Football Medicine in association with FIFA MSc

**Developed in partnership with FIFA, this specialist masters course equips qualified doctors with the skills to conduct clinical practice in football settings.**<br/><br/>This highly flexible academic and clinical masters degree develops your sport and exercise medicine expertise, with a focus on football.<br/><br/>Through a combination of Bath’s clinical expertise and FIFA’s industry insights, you’ll learn advanced football medicine techniques. This will help to enhance your sport-specific or portfolio medical career.<br/><br/>During your studies, you’ll gain the skills needed to improve the preparation, development, and medical management of recreational or elite players; and deepen your clinical knowledge of musculoskeletal injuries, to allow you to better assess, treat, and advise the patients in your practice.<br/><br/>You’ll also develop your:<br/><br/><br/>- clinical knowledge of the aftercare of injuries and rehabilitation<br/><br/><br/>- ability to provide safe and effective pitch-side emergency care<br/><br/><br/>- expertise in injury prevention in football<br/><br/><br/>- awareness of the signs of mental health issues in sport and the ability to provide confidential support<br/><br/><br/>- understanding of the ethical and medicolegal issues of working in football<br/><br/><br/>This course will also provide you with a recognised qualification for indemnity insurance - many team doctor jobs will require this type of qualification.<br/><br/>**Visit FIFAs world-leading medical facilities**<br/><br/>In Year 2, you’ll visit FIFA’s medical facilities in Zurich, Switzerland. This is an opportunity to see world-leading practice up close.<br/><br/>**A mix of self-led and face-to-face learning**<br/><br/>Bath is the only UK university that works with FIFA to offer this type of academically recognised course through part-time distance learning. This means you can complete your masters degree alongside your clinical practice.<br/><br/>You’ll also experience face-to-face teaching during our Residential Weeks, which will take place in Bath and at FIFA’s medical facilities in Zurich.<br/><br/>**Bath’s sports medicine expertise**<br/><br/>You’ll learn from experts in sports medicine and sports physiotherapy, some of whom have extensive football-specific experience, as well as staff in our wider Department for Health community.<br/><br/>Their passion, knowledge and industry expertise shape their teaching to enhance your learning experience. They all have vast levels of industry experience and have worked with a range of professional athletes across different sports.<br/><br/>Some have worked at high-profile sporting events, including the:<br/><br/><br/>- Olympic Games<br/><br/><br/>- Commonwealth Games<br/><br/><br/>- Paralympic World Cup <br/><br/><br/>- World University Games<br/><br/><br/>**Use specialist facilities**<br/><br/>During the first Residential Week, you will use the physiology and biomechanics suites on our Bath campus. These contain up-to-date performance testing and analysis equipment.<br/><br/>The second Residential Week, which will take place at FIFA’s medical facility in Zurich, will give you hands-on access to FIFA’s expertise and leading facilities. You will also complete pitch-side medical training during this week.<br/><br/>**Gain important career skills**<br/><br/>During this course, you will benefit from:<br/><br/><br/>- highly interactive, flexible distance learning and clinical teaching<br/><br/><br/>- residential teaching weeks to support your practical and clinical examination training<br/><br/><br/>- an online network of sport and exercise medicine and sports physiotherapy clinicians<br/><br/><br/>- access to experienced clinical specialists in the field to provide professional development support<br/><br/><br/>- a problem-solving and reflective approach to football medicine<br/><br/><br/>You will be assigned an experienced sports medic as your Professional Development Advisor during this course. They will provide mentorship and help you establish industry links.<br/><br/>Upon successful completion of the Residential Week at FIFA’s Zurich medical facility, you’ll also receive a pitch-side medical certificate. This will be awarded by FIFA.