Course description
MRes Sport Science
Modules
This research-based postgraduate degree has been designed to provide a balance between taught modules and research components. Uniquely, the MRes Sport Science degree allows students to complete a substantial project of their choice that is essentially designed and developed by them, which enables the student to become a leading authority in their chosen area.
This research-based postgraduate degree has been designed to provide a balance between taught modules and research components. Uniquely, the MRes Sport Science degree allows students to complete a substantial project of their choice that is essentially designed and developed by them. This enables the student to become a leading authority in their chosen area.
An MRes is made up of a total of 180 credit points, of which 120 credit points are obtained from a research project, supported by 60 credit points of taught material.
Example project areas
Your research project can be in any area related to the specialist pathways, and is not restricted to the cited specialist pathways, For example, projects could be based on one or more of the following:
* Sports nutrition
* Physical activity
* Sports injuries
* Health psychology
* Motion analysis
* Strength and conditioning
* Environmental physiology
* Match analysis
* Applied sport psychology
We have leading experts in all aspects of biomechanics, performance analysis, physiology and psychology to help you with the successful completion of your project.
Core taught modules
* Sport Science Research Methods
* Sport Science in Action
Optional taught modules
* Advanced Topics in Sport and Exercise Psychology
* Environmental Sports Physiology
* Applied Kinesiology and Sports Injuries Rehabilitation
* Strength, Power and Endurance
* Nutrition for Sport, Exercise and Health
* Experimental Sport Biomechanics
* Applied Sport Psychology
* Exercise Testing and Prescription
Study routes
MRes Sport Science offers students the opportunity to develop a specific area of expertise.
Here at NTU we offer specialist pathways in:
* Biomechanic
* Performance Analysis
* Physiology
* Psychology
How do you study?
The MRes course can be completed in one year on a full-time basis or in two years on a part-time basis. The taught modules are delivered by a combination of lectures, laboratory sessions, seminars and tutorials. The Research Project will involve the design, implementation and evaluation of a major research task.
Pioneering research
The University has strong ties to national and international sporting bodies and institutions throughout the sporting community. These include England Hockey, Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre, the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences and the British Olympic Association.
Internationally leading research is currently undertaken in areas such as exercise in extreme environments, physical activity and related factors for quality of life, respiratory physiology, and high-intensity intermittent exercise.
Special features
NTU is at the heart of an increasingly competitive market that has seen an explosion of interest in sport science. That is why we have invested heavily in world-leading facilities and a knowledgable research team.
Facilities on-campus include:
* British Olympic Association approved Environmental Chamber
* Biomechanics laboratory
* Performance Analysis Suite
* Sport Psychology Suite
The University is also a National Performance Centre (NPC) for England Hockey. Elite atheletes benefit from specialist coaching, conditioning, physiotherapy, lifestyle and medical support offered by the sport team.
For more information about funding for specific projects, and details of equipment used within each specific area of research, as well as the particular interests of individual members of staff within the School of Science and Technology, visit the School’s research pages.
Your future career
Nottingham Trent University has one of the highest graduate employment records in the UK. Our strength lies in the relevance of our degrees to the real world. In all subject areas we encourage students to recognise their transferable skills and their application to a multitude of careers.
By taking the MRes Sport Science you will benefit from the progressive development of a variety of skills, such as advanced laboratory techniques and critical analysis and synthesis of a breadth and depth of relevant sport-specific research.
