MScSport and Exercise Medicine in Football

Year one

Core modules

Assessment and Evaluation of the Football Athlete

This module will focus on developing your clinical skills and underpinning theoretical knowledge in the assessment and evaluation of pre- and post-injury/ medical illness of the football athlete. You will further develop your clinical reasoning and practical abilities in the planning and implementation of football specific assessment and evaluation protocols.

Applied Techniques in Sport and Exercise Science

When prescribing therapeutic exercise programmes to prepare the football athlete for training and competition and reduce the likelihood of injury, you will need to possess appropriate specialised knowledge of Sport and Exercise Science principles. This multi-disciplinary module serves to equip you with the underpinning theory behind three branches of Sport and Exercise Science – Exercise Physiology, Psychology, and Biomechanics. Key themes central to football medicine will underpin the content of this module and will cover the integration of a spectrum of factors that influence optimal performance and injury risk. Practical work will evaluate these factors with reference to the influence of training and conditioning.

Management and Rehabilitation of the Football Athlete

This module will focus on developing your clinical skills and underpinning theoretical knowledge in the management and rehabilitation of the football athlete. You will further develop your clinical reasoning and practical abilities in the planning and implementation of football specific management and rehabilitation protocols.

Applied Research Methods and Study Design

Your clinical decision processes will be based on the synthesis of the current evidence-based football medicine research for best practice, which underpins all learning strategies within this course. This module aims to promote your knowledge and understanding of the research process, and to develop the real-world skills necessary to undertake a successful research project.

Independent Research Project

This module will provide you with an opportunity to undertake an independent investigation into a theme of your choosing. You will be required to identify a specific academic problem or issue associated with football medicine, and then use an evidence-based approach to select the most appropriate research methodology to answer your question. You will then present your work in a peer reviewed journal format.

Professional Practice in Football

This practice-orientated module will provide you with an opportunity to draw together key aspects of your entire MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine in Football, incorporating a placement in a practical based football setting. You’ll learn what it means to be a therapist, in a football environment, where you can practice your professional skills with real injured football athlete.