MSc Strength and Conditioning
Manchester Metropolitan University
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From professional coaching to supporting medical rehabilitation, clients want to feel confident theyre getting the best results for their efforts. As a strength and conditioning expert, youll help them achieve their goals while safeguarding them from the pain and frustration of injury along the way. Weve developed our MSc Strength and Conditioning degree in line with UK professional governing body standards (UKSCA), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Chartered ...Read more

From professional coaching to supporting medical rehabilitation, clients want to feel confident theyre getting the best results for their efforts. As a strength and conditioning expert, youll help them achieve their goals while safeguarding them from the pain and frustration of injury along the way. We've developed our MSc Strength and Conditioning degree in line with UK professional governing body standards (UKSCA), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). This ensures that you leave us with the skill set, confidence and specialist knowledge to excel in the field, and that youre industry ready and prepared for accreditation.  Designed for graduates and current practitioners, its a masters course with plenty of variety. Youll gain both practical and laboratory experience, as well as research skills and a strong grounding in the scientific and coaching theories that underpin successful training methods. This includes the multidisciplinary considerations for the enhancement of athletic performance, as well as the mitigation of injury risk across diverse populations.  Youll be taught by experts in their field at the world-class Institute of Sport, with outstanding facilities in the heart of Manchester a city world renowned for its sporting achievements.  Here, youll be part of a large and diverse sporting community with access to academics and sport professionals with a wide variety of interests and specialisms.  Boosting your CV with real-world experience, you also have the opportunity to complete a work placement in an area of your choosing.  This could be in one of the citys outstanding gyms or sports tech companies, or maybe with one of the leading clubs or national sporting bodies we have ties with. This includes England Para Football, Manchester City FC Academy, British Swimming and professional rugby union club Sale Sharks.

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14th
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56th
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Finlay
07 Nov 23

The best part of my uni experiencehas been meeting people that I would be happy with having as friends for the rest of my life. My worst experience was the fact that I had to live..Read more

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George
07 Nov 23

Best=joining a society and going out on a Wednesday Worst=first semester in my first year as i only went in once and it was all online and didn't leave my..Read more

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Entry requirements

You'll need a UK honours degree - at least a 2.2 - typically in a related area or in an area of study accompanied by professional or personal experience. Applicants with relevant extensive professional experience in this field will be considered for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Accredited Prior Experience (APE) entrance, even if they do not have the required qualifications.

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£9,500 per year

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£18,500 per year

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Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University , Manchester

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Oxford Road Manchester Greater Manchester M15 6BH United Kingdom
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