- Our MSc has been developed in collaboration with industry experts and informed by 'world-leading' and 'internationally excellent' research (REF 2021), enabling you to develop the knowledge and skills sought after across the sports equipment sector.
- You will study in the Sports Technology Institute, home to bespoke laboratories equipped to explore the engineering of sports products. Our world-leading facilities focus on research in the areas of head impacts, golf, sport surfaces and more.
- You will be taught by academic staff actively involved in sports equipment research with world-leading brands and governing bodies and have the opportunity to engage with the industry through guest lectures and industry-relevant research projects.
- Benefit from the academic expertise and reputation amongst graduate employers, which has seen Loughborough ranked No.1 in the world for sport-related subjects for the eighth time running (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017-2024).
- The programme will equip you for PhD study, as well as careers in sports equipment industry with a focus on design, development, testing and research of sports products.
- You will be taught in high-quality teaching environments and have access to the country’s largest concentration of world-class facilities across a range of sports.
- You will have the opportunity to work alongside elite athletes on campus through our Coach and Volunteer Academy, helping you to develop practical and applied skills to practice what you learn in the classroom.
- You will also have the opportunity to add to your CV and develop practical skills sought after in industry through an optional micro-internship placement available to every MSc student in Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering.
- Loughborough University has been crowned Sports University of the Year by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025, after an incredible summer of sport where University linked athletes brought home 35 medals from the Paris Games.
