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Applied Sport Physiology MSc (PGCert PGDip)

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Intro

This course is aimed at those interested in pursuing a career in sport physiology and wanting to develop their knowledge of the physiological mechanisms behind optimising sports performance.

Designed around four pillars – practitioner focus, physiology skill-centred, science in practice and personal and professional development – this course blends hard, technical expertise with softer interpersonal skills which are essential to becoming an effective performance physiology practitioner in the workplace.

Gaining hands-on experience though industry placements and reflective practice, you’ll be equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to thrive in a range of professional settings.

You’ll also be supported to work towards relevant certifications, accreditations or affiliations with professional bodies, such as the to be an accredited sport and exercise scientist and improve your employability.

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Key facts

Location Brighton: Falmer

Full-time 1 year
Part-time 2–6 years

Please review the entry requirements carefully and if you have any questions do get in touch with us.

  • 8th in the UK for sport science courses – Guardian University Guide 2025.

  • 7th in the UK for sport science graduate prospects – Complete University Guide 2025.

  • 3-star ‘Enhancing’ grade for sport courses quality – Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).

  • UK top 10% for graduate earnings in sport and exercise science three years after graduating – Longitudinal Education Outcomes 2024.

Entry criteria

Entry requirements

Offers will be made by the Admissions Tutor based on a balanced judgement of the candidate’s ability to complete the programme of study and to benefit from masters degree-level study. The criteria may include:

Degree and experience
A good honours degree (normally minimum 2:2 classification) in sport and exercise science or a relevant science-based degree such as medicine, biomedical sciences, physiology, biological science or health science. The degree may contain a human physiology component, and should contain a research training component.

Applicants without the minimum qualifications may also be considered, providing they can demonstrate they have the appropriate background and foundation knowledge by other means. In such circumstances, candidates may be interviewed and evidence will be sought concerning:

  • sustained and substantial work in a field relevant to the degree at an appropriate level
  • the ability to undertake, write up and present an honours-level research study
  • an appropriate level understanding of research methods and human physiology
  • the ability to study independently and communicate effectively.

Claims for recognition of prior learning will also be considered (both prior experiential learning and prior certificated learning).

Referee’s report
A first statement from the higher education institution and a second statement from the higher education institution or an employer that the student is prepared for, and will benefit from, masters study.

English language requirements
IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each element. Find out more about the other English qualifications that we accept.

Other

  • All UK applicants will be invited to attend a more informal discussion about the course. This approach will also be applied to overseas applicants where practical.
  • Students returning to academia after more than five years will be asked to meet the course leader before an offer can be made to assess whether the candidate meets the demand of the course. They will also be asked to meet the course leader if an unconditional offer is made and accepted to formulate an individual support plan and receive directions for further readings (recently published materials in the field of sport and exercise physiology, research in sport and exercise physiology, and study skills for masters level).

In sport and exercise sciences, leisure and tourism, 100% of our research impact is assessed as ‘outstanding’ or ‘very considerable’ in terms of its reach and significance in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

Course content

Top reasons to choose this course

  • Gain practical experience: You’ll engage as an applied physiology practitioner from the start of your degree, with a practitioner-focused learning approach that helps you develop your craft knowledge.
  • Hands-on learning: Access to a wide range of specialist facilities including a biochemistry lab, biomechanics lab with running track and 3D motion analysis, exercise rehabilitation gym and more.
  • Enhanced employability: Our emphasis on workplace learning and reflective practice ensures you’re well-prepared for your future career, helping you develop skills that employers value.
  • Learn from experts: You’ll be taught by innovative researchers and active practitioners who are eager to share their expertise and help you become a skilled applied physiology practitioner.
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The four pillars

Practitioner focused

The course will develop you as an effective applied physiology practitioner, equipping you with the skills to work across a diverse range of clients, from supporting athletes and coaches in sport and performance settings to justifying athletic enhancement strategies to performance directors. 

Our teaching approach centres around practitioner-focused learning, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in real-world learning as a practitioner right from the start of your degree to enhance your knowledge of working in the sector and developing those all important craft skills.

