MSc Sport and Exercise Science at Manchester Metropolitan University

Programme overview

Sport and exercise play a powerful role in shaping healthier lives – from improving physical and mental wellbeing to enhancing elite performance and supporting rehabilitation. This MSc Sport and Exercise Science course gives you the advanced scientific knowledge to make a real impact in these areas. You’ll explore how the body responds to sport and exercise across key systems like metabolism, biomechanics, cardiovascular function and responses to trauma.

What you will study

Sport and exercise is a dynamic, fast-growing sector. Our MSc Sport and Exercise Science course equips you with the scientific knowledge, critical thinking skills and professional experience required for a career in health promotion, sport education and exercise intervention. Modules core: Advanced Laboratory Skills in Sport and Exercise Science, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Working in Sport and Exercise, Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity in Sport and Exercise, The Applied Practitioner in Sport and Exercise, Research Project in Sport and Exercise Science; options: Biomechanics and Motor Control: From Theory to Application, Cognition and Emotion in Sport and Exercise, Metabolic Physiology, Physiology of Human Performance: From Muscle Cell to Altitude.

Career pathways

Sport and exercise is a dynamic, fast-growing industry, with around 740,000 people working in sport-related jobs in England alone ( Sport Satellite Account, GOV.UK ). High-profile events like the UEFA Women’s Euros and the Olympics, Paralympics and Commonwealth Games continue to elevate the profession and drive demand for highly qualified experts in psychology and performance.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You’ll need at least a 2:2 undergraduate degree or equivalent in a related area, including but not limited to, sport and exercise sciences, sport coaching, human biology, nutritional sciences, health sciences, physiology, psychology, or human movement; or in an area of study accompanied by professional or personal experience. Applicants with relevant extensive professional experience in this field will be considered for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Accredited Prior Experience (APE) entrance, even if they do not have the required qualifications. Overseas applicants will require IELTS with an overall score of 6.5 with no less than 5.5 in any category, or an equivalent accepted English qualification. Further information for international students is available for applicants with non-UK qualifications is available at mmu.ac.uk/international. IELTS 6.5 overall.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/course/msc-sport-and-exercise-science#how-to-apply

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