Football Science - Part Time MSc

**Designed specifically for those working in a professional football environment, this master’s degree will enable you to develop and enhance your existing knowledge and skills in elite football.**<br/><br/>We’ve been at the forefront of football education for nearly two decades and our football programmes have emerged as leading supplier of graduates to the football industry. Our graduates have gone on to careers in the English Premier League as well as national federations overseas.<br/><br/>If you are already working in a professional football environment, this master’s degree is perfect for you. Youll apply your skills in four main strands of study:<br/><br/>Talent identification and recruitment (performance analysis)<br/>Training and competition demands (sports science)<br/>Rehabilitation and return to play (strength and conditioning)<br/>Team leadership and management dynamics (coaching and leadership)<br/>This will help to enhance your experience and knowledge with the application of a multidisciplinary age-appropriate programme for the development of academy through to professional players. In addition, you’ll develop your supervisory and people management skills by gaining greater insight into leadership, providing you with further career opportunities.<br/><br/>Youll take advantage of the Universitys extensive professional network in the game and attend regular lectures from guest speakers, including players, coaches, analysts and performance staff, allowing you to learn from and interact with experts who have first-hand, high-level experience within the game.<br/><br/>Youll benefit from the Universitys official partnership with Southampton FC, with access to real-world industry experience as part of the curriculum, including professional coaching and development from coaching, recruitment and performance staff. <br/><br/>And the course team has close connections with a number of professional football clubs in the UK and overseas, as well as professional bodies within the sport. The team also has strong links with professional bodies and industry experts in other sports, as well as with governing and regulatory bodies.<br/><br/>As part of the course you’ll also be eligible to enrol onto BASES Supervised Experience, the recognised path to full BASES-accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist and Chartered Scientist status. If appropriate, some students with prior experience may choose to receive guidance and support in the application for direct entry to accreditation.<br/><br/>**This course is specifically for those currently connected with the professional football industry in the UK, Europe and further afield in sport science support, coaching and player development, performance analysis and talent ID and performance departments.**