Course summary

From professional coaching to supporting medical rehabilitation, clients want to feel confident they’re getting the best results for their efforts. As a strength and conditioning expert, you’ll help them achieve their goals while safeguarding them from the pain and frustration of injury along the way. We've developed our MSc Strength and Conditioning degree in line with The UK's Professional Body for Strength and Conditioning (UKSCA) standards, the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). This ensures that you leave us with the skill set, confidence and specialist knowledge to excel in the field, and that you’re industry ready and prepared for accreditation.  Designed for graduates and current practitioners, it’s a masters course with plenty of variety. You’ll gain both practical and laboratory experience, as well as research skills and a strong grounding in the scientific and coaching theories that underpin successful training methods. This includes the multidisciplinary considerations for the enhancement of athletic performance, as well as the mitigation of injury risk across diverse populations.  You’ll be taught by experts in their field at our world-class Institute of Sport, with outstanding facilities in the heart of Manchester; a city world renowned for its sporting achievements.  Here, you’ll be part of a large and diverse sporting community with access to academics and sport professionals with a wide variety of interests and specialisms.  Boosting your CV with real-world experience, you'll also have the opportunity to complete a work placement in an area of your choosing.  This could be in one of the city’s outstanding gyms or sports tech companies, or maybe with one of the leading clubs or national sporting bodies we have ties with. This includes England Para Football, Manchester City FC Academy, British Swimming and professional rugby union club Sale Sharks. Features and Benefits:

• World-class sporting facilities – We've invested heavily in the Institute of Sport – our Manchester-based hub for all things sport. You'll learn in specialist teaching spaces, with access to a range of facilities including a new strength and conditioning facility, 3D motion analysis laboratory, environmental chamber, and 3 Tesla MRI scanner for advanced imaging.

• Aligned to accrediting bodies – Recognised as an exceptional academic programme in sports performance and exercise science, our course is accredited by the International University Strength and Conditioning Association (IUSCA). The course has also been designed to align with the NSCA, UKSCA and CIMSPA to prepare you for accreditation.

• Employability focused – You’ll gain sought-after skills to improve performance, reduce injury and support wellbeing across sectors, from elite athletes to children. You can also benefit from our partnerships with leading sports clubs, gyms, sporting bodies and sports tech companies to secure a work placement and enhance your career prospects.

• Join a diverse sporting community – Studying in the heart of a city that lives and breathes sport offers you unrivalled access to a diverse community; giving you the springboard needed to launch your career.

• A hub for cutting-edge research – In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, 100% of our research environment in Sport and Exercise Science is rated world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021). From strength and power to speed and endurance, get to grips with the science behind different kinds of training and carry out your own independent piece of research.

• Learn alongside world-leading researchers – We're 6th in the UK for the power of our research in Sport and Exercise Science. Plus, 95% of our research outputs in Sport and Exercise Science are rated world-leading or internationally excellent. (REF 2021).