MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine in Football
Southampton, Solent University
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Learn to develop and apply your sport and exercise therapy, physiotherapy, or sports rehabilitation expertise to the specialist field of football medicine to work with injured and non-injured players.This course is designed for sport and exercise therapy, physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation graduates, either interested in moving into football medicine, or already working within football and wishing to complete this masters degree alongside their clinical practice.Focusing on advanced ...Read more

Learn to develop and apply your sport and exercise therapy, physiotherapy, or sports rehabilitation expertise to the specialist field of football medicine to work with injured and non-injured players.This course is designed for sport and exercise therapy, physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation graduates, either interested in moving into football medicine, or already working within football and wishing to complete this master's degree alongside their clinical practice.Focusing on advanced clinical practice in football, this course will provide you with the opportunity to study specialist sport and exercise medicine modules designed to develop a specialist expertise in acute sports trauma, physical rehabilitation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of a wide range of injuries in football.You will have the opportunity to develop the practical skills needed to rehabilitate injured football athletes and enhance the fitness, and performance of non-injured players. You will gain an advanced understanding of the key theories and concepts related to the training, physical development, and rehabilitation of football athletes, as well as sport and exercise science procedures used in evaluating and monitoring fitness and performance.A mentored professional placement at a football club will provide you the opportunity to put theory into practice. You will be expected to take responsibility for your own caseload, examining, assessing, treating, and managing football athletes. This will enable you to develop, apply and reflect on your own performance across the core areas of football medicine and to draw on, and review, the professions evidence base.

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WUSCA ranking:
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90/279
CUG Subject Ranking
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51st
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102nd
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Josh
18 Feb 25

Idk it’s decent..Read more

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Lewis
18 Feb 25

Nice lectures, lessons, made lifelong friends, good experiences. But Teachers being a bit more clear in explaining the assignments and telling us all of the criteria beforehand...Read more

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An honours degree at 2:1 or higher in a related field (Sport and Exercise Therapy, Physiotherapy and Sports Rehabilitation). Applicants will be either interested in moving into football medicine, or already working within a professional football environment. Applicants may be admitted to the course who do not have a degree at 2:1 or above, provided they can demonstrate the necessary graduate-equivalent knowledge, abilities, and skills. Applicants will hold a professional registration and professional indemnity appropriate to the country in which the mentored practice will take place.

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£17,065 per year

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Accommodation (Non en-suite rooms) - Starting 113.40 per week

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Nice lectures, lessons, made lifelong friends, good experiences. But Teachers being a bit more clear in explaining the assignments and telling us all of the criteria beforehand....
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