Strength, Conditioning and Performance MSc

**Are you fascinated by the field of human performance? Do you want the advanced skills and knowledge that will help you make a real impact within the sports performance industry? Whether you want to work with athletes and teams, governing bodies or other organisations, our Strength, Conditioning and Performance postgraduate course will help mould you into an experienced and adaptable strength and conditioning specialist, able to help meet the demand for knowledgeable practitioners in this exciting and rapidly growing sector.**<br/><br/>Our course will help you develop knowledge and skills in a wide range of key areas including the science of human performance, effective coaching and other essential attributes for employment in this field. Our course has been developed in collaboration with industry professionals and is aligned with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as part of the NSCA Education Recognition Programme, as well as the new Graduate Strength and Conditioning professional standards developed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).<br/><br/>Putting your theory into practice, you will undertake a work-based learning module to help equip you with the skills for working in an area of your choice, while your lectures and practical sessions will be delivered using the latest technology and equipment in our state-of-the-art sports facilities on campus.<br/><br/>**WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?**<br/>- **Excellent facilities** – Learn in cutting-edge facilities including our purpose-built Human Performance Centre and Laboratory<br/><br/><br/>- **Practical application** – Our strong industry links offer you an extensive range of placement opportunities, helping you build experience within your chosen area of the sector<br/><br/><br/>- **Expert teaching** – Learn from both industry and research active staff to develop your academic and practical skills<br/><br/><br/>- **Industry approved** – We are an education partner of CIMSPA and, following their partnership work with the UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA), we are exploring further programme accreditation on their Graduate Strength and Conditioning coach framework<br/><br/><br/>- **Award-winning university** – Study at the highest-ranking university in the region according to student choice (Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023)<br/><br/><br/>**FACILITIES**<br/>Students on our sports courses have access to a wide range of excellent facilities at University College Birmingham. Our Human Performance Centre features the latest equipment including a 35m sprint track, eight lifting platforms, 7m rig and large screens displaying live analysis data. We also have a purpose-built Human Performance Laboratory which hosts an anti-gravity treadmill, isokinetic dynamometer, Monark LC7 cycle ergometer and SECA body composition analyser.<br/><br/>In addition, we share the impressive £3m Avery Fields complex with Bournville RFC, offering an all-weather pitch, two grass pitches and a clubhouse with function room.<br/><br/>Students on our postgraduate courses also have exclusive access to our dedicated postgraduate suite in McIntyre House, providing study and meeting spaces, PCs and other facilities.<br/><br/>**PLACEMENTS**<br/>Our course features an ‘Experiential Learning’ module with a minimum of 30 hours of placement work required for your assessment. We also fully encourage and will support you in gaining further work experience to match your career aims.<br/><br/>Employers we have worked with include Wasps Rugby Academy, Bournville RFC and Gamechanger Performance.<br/><br/>**CAREERS AND PROGRESSION**<br/>Examples of careers you could pursue following this course:<br/>- Strength and conditioning coach<br/><br/><br/>- Head of athletic development<br/><br/><br/>- Exercise physiologist (in the sports sector)<br/><br/><br/>- Exercise physiology lecturer<br/><br/><br/>**Please refer to our website www.ucb.ac.uk for the latest updates to this course**