Program Overview

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Master by Research: Sport, Health and Applied Science MRes

About

Advance scientific knowledge with our hands-on Sport, Health and Applied Science master’s. Positively impact communities with our flexible Sport, Health and Applied Science master’s. You will build specialist research skills through an independent research project and two core modules.

World-class facilities

During your Sport, Health and Applied Science MRes, you’ll access our world-class sports facilities and laboratories, including our:

• Biosciences Laboratory
• Nutrition Suite
• Performance Hall

Work with world-leading researchers

Our academics are world-leading researchers in sport, health, and applied science. You’ll have opportunities to work with them in areas such as:

• Expert performance
• Female health and wellbeing
• Injury and rehabilitation
• Applied sports psychology
• Nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics

Publish your work

You’ll have chances to publish your work in peer-reviewed journals. Previous students have published:

• Uddin, N. et al. (2020) “Physiological and perceptual responses to a five-week pre-event taper in professional mixed martial arts athletes”, The Journal of Sport and Exercise Science , 4(2), pp. 90-99
• Fowler, R. et al. (2020) “No thermoregulatory or ergogenic effect of dietary nitrate among physically inactive males, exercising above gas exchange threshold in hot and dry conditions”, European Journal of Sport Science , 21(3), pp. 370–378

Flexible learning

We offer this research master’s on a part-time or full-time basis, in-person or online. Therefore, you’ll study around your commitments.

Course Lead

Dr Elisabetta Canetta

Course Lead - Applied Physics BSc and Master by Research: Sport, Health and Applied Science

Course content

Modules

These modules are the modules that were available to students in the 2024/25 academic year and are illustrative of what may be offered for 2025/26.

• Skills for the Researcher (Core)
• Advanced Research Methods (Core)
• Supervised Research Project (Core)

Entry requirements

• 2:2
• Previous degree: Lower second class degree (or equivalent) in a related field

Additional requirement information

Related fields include sport science, physical education, sport rehabilitation, physiotherapy, psychology, and nutrition. Applicants with other appropriate qualifications or experience will be considered.

International Requirements

International students should check our country-specific pages for equivalents. If English is not your first language you will need to achieve an IELTS score of 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any section.

Fees & funding

September 2025

• Home: £7,950
• International: £17,970

Additional costs

Tuition fees are annual and may increase as detailed in our tuition fee variation disclaimer. Your tuition fees will cover the cost of all mandatory elements of your programme. Additional costs could be incurred depending on optional modules chosen and other projects undertaken.

Alumni discount

A 20% tuition fee discount is available for our alumni (undergraduate and PGCE) planning to study this Master's degree. Those studying for a PGDip of PG Cert are not eligible for the discount.

Funding

Except for any iQTS courses, you can check on the UK government website to see if you may be eligible for a loan of up to £12,167 to help with course fees and living costs while you study a postgraduate programme.

Home and international students for non-iQTS courses may also be eligible for external sources of funding. International students should check their eligibility for our International Scholarship.

How the degree is taught

Assessment methods

You will be assessed in ways that reflect the requirements of researchers in the real world. Methods of assessment include written reviews and reports, essays, data analysis tasks, journal article reviews, professional research proposals, final research project dissertation, and final research project viva.

Career opportunities

With our Sport, Health and Applied Science master’s, you will develop essential transferrable skills, such as communication, creativity, and attention to detail.

This course also prepares you for further study or careers in research.