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Sports and Exercise Medicine, MSc

University of Nottingham, the United Kingdom

University of Nottingham

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About Sports and Exercise Medicine, MSc - at University of Nottingham

The MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine is respected across the medical and sporting professions.

This course is primarily designed for medical practitioners and physiotherapists, with at least two years experience as practising health care professionals, who wish to develop their knowledge and skills at managing sports injuries and promoting physical activity for health.

Entry requirements: 2.1

IELTS: 7.0 (with no less than 6 for each element)

TOEFL paper based: 600 (with a TWE score of at least 5)

TOEFL IBT: 100 with no less than 19 in any element

Key facts

    • The course is recognised as the market leader in Sports Medicine, and provides the benchmark for Sports Medicine teaching in the UK.

 

    • The course is recognised by the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine.

 

    • Nottingham's MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine is respected across the medical and sporting professions. Over forty consultants, from both professions contribute to the course. They include eminent surgeons and sports physicians holding prominent positions which link the course to a wide range of organisations, from the English Rugby Football Union to the Royal Ballet.

 

    • The University has made a substantial commitment to furthering Sports and Exercise Medicine education in the UK, working closely with such key organisations as the English Institute of Sport, the Intercollegiate Academic Board of Sports and Exercise Medicine and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine.

 

  • Study in this field has opened up varied and stimulating new career options for many health care professionals.



Course Content

As an MSc student, you will study a series of core modules in Sports and Exercise Medicine. These are currently:

    • Sports Injuries

 

    • Exercise Physiology, Metabolism and Nutrition

 

    • Immediate and Pre-Hospital Care of the Injured Athlete

 

  • Physical Activity in Health and Disease



Please note that all module details are subject to change.

In addition, you will be required to take a compulsory module in Research Methods as preparation for your 50-credit Project and Dissertation module.

The dissertation is an exciting opportunity to undertake research on a subject related to Sports and Exercise Medicine or Exercise Physiology under the supervision of an appropriate member of academic staff.

Course Structure

The MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine can be taken on a full-time basis over one year (September to September) or part-time over two years.

The syllabus is covered by lectures, seminars and practicals, and - for full-time students - it is usually delivered on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The other weekdays are intended for private study, production of written reports and presentations, clinic attendance and research.

You will undertake a research project and prepare a dissertation in the second semester and this work will continue through the summer vacation. The dissertation is submitted by the end of August.

Your work will be assessed by a number of methods including both written and practical examinations, oral presentations, as well as the dissertation.

The part-time course is identical in content to the full-time course, but teaching in Nottingham takes place on one day per week during the semester (Thursdays for courses starting in 2009).

As a part-time student, you will be expected to devote the equivalent of an additional day and a half per week to private study, production of written reports and presentations and research.

Research begins during the first year and continues through the summer into the second year. The dissertation is submitted in May in the second year.

As a full- or part-time student, you may have the option to attend the Soft Tissue Injury Clinics run at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, and various other clinics in the region during the course.

For full-time students, clinics will be mainly on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, while for part-time students, they will be on Thursdays (for the 2009 intake).

Entry requirements for this course

Contact University of Nottingham to find course entry requirements.

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