Sports Performance - MSc
Advance your career with an MSc in Sports Performance. Gain real-world experience, expert knowledge, and industry-recognised certifications.
Key information
NFQ Level
NFQ Level 9 Major
Duration
One to two years
Attendance
Full-time or Part-time
Programme type
Taught
Delivery
In-person
Start date
January
Award
Masters (MSc)
UL‘s Sports Performance MSc, a QS top 100 sports related programme, offers a powerful blend of research-driven teaching, hands-on lab and field-based learning at UL’s world-class sports science facilities.
Develop as an insightful and reflective sports performance practitioner through modules covering nutrition, strength and conditioning, video-analysis, biomechanics, team-sports, speed and endurance sports.
On the master's, you will gain invaluable experience through placements with local and international sports organisations and, uniquely, receive professional accreditation, ensuring you are highly competitive and job ready.
On completion, you will be career ready with the following certifications:
- Certified Conditioning Coach (CCC) accreditation
- International Society of Performance Analysis in Sports (ISPAS) Video Analysis
- International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK)
- Cardiac First Response (AED)
During this programme, you will:
- Develop a solid understanding of the physiology, psychology and biomechanics behind sports performance for speed, endurance, team and strength sports.
- Undertake a research project based on the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the programme to investigate a specific area of sports performance.
- Benefit from a placement to develop your competencies and gain invaluable hands-on experience in a high-performance environment.
- Gain a professional and accredited strength and conditioning qualification to launch your career in sports performance.
Area(s) of interest
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