MSc Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health at Loughborough University

Advance your expertise in injury, movement and musculoskeletal health. Our Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health MSc will provide you with knowledge of the scientific concepts and procedures underpinning sport and exercise-related musculoskeletal function, measurement, injury and treatment. The programme allows you to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to the scientific study of sport and exercise related musculoskeletal health and performance including anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, bioengineering and kinesiology.

Faculty: School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences  |  Department: Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; Typically 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The modules on our Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health MSc programme are designed to provide you with further knowledge of the scientific concepts and procedures underpinning sport and exercise related musculoskeletal function, measurement, injury and treatment. Compulsory modules: Quantitative Research, Orthopaedic Sport Biomechanics, Para Sport - Rehabilitation to Performance, Laboratory and Field-based Measurement of Human Movement, Basic Science and Regenerative Therapy, The Risks of, and Recovery from, Sports and Musculoskeletal Injury - A, Neuromuscular Function, Research Project in Sport, Health and Rehabilitation.

Career pathways

This programme will equip you for future careers in research, teaching in higher education or in employment in medical, health and sport industries. Employability and applied skills teaching are embedded within the programme.

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