Sport Science

Entry requirements

A 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent.

Months of entry

Anytime

Course content

An opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary research across various sports science fields. With a strong focus on practical experience and career development, we excel in enhancing the employability of our students. We will prepare you for diverse roles in the sports industry, academia, and the wider job market. Our projects are very flexible, enabling you to specialise in physical activity and health, sports performance, exercise physiology, or sports medicine.

An opportunity to carry out a Masters by Research/PhD whilst gaining applied sports science experience in elite sporting organisations.

Our Sport Science programme has a focus on sports performance, exercise physiology and physical activity for health.

Sports performance

Opportunities typically arise within professional sporting organisations and allow applicants to carry out research in an applied environment. You will also gain experience and learn the skills required to be a practitioner, often at an elite level.

Typical studies:

• rugby
• hockey
• football

Exercise physiology

The study of the physiology of exercise, training and physical work. This includes the study of the acute responses and chronic adaptations to a wide range of exercise conditions [under the influence of various environmental factors such as temperature, pressure and altitude].

Typical studies:

• investigations of the effectiveness of different training protocols
• the potential advantages of ergogenic aids
• control of exercise intensity and the underlying physiologic responses to these interventions

These may be undertaken both in the laboratory and in the field.

Physical activity for health

The study of physical activity and/or sedentary behaviours in different sections of the population, eg. children, school leavers, clinical groups.

Typical studies:

• investigations of how much physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour is carried out by the cohort of interest
• include the effectiveness of different interventions designed to improve health-enhancing activity related behaviours

There are opportunities to conduct research in this area in a lab, field or applied setting.

Information for international students

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic and Academic Online (not General Training)

• 6.5 with no subtests under 6.0
• IELTS One Skill Retake Accepted
• Tests must have been taken within 2 years 5 months of start date. Applicants must meet the overall and subtest requirements using a single test.

Fees and funding

Prices are based on the annual fee for full-time study. Fees for part-time study are half the full-time fee.

Irish nationals who are living in the Common Travel Area of the UK, EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status, and Internationals with Indefinite Leave to remain status can also qualify for home fee status.

Fee status and policies

Alumni discount

We offer a 20% discount to our alumni on all Postgraduate Research and full Postgraduate Taught Masters programmes. This includes University of Glasgow graduates and those who have completed a Study Abroad programme, Exchange programme, International Summer School or Erasmus programme with us. This discount can be awarded alongside most University scholarships. No additional application is required.

Possible additional fees

• Re-submission by a research student £540
• Submission for a higher degree by published work £1,355
• Submission of thesis after deadline lapsed £350
• Submission by staff in receipt of staff scholarship £790

Depending on the nature of the research project, some students will be expected to pay a bench fee (also known as research support costs) to cover additional costs. The exact amount will be provided in the offer letter.