The course focus on the management of sports and musculoskeletal injuries, alongside the vital role of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.
You learn about the prevention, diagnosis, and management of sports injuries and medical conditions in athletes, the fundamentals of exercise physiology, and physical activity prescription for health. Optional modules allow you to specialise further in either team and event medicine or the rehabilitation of sports injuries.
All students learn transferable professional and academic skills, and if you undertake the MSc you develop advanced research skills through completing an independent research project. A Postgraduate Diploma is also offered.
These MSc and PG Dip awards will open many doors in the world of sport and exercise medicine. You will be ready for a variety of roles including leading a sports injury clinic, developing exercise medicine programmes for the prevention and treatment of chronic disease, and working as a medic for a sports team or event.
Students will develop a deep understanding of sports injury prevention and management, and of exercise prescription for health across a range of medical conditions. You will be prepared for potential work in many areas, from elite sports medicine to NHS sports medicine and musculoskeletal injury clinics, and exercise medicine services.
According to theGraduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of graduates in the 2018–2024 cohorts, 94% of our Sports Medicine, Exercise and Health graduates progressed onto highly skilled work (90%) or further postgraduate study (4%) .
Graduates have gone on to work for a range of employers, including:
Their roles include SEM consultants and resident doctors, GPs, physiotherapists, sports rehab therapists, and SEM lecturers.