Strength and Conditioning

Description

The Strength and Conditioning Masters at Middlesex University in London gives sports graduates the opportunity to distinguish themselves by gaining a detailed understanding of evidence-based, sport-specific training interventions. Our students benefit from some of the UK's most innovative teaching and equipment, receiving coaching in areas ranging from plyometrics to weightlifting, speed and agility. Teaching and assessment is evenly weighted between theory and practicals.

The Strength and Conditioning Masters aims to facilitate integration into the workplace by assisting in the accreditation from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), and providing work experience.

Our partnership with Saracens Rugby will enable students to increase their level of learning and employability during the course. The Allianz Park stadium, situated near to the Hendon campus, boasts new world class specialist labs dedicated to human biomechanical movement, human physiology performance and performance technology analysis as well as other key resources including high performance labs, sports rehabilitation facilities and testing facilities. Students also have the opportunity to work with academy and elite players as well as having access to professional coaches enabling participation in school and community sporting activities.

Course highlights

• The University boasts an impressive research laboratory and new strength and conditioning gym or athlete testing and training.
• Facilitates integration into the the workplace through work experience, offering vocatoinal qualifications and practical sessions in the delivery of strength and conditioning programmes.

Detailed Course Facts

The tuition fee for MSc Strength and Conditioning is as follows:

UK/EU Students

Full-time students: £6,000
Part-time students: £50 per taught credit

International Students

Full-time students: £10,600
Part-time students:£93 per taught credit

• English

Course Content

Modules

Modules

• Year 1Advanced Strength and Conditioning Training (30 Credits) - CompulsoryApplied Physiological and Biomechanical Assessment (30 Credits) - CompulsoryDissertation (60 Credits) - CompulsoryMovement Analysis and Corrective Exercise (30 Credits) - CompulsoryResearch Methods (30 Credits) - Compulsory

The course runs full time between October and May, with research and dissertation taking pace over the summer. Alternatively you may commence in January, in which case you will study until August, completing research and dissertation between September and December.

Modules will include the assessment and evaluation of athletes and athletic performance, and the evaluation of the physiological, biomechanical, nutritional and psychological demands of sports in relation to training and the development of strength and conditioning programmes. The course will not only focus on evidence based practice, but also the application to a range of sports.

Requirements

We welcome applications from graduates with a good honours degree (2.2 or above).

We accept the equivalent of the above from a recognised overseas qualification. To find out more about the requirements from your country, see further information under support in your country. For details of other equivalent requirements that Middlesex accepts see entry requirements.

You must have competence in English language and we normally require Grade C GCSE or an equivalent qualification. The most common English Language requirements for international students are IELTS 6.5 (with minimum 6.0 in all four components) or TOEFL paper based 575 (no less than 4.5 in test of written English) or TOEFL internet based 90 (with no less than 19 in each component).

Middlesex also offers an Intensive Academic English course (Pre-Sessional) that ranges from 5-17 weeks depending on your level of English. Successful completion of this course would meet English language entry requirements.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Middlesex University.

Funding

You would not usually pay more to study part-time than the full-time fee rate. Find out more about how to calculate your part-time course fee.

Find out about our flexible payment plans for UK/EU students, and how they can help you spread the cost of your course.