PgCert Applied Sport Science at University of Bedfordshire

This 60-credit postgraduate qualification develops your knowledge, key competencies and skills in performance sport and the health and fitness sector as an applied sport scientist in elite, grassroots and schools' sport as well as with the general population within a health club setting. You explore approaches to supporting athletes including testing physical capacities; looking at performance nutrition; and strength and conditioning.

Faculty: School of Sport, Psychology and Social Science  |  Department: Sport Science & Physical Activity  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Luton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Units include Principles of strength and conditioning (coaching concepts around running- and jumping-based actions such as acceleration, deceleration, plyometrics and metabolic conditioning) and Applied strength and conditioning (resistance training, session design and coaching lifts).

Career pathways

Completion of this course will give you the opportunity to work within the sport and health sectors, supporting human performance. You can also continue to further research-based study on MSc by Research, MPhil or PhD programmes.

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