We’ll help you develop the hard skills needed to assess physiological function, but also the softer skills essential when working with people. Practitioners need to have emotional intelligence, where they are self-aware and able to manage themselves, but also able to read the needs of clients and different situations.

We recognise that our students come with a variety of skills and experiences and we’ll draw upon these as we develop you into a well-rounded and effective applied sports physiology practitioner.

Physiology skills

Physiology is central to every module of our course, with most sessions taking place in one of our sport and exercise science laboratories or in our teaching-focused strength and conditioning gym.

You’ll learn how to use sophisticated equipment and techniques (for example, 12-lead ECG, spirometry, breath-by-breath gas systems, Optojump, SRM ergometry, neuromuscular fatigue, tolerance to environmental extremes) and advance your practice with equipment you have already used.

During the two-week intensive Skills for Physiological Assessment module, you’ll be on campus every day to develop your laboratory skills while profiling a client of your choice within the first six weeks of starting the degree. This module is 90% practical and fully immerses you into the course, postgraduate study and university life.

Subsequent modules deepen your understanding of integrative exercise physiology through advanced laboratory practical classes and collecting data of real-life case scenarios you could encounter as an applied sport physiology practitioner.

With two of the three optional modules focusing on physical training, and another looking at insight into applied environmental physiology, you’ll have the chance to specialise and tailor your assessments to specific sport contexts, preparing you for a career as an applied sport physiology practitioner.

Science in practice

Science is at the heart of our MSc degree and embedded in a manner to enhance your applied practice.

We’ll develop your scientific rigour to analyse, interpret and disseminate physiological data and information as we see this as another tool to add to your practitioner toolbox. Of great importance is the confidence you will gain in your ability as a practitioner to critique scientific work of your own and that of others so that you become a life-long, independent and critical thinker.

Our Science in Practice module will help you learn how to best monitor changes over a sportive season through case studies, examining squad-based data whether collected in the lab or in the field.

Personal and professional development

You will gain 100 hours of real-world experience in areas relevant to your interests by working alongside experienced practitioners. Placements will be based at the university as well as with external partners, where you will focus on learning and incorporating various tools to enhance your reflective practice through experiences gained whilst studying your degree.

In-house projects for students wanting a sport physiology focus, have included:

  • joining our satellite British Triathlon programme
  • designing and evaluating training programmes leading up to the Brighton Marathon
  • providing support to a range of elite athletes
  • administering hypoxic training to mountaineers linked to local altitude charity
  • leading our annual
  • working with Brighton & Hove FC’s Albion in the Community
  • working with the International Paralympic Committee to prepare heat mitigation resources ahead of the Paralympic Games.

Many of our students choose to take opportunities across multiple placement experiences outside of the university, working across the public, private and charitable sectors.

A key feature of how we develop you personally and professionally is encouraging introspection so you can learn more about yourself in terms of learning styles, roles in a team and how you approach being a leader.

Course structure

You will take four 20-credit core modules, each finding their root in at least one of the course’s four pillars. You will also take two 20-credit option modules and complete a final 60-credit research project. Modules are delivered in different ways to enhance your learning and target relevant skill development.

You will learn through a mixture of taught sessions, tutorials, group work, independent study and work-related activities. There is a strong practical element where we have a mindset of ‘learn in the doing’ as most classes take place in either our sport and exercise science laboratories, research and performance gym or a computer class with a 2:20 staff to student ratio.

Our course is taught on two days, normally on a Tuesday and a Wednesday (see the part-time and full-time tabs for more details) and most modules are delivered across one semester. 

The research project module is delivered over multiple, two-day blocks as you prepare to carry out your own research study later in the academic year.

Module assessment will provide opportunities for you to show your understanding through informed, reflective, critical and analytical application of ideas. Depending on the approach judged most suitable to test the learning outcomes, assessments could include written assignments such as essays, critiques, laboratory reports, presentations, practical laboratory technique exams and reflective documents.

Each module will be assessed separately and have formative assessments that provide you with feedback on your progress as you prepare for summative assessments.

