Strength and Conditioning (with Internship Opportunities) PgDip

The principle aim of the Masters degree in Strength and Conditioning is to prepare students for employment within the strength and conditioning industry. This is achieved through academic staff with both experience in the applied sector and currency of research within the strength and conditioning profession and related areas.<br/><br/>The programme also benefits from many industry based visiting lecturers. This is the first programme of its kind to offer a dedicated internship module through which students can gain academic credits while undertaking work experience in a club structure, professional organisation or National Governing Body. The programme offers the following course specific compulsory modules:<br/><br/>Strength and Conditioning: Science and Application<br/>Strength and Conditioning: Theory to Practice<br/>Training Science<br/>* Please contact the Programme Director, Dr Jeremy Moody, to discuss Internship details:<br/><br/>Email: mscsandc@cardiffmet.ac.uk<br/>Tel: +44 (0)29 2020 5863<br/><br/>​<br/>Course Content​​ Visiting lecturers, drawn from the UKs most experienced strength and conditioning practitioners, complement the lectures given by the Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences specialist staff in strength and conditioning and associated discipline areas. The specialist modules are accompanied by a range of compulsory and option modules, which are shared with other programmes in the Schools Postgraduate Scheme in Sport Studies.Students are afforded the opportunity to develop the academic skills of critical appraisal and reflection alongside the practical skills and competencies that are required to work within this rapidly developing field. The programmes multi-disciplinary content is underpinned by the scientific knowledge that supports the practice of strength and conditioning.<br/><br/>A key aim of the programme is to support students in line with the UKSCA competency framework and in preparation for UKSCA accreditation (ASCC: Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach).In order to qualify for the MSc, students are required to successfully complete a 15,000 word dissertation project.