Program Overview

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Master's Programme in Sports Physiology and Medicine

The Master's Programme in Sports Physiology and Medicine is a 120-credit programme that focuses on the main field of study, sport science, with a particular emphasis on physiology and medicine.

Programme Details

• Programme code: IIF2M
• Education cycle: Second cycle
• Established: 10/12/2008 (CF 52-614/2008)
• Approved: 29/01/2026 (ORU 2026/00243)
• Valid from: Autumn semester 2025
• Approved by: Faculty Board of Medicine and Health
• School: School of Health Sciences

Aims and Objectives

General Aims for Second Cycle Education

Second-cycle courses and study programmes shall involve the acquisition of specialist knowledge, competence, and skills in relation to first-cycle courses and study programmes. The general aims include:

• Further developing the ability of students to integrate and make autonomous use of their knowledge
• Developing the students' ability to deal with complex phenomena, issues, and situations
• Developing the students' potential for professional activities that demand considerable autonomy, or for research and development work

Objectives for the Programme

Degree of Master (60 credits)

For a Master of Science (60 credits) degree, the student shall:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the main field of study, including both an overview of the field and specialised knowledge in certain areas of the field as well as insight into current research and development work
• Demonstrate specialised methodological knowledge in the main field of study
• Demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge and analyse, assess, and deal with complex phenomena, issues, and situations even with limited information
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and formulate issues autonomously as well as to plan and, using appropriate methods, undertake advanced tasks within predetermined time frames
• Demonstrate the ability in speech and writing to report clearly and discuss his or her conclusions and the knowledge and arguments on which they are based in dialogue with different audiences
• Demonstrate the skills required for participation in research and development work or employment in some other qualified capacity
• Demonstrate the ability to make assessments in the main field of study informed by relevant disciplinary, social, and ethical issues
• Demonstrate insight into the possibilities and limitations of research, its role in society, and the responsibility of the individual for how it is used
• Demonstrate the ability to identify the personal need for further knowledge and take responsibility for his or her ongoing learning

Degree of Master (120 credits)

For a Master of Science (120 credits), the student shall:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the main field of study, including both broad knowledge of the field and a considerable degree of specialised knowledge in certain areas of the field as well as insight into current research and development work
• Demonstrate specialised methodological knowledge in the main field of study
• Demonstrate the ability to critically and systematically integrate knowledge and analyse, assess, and deal with complex phenomena, issues, and situations even with limited information
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and formulate issues critically, autonomously, and creatively as well as to plan and, using appropriate methods, undertake advanced tasks within predetermined time frames
• Demonstrate the ability in speech and writing both nationally and internationally to report clearly and discuss his or her conclusions and the knowledge and arguments on which they are based in dialogue with different audiences
• Demonstrate the skills required for participation in research and development work or autonomous employment in some other qualified capacity
• Demonstrate the ability to make assessments in the main field of study informed by relevant disciplinary, social, and ethical issues
• Demonstrate insight into the possibilities and limitations of research, its role in society, and the responsibility of the individual for how it is used
• Demonstrate the ability to identify the personal need for further knowledge and take responsibility for his or her ongoing learning

Local Objectives for the Programme

On completion of the programme, the student shall demonstrate an ability to critically and autonomously, with a particular problem in focus, plan, and using adequate methods, carry out advanced sports physiology and sports medical tests, as well as evaluate these.

Courses within the Programme

• Sport Science, second cycle, Research methods in Sport Sciences, 15 credits (A1N)
• Sport Science, second cycle, Exercise Physiology at Molecular Level, 15 credits (A1N)
• Sport Science, second cycle, Molecular Biological Methods in Exercise Physiology, 7.5 credits (A1N)
• Sport Science, second cycle, Physiological Methods in Exercise Physiology, 7.5 credits (A1N)
• Sport Science, second cycle, Degree Project, 15 credits (A1E)
• Sport Science, second cycle, Concepts in Nutrition and Physical Activity for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 15 credits (A1N)
• Sport Science, second cycle, Research Overview and Design, 15 credits (A1F)
• Sport Science, second cycle, Degree Project, 45 credits (A2E)

General Organisation of the Programme

The programme comprises 120 credits, alternatively 60 credits, and is modelled around the main field of study, sport science, which on this programme has its focus on physiology and medicine. Students who wish to finish their studies after one year are required to do an independent project (degree project) of 15 credits. Students who wish to finish their studies after two years are required to do an independent project of 45 credits.

Qualifications

Degree of Master (60 credits)

A Master of Arts/Science (60 credits) is awarded after the student has completed the courses required to gain 60 credits, including at least 45 credits on the second cycle, of which at least 30 credits are for specialised study in a main field of study and at least 15 credits are for an independent project (degree project).

Degree of Master (120 credits)

A Master of Arts/Science (120 credits) is awarded after the student has completed the courses required to gain 120 credits, including at least 90 credits on the second cycle, of which at least 60 credits are for specialised study in a main field of study and at least 30 credits are for an independent project (degree project).

Admission Requirements

A first-cycle qualification comprising at least 180 credits, of which at least 90 credits are for specialised study in one of the main fields of study sport science, physiotherapy, medicine, or biomedical laboratory science. The applicant must also have qualifications corresponding to the course "English 6" or course "English level 2" from the Swedish Upper Secondary School.

Selection and Guaranteed Admission

Number of credits obtained no later than on the last application date. Students admitted to the programme are guaranteed admission to the courses within the programme to the extent and scope that is defined in the programme syllabus.

Other Provisions

The language of instruction is English. Provisions for the individual courses within the programme are set out in the respective course syllabuses.

Transitional Provisions

Students who have been accepted to and registered on the programme have the right to complete their studies in accordance with the programme syllabus in force at their admission and at the rate of study that applied at the time of their admission. Students who have been granted the right to take up their studies following an approved leave from studies have the right to continue their studies in accordance with the programme syllabus in force at the time of their admission.