the course around your interests as you begin to consider your final specialism in your final two years.

  In third and fourth year, you will choose from one of the five potential specialisms:

  • Biomechanics
  • Physical Activity for Health
  • Physiology
  • Psychology
  • or Strength and Conditioning.

   

  Each specialism has its own set of modules and assessments as you study them both at undergraduate and postgraduate level across your final two years.

  Sport Performance

  Our Sport Performance themed pathway provides you with the skills and knowledge required to assess critically the physiological, biomechanical and psychological characteristics of the athlete and to apply these skills to performance enhancement.

  We have a strong tradition of applied sports science delivery and this transfers to our hands-on, laboratory-based course.

  Physical Activity for Health

  This route gives you the opportunity to work with diverse populations in the physical activity, exercise and health sectors.

  Career opportunities within these sectors are rapidly on the increase as a result of the Government’s drive to help people live longer with healthier living by reducing unhealthy lifestyle factors such as physical inactivity, poor diet and obesity.

  MSci Routes

  In Year Three you choose your MSci route which is continued into Masters level study in Year Four.

  • MSci Sport and Exercise Science (Biomechanics)
  • MSci Sport and Exercise Science (Physical Activity for Health)
  • MSci Sport and Exercise Science (Physiology)
  • MSci Sport and Exercise Science (Psychology)
  • MSci Sport and Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning)
  This list is indicative and subject to change.

  Select a year

                           Year One                                             Year Two – Physical Activity for Health pathway                                             Year Two – Sport Performance                                             Year Three – Physical Activity for Health pathway                                             Year Three – Sport Performance                                             Year Four – Biomechanics                                             Year Four – Physical Activity                                             Year Four – Physiology                                             Year Four – Psychology                                             Year Four – Strength and Conditioning                    

  • Questioning Sport, Exercise and Health
  • Evaluating Sport, Exercise and Health
  • Introduction to Sport and Exercise Psychology
  • Introduction to Skill Acquisition
  • Fundamentals of Human Physiology
  • Introduction to Applied Exercise Physiology
  • Muscles and Movement – Anatomy in Motion
  • Muscles and Movement – Causes of Motion

  Questioning Sport, Exercise and Health

  You will be introduced to study skills for higher education  and discover the philosophical underpinnings of research in the sport and health sciences. You will also be introduced to qualitative research methods.

  Teaching and Assessment

  Innovative teaching methods that focus on practice

  Teaching

  Our team of principal lecturers ensure innovation, enthusiasm and expertise combine to deliver the excellent standards that give our institution its high reputation.

  When you come to Chichester, you will join a community of students and lecturers working in partnership to ensure that your learning experience reflects best practice and embraces the opportunities presented by new, interactive technologies.

  Each module is delivered differently depending on its content and focus of study.

  In most modules you can expect lead lectures to introduce core content, but the majority of your time will be spent working in small groups with tutor support in seminars, workshops or laboratory sessions.

  Many sessions will require you to have completed some preparatory work and you will also be given structured follow-up work after a session to further progress your learning, often reading or an individual/group task. As you progress through your degree you will be expected to take more and more ownership over your learning and development, directing your study into areas of most interest to you.

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  Assessment

  You will be assessed by a variety of methods, including essays, examinations, portfolios, practical assessments, lab reports, and oral presentations.

  Our course includes a mix of assessments, so that you may develop a wide range of transferable skills. Modules are assessed at every stage of the course, offering cumulative assessment of your progress.

  You can monitor your own progress, allowing you the opportunity to discuss and plan your development with your lecturers throughout the course. Where appropriate special arrangements can be made for students with an identified need.

  Placement Opportunities

  Utilise our extensive professional networks to support your learning

  You will have the option to complete a placement which will allow you to apply theory and knowledge in a sport, exercise or health setting of your choice.

  This placement will give you the opportunity to further develop transferable skills which will make you more employable.

  You will also have the opportunity to pursue your own placement option. Students are ultimately responsible for finding their own placement, however we have a dedicated placement coordinator who is available to assist students and has a network of contacts within the sector.

  Careers

  Acquire the skills and knowledge required to gain employment with the sports industry

  We understand the importance of ensuring that you have the knowledge, skills and experience to compete successfully in today’s challenging jobs market.

  With a practical-based modular approach, you have the choice and flexibility to tailor your course to your interests, learning from internationally renowned researchers and practitioners.

  This will help you stand out in the competitive employment market, with the potential of pursuing a career with the English Institute of Sport, national governing bodies, professional clubs.

  Typical careers include:

  • Fitness consultant
  • Athletic trainer
  • Sports psychologist
  • Sports science support personnel
  • Sports equipment consultant
  • Health promotion
  • Exercise prescription on GP referral schemes

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