You will be able to book individual tutorials with every lecturer. Group tutorials are also scheduled into our teaching programmes.

In addition to the course leader, who is responsible for overseeing your academic development, you will be assigned an academic tutor to support your academic progress and your employability.

The course is flexible in that it allows you to exit with a postgraduate certificate at the end of one semester (three 20-credit modules) or a postgraduate diploma at the end of two semesters (six 20-credit modules). You must complete the 60-credit research project to qualify for the MSc.

Areas of study

A core value of our course is ‘learn in the doing’ and we bring an explicit, practitioner-focused learning approach to developing your craft knowledge as you journey towards being an effective practitioner.

We want you to gain confidence in your ability to interact with clients, design and conduct exercise testing, explain physiological responses to exercise and training and prescribe effective exercise interventions. In taught physiology modules, you’ll experience and discuss the responses of the human body to various stimuli, including acute and chronic bouts of exercise, effects of environmental stressors (heat, cold and hypoxia) and of ergogenic aids which can be used to simulate competition and help you better understand human physiological responses that ultimately help you to optimise sporting performance.

Our commonly used ‘solution to the problem’ approach to learning and teaching integrative physiology will help you to develop a host of laboratory skills while providing guiding principles to apply to any sport physiology situation you encounter in the future. Most of our modules are taught in our sport and exercise science laboratories where you’ll learn to be a practitioner of tomorrow.

With Personal and Professional Development, you’ll also gain valuable vocational skills to give you a competitive edge in the job market. Placement opportunities and chances to network in the world of sport physiology will ensure you graduate with a foot firmly in the industry. You will spend around 100 hours with one or more organisations related to the practice of sport physiology which will allow you to apply your academic knowledge in an applied setting. 

We use lectures to introduce themes around emotional intelligence and ethical and moral dilemmas in the workplace and seminars as a teaching vehicle for you to reflect on your experiences and hear the experiences of others as you develop to being a practitioner.

To complement the physiology you’ll learn, the client and your safety as a practitioner are discussed from a health and safety and risk stratification perspective, but also with awareness towards the ethical implications. This is an important feature as you move towards your own research project, where you’ll embark on a project that links to your chosen employment route.

You will be able to choose to write your research project up as a dissertation, a research paper or a case study report; some of our past MSc students have published their work. Your ability to work with data and illuminate the meaning by using different statistical approaches is another important feature of this course, and we will guide you to be able to use a range of concepts and techniques on physiology data you collect.

Modules

Core modules

  • Skills for Physiological Assessment

    During this module you will develop the critical awareness, knowledge and skills associated with physiological assessment, including health and safety, equipment, test types and physiological profile determinants. The module is heavily based on practical demonstration and hands-on experience, and considers measurement reliability, accuracy and sensitivity when testing the exerciser. You will work in small groups on pre-designed experiments and problem-solving.

  • Science in Practice

    This module uses a problem-based learning approach which enables you to develop a critical insight into sophisticated research methodologies used within sport and exercise physiology. By questioning complex research enquiries with active researchers, you will become a better scientist and learn new research methods.

  • Exercise Tolerance (Integrative Physiology)

    This module explores factors that affect exercise performance and cause fatigue. You will look at how the body responds to different exercise intensities and explore a variety of interventions to improve exercise tolerance. You will compare and contrast available strategies to alleviate fatigue and discuss their appropriateness for specific groups of people.

  • Personal and Professional Development

    Through a combination of contact with others already set on a career in sport and exercise science, reflection on your personal, academic and professional skills, and effective communication and planning, this module will help you assess your learning and professional needs. You will undertake a 100-hour work placement in order to gain professional experience and meet learning objectives. This placement may be volunteering, professional practice and/or employment, engagement with local community and university partnerships or professional mentoring.

  • Final Research Project

    This module enables you to use the skills, knowledge and interests you’ve developed throughout the course to design and carry out an independent research project on a topic relevant to your programme of study. The module will further develop your critical thinking and understanding of research methodologies and techniques.

