Sport and Exercise Medicine MSc

Develop advanced expertise in sport and exercise medicine. Learn to support people to recover, perform and stay active across a range of sporting, healthcare and performance environments.

Demand for sports medicine is rapidly growing. The global sports medicine market is projected to reach £13.1bn by 2033 (Grand View Research) and exercise professionals are increasingly recognised as an important part of multidisciplinary healthcare teams. Our MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine will ensure you can be part of the growth.

This MSc is for those looking to develop their expertise or move into a new area of sport and exercise medicine. It’s suitable for those with a background in physiotherapy, sport and exercise science, sports therapy, rehabilitation, clinical exercise physiology, strength and conditioning, health sciences and related disciplines.

### Develop your Sport and Exercise Medicine knowledge and skills

The course combines sport and exercise medicine with rehabilitation, exercise physiology, nutrition, sport psychology, digital health and applied research. You’ll gain practical experience and engage with real-world sport and exercise medicine scenarios.

You’ll explore: 

* assessment, screening, clinical reasoning and injury-risk management in sport and exercise medicine;

* contemporary clinical practice;

* rehabilitation, load management and return-to-performance decision-making;

* athlete health and welfare:

* exercise physiology, nutrition and psychological factors that affect performance;

* qualitative and quantitative research methods;

* digital innovation and leadership in sport and exercise medicine;

* the impact of digital technologies on healthcare delivery, patient outcomes and health systems;

* ways to interpret exercise test data and design individualised exercise prescriptions;

* developing evidence-informed nutrition strategies for diverse populations;

* strategies for addressing mental health and promoting psychological well-being among athletes and sports personnel.

You’ll apply your learning to produce a dissertation on a topic relevant to your area of professional practice.

### Put your learning into practice

On our MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine you'll complete a structured 20-hour supervised practice component in an approved exercise medicine or sport science setting.

You’ll also learn through:

* practical workshops,

* lab sessions,

* simulation,

* applied observation,

* case-based learning,

* structured work-related learning activities.

There's 30 hours of work-related learning which may include opportunities within our student-led clinics.

### Learn from experts across sport and exercise medicine

You'll learn from academic staff and invited contributors.  Their clinical, research and industry experience will help connect your learning with contemporary practice

Guest lectures  will bring experience from a range of high-performance and professional sporting environments. This may include speakers from:

* Scottish Premiership and English Premier League football

* Professional and international rugby, including Scottish Rugby

* The Scottish Institute of Sport

* Scottish Golf

* Aspetar, a world-renowned specialist sports medicine and orthopaedic hospital

* Major international sporting events and World Cup competition