Sport and Exercise Medicine MSc

<strong>Why Lancaster?</strong><br/>• Study with medical experts and sport and exercise science specialists within Lancaster Medical School<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Build your applied sport and exercise medicine skills with practice-based learning and placements across clinical, community and research settings<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Gain valuable industry experience as you study and work in parallel<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Learn through lab-based practical sessions, workshops, seminars and lectures<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Take advantage of specialised facilities such as our Human Performance Lab, Strength and Conditioning Room and Biomechanics Lab<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Learn flexibly with a course that combines blocks of in-person teaching with online learning<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Why study sport and exercise medicine?</strong><br/>Our curriculum extends far beyond musculoskeletal health, which is often the main focus of similar courses. You will also explore themes such as respiratory medicine, concussion, behaviour change and community-based physical activity interventions. These topics will help you develop a broad skillset which includes assessing injury recovery, analysing athletic asthma profiles and understanding the impact of concussion.<br/><br/>A focus on cross-cutting practical skills, simulation and case scenarios throughout the programme ensures theory is always connected to practice. You will apply your learning in real-life settings, preparing you for a future in a range of rewarding roles.<br/><br/><strong>How will I learn?</strong><br/>This programme is delivered via blended learning, a hybrid of in-person and distance study. You will join us at our Lancaster University campus for four one-week blocks of in-person teaching, held throughout the academic year. In between, you’ll learn online from your own home, helping you to balance your studies with work and other commitments.<br/><br/>You will learn in our excellent laboratory spaces, including our Human Performance Lab, Biomechanics Lab, and Mobile Simulation Teaching Unit. These practical sessions give you the chance to put your learning into practice and provide a great opportunity to connect with your peers and course tutors. In between these teaching blocks, you will learn through online lectures and tutorials from your home location.<br/><br/>This degree uses case-based learning. This means you will use real-life case studies and scenarios to explore the key topics and multidisciplinary nature of sport and exercise medicine.<br/><br/>During your course, you will engage in practice-based learning. Part of this will take place during the practical activities within our campus labs, with the remainder taking place as part of one or more placements that you will undertake during your studies. The sports and exercise medicine team are there to support you in organising your placement.<br/><br/><strong>What will I study?</strong><br/>We have ensured that this programme reflects current trends in the discipline and priorities put forward by the General Medical Council and the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine.<br/><br/>Our cross-cutting clinical skills and simulation focus ensures knowledge and theory are related to practice with real-life sport and exercise medicine.<br/><br/>Working in multi-disciplinary teams, you will address realistic scenarios across a range of populations in a case-based approach.<br/><br/>Sport and exercise medicine careers are evolving beyond musculoskeletal injury and rehabilitation. At Lancaster we provide a wider focus with insight into the major physiological, psychological and biomechanical systems that underpin sport and exercise performance across a wide range of population groups.<br/><br/>Reflecting a clinical skills and simulation theme, you will showcase your skills and knowledge through workplace-based assessments and logbooks, practical exams, written reports, oral communication and a dissertation.<br/><br/>A range of graduate-level professional knowledge and skills will be developed throughout the course to prepare you for a career in sport and exercise medicine or related disciplines, as well as roles in wider health, sport and performance-related settings.