Sport Performance and Analysis MSc at Northumbria University

Programme overview

Sport Performance and Analysis MSc at Northumbria gives you the academic knowledge, practical skills, and professional grounding to pursue your ambitions in high-performance sport. Explore the demands of elite sport from a holistic perspective, examining how technical and tactical preparation, stakeholder relationships, and ethical practice shape high-performance environments. Northumbria's specialist laboratories and performance analysis hardware and software enable you to learn by doing, engaging with the tools used by professional sport organisations.

Faculty: School of Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation | Duration: 1 year Full Time; 2 years Part Time | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Career pathways

Graduates of this course can aspire to advance into careers such as performance analyst, sports coach, member of a multidisciplinary performance team or performance development officer. Completing this course can also open routes into further study or research in the field of sport performance and analysis.

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Entry requirements

Applicants should normally have: A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject area such as sports science, sports performance and coaching, physical education, physiotherapy, social sciences. Work experience in a relevant field and/or a professional qualification may also be considered. International qualifications. English Language requirements. International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 6 in each component (or approved equivalent*).

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,565 for the whole programme (2027/28). Full UK course fee for 2027/28 entry. Source

International applicants: GBP 21,500 for the whole programme (2027/28). Full international course fee for 2027/28 entry. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year Full Time; 2 years Part Time

Apply through the official page: https://sits.northumbria.ac.uk/live/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=DTFSPA6&code2=0006

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