The modules on our Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health MSc programme are designed to provide you with further knowledge of the scientific concepts and procedures underpinning sport and exercise related musculoskeletal function, measurement, injury and treatment. For more information about part-time study patterns, please contact the School/Department.

Compulsory modules

The aim of this module is for the student to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to understand, interpret, and conduct quantitative research appropriate for their field and level of study.

The aim of this module is for students to develop knowledge and understanding of orthopaedic sport biomechanics ranging from the epidemiology and anatomy, to the common injuries, their diagnostic methods, treatment, rehabilitation, and evaluation and implementation of clinical outcomes and prevention.

The aims of this module are for the student to:

  • Understand patient-orientated and athlete-centred research and practice for optimising para-sport performance.
  • Adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of para-sport performance and rehabilitation including physiology, biomechanics, kinesiology and ergonomics.
  • Investigate the determinants of para-sport performance.
  • Develop practical skills and knowledge to work within para-sports.

The aim of this module is for the student to describe, discuss, apply, and critically evaluate commonly used laboratory-based and emerging field-based methods of biomechanical data acquisition and analysis, and to be able to calculate and interpret kinematic and kinetic analyses in two and three dimensions.

Compulsory modules

The aim of this module is for students to develop an understanding of regenerative medicine.

The aim of this module is for students to:

  • develop understanding of the nature and severity of a number of types of injury across both sport and non-sport environments, including understanding different types of risk factors (internal / external, modifiable / non-modifiable), as well as recovery strategies post-injuries and return to activity.
  • apply the knowledge gained in analysing risk factors areas, and developing a specific recovery strategy post-injury based on evidence, utilising principals of a staged recover and return to activity/play.

The aim of this module is to develop an understanding of neuromuscular function from the level of the muscle contractile filaments, through to whole-body human function, encompassing skeletal muscle and tendinous tissues, neural control of muscle contraction and joint mechanics, whilst also gaining practical skills assessing human neuromuscular function.

The aim of this module is for students to design, conduct and report on an original research study of an aspect of their MSc programme.

Compulsory modules

The aim of this module is for students to design, conduct and report on an original research study of an aspect of their MSc programme.