MSc Sport Performance Analysis at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

Published as MSc Professional Practice (Sport Performance Analysis), a distance-learning master's built around a longitudinal professional placement in sport performance analysis, either in the student's own workplace or through a supported internship. It draws on the School's Centre of Performance Analysis and the first Masters in Performance Analysis, developed in 2003.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences | Duration: 1-2 years full time; 3-5 years part time | Intake: 2027 | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules: Professional Practice (Sport Performance Analysis), Practitioner Engagement, Examining the Professional Environment, Contemporary Research in Performance Analysis, Research Methods in Sport and a Final Project. Placements support accreditation from the International Society of Performance Analysis of Sport (ISPAS).

Career pathways

Graduates prepare for analysis careers in the sports industry, particularly with elite performers, in national governing bodies, broadcasters, football and rugby clubs and national sports institutes.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An honours degree (2:1 or above) in a sport or mathematics-related area acceptable to the Programme Director, or a 2:1 in another subject acceptable to the Programme Director, or experience of study or provision of performance analysis; candidates with exceptional sport, coaching or performance experience may be considered. Applicants must also have a relevant professional work placement organised or apply for a supported internship. Selection by application, CV and interview, with an informal conversation with the Programme Director usually before any offer. International applicants: IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,000 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time home Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed; period not stated in the table. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,600 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time international Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed. Source

Intake: 2027

Duration: 1-2 years full time; 3-5 years part time

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