Options*

  • Practical Applications of Training Theory

    This module develops the practical skills and theoretical knowledge needed to be an evidenced-based strength and conditioning practitioner. You will develop a critical understanding of training theory and how to apply it in practical settings, covering areas including developing muscular strength, developing explosive power through plyometric training, practical techniques to develop and evaluate physical performance, biomechanical analysis of performance and velocity-based training.

  • Science of Physical Performance and Training

    This module will develop your understanding of the theories behind physical performance and training, including the physiological, nutritional and biomechanical principles. You will learn to assess research in this area and apply evidence-based methods in your work as a strength and conditioning coach.

  • Applied Environmental Physiology

    This module provides an advanced understanding of the physiological and metabolic demands of exercise under extreme environmental conditions, focusing on methods to alleviate the negative consequences of these hazardous environments. Through a blend of theoretical study and self-designed practical laboratory sessions you will improve your competence in physiological data collection, interpretation and communication.

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

While there is an expectation for you to share the position of physiologist and exerciser during laboratory practicals, this is not compulsory, making the course suitable for those with a disability or health condition. Find out how we support students with disabilities.

Full-time route

Our course is taught over two days, usually Tuesdays and Wednesdays, however days are subject to timetabling and may change from one year to the next. In addition, you are expected to practice skills and carry out physiological assessment and skill development outside of the taught element of the course.

Example timetable for full-time study.

Semester 1

  • First two weeks of the course: Skills for Physiological Assessment module
  • Throughout the 10 weeks: Science in Practice, Exercise Tolerance (Integrative Physiology) modules and option module.

Semester 2

  • Throughout the 10 weeks: option module

Throughout the year

  • Personal and Professional Development module
  • Final Research Project

Part-time route 

Our course is taught over two days a week, usually Tuesdays and Wednesdays. In addition, you are expected to practice skills and carry out physiological assessment and skill development outside of the taught element of the course.

As a part-time student you will discuss your personal circumstances and progress on a regular basis with the course leader. Most part-time students complete their course in two years, with some doing so in three years. Some select a part-time mode of study if they want to spend longer gathering relevant experience to improve their employability.

Our approach is to accommodate you in the best way we can and optimise your learning throughout your studies. The choice of modules taken each year may therefore depend on your own unique circumstances.

We can adapt your timetable to fit with your other commitments. Some students have attended taught sessions just one day a week for the majority of their time with us.

Example timetable for part-time study over two years.

Year 1

  • First two weeks of course: Skills for Physiological Assessment module
  • Tuesdays throughout semester 1: Science in Practice module
  • Tuesdays throughout semester 1: Option module

Year 2

  • Wednesdays throughout semester 1: Personal and Professional Development and Exercise Tolerance (Integrative Physiology) modules
  • Wednesdays throughout semester 2: Personal and Professional Development module and option module
  • Throughout the year: Final Research Project

Facilities

As a Brighton student you’ll use our sport science facilities which include:

  • biochemistry lab
  • biomechanical lab with running track and 3D motion analysis
  • blood analysis lab
  • data analysis room
  • exercise rehabilitation gym
  • kinanthropometry lab
  • neuromuscular lab housing our isokinetic dynamometers
  • psychology lab
  • physiology lab
  • research lab
  • strength and conditioning suite
  • environmental physiology lab which houses a dual temperature and hypoxic environmental chamber
  • VR screen room with Igloo 210 screen.

You may also use our extensive Falmer campus sport facilities as part of your studies. These include outdoor grass football pitches, floodlit synthetic pitches and courts, indoor swimming pool, large fitness suite and sports hall with netball, volleyball, basketball and badminton courts, and cricket nets.

You can view our facilities when you visit us. You can also get a feel for them by watching the short video and checking out our Falmer campus information.

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Staff profiles

Dr Neil Maxwell, course leader
Dr Neil Maxwell is a Reader of Environmental Physiology at the èצӰÏñ.

Neil aims for his research and innovation to translate into advocacy globally on how to live and engage in effective physical activity safely in inhospitable environments, prioritising risk stratification and mitigation/therapeutic strategies to benefit at-risk populations (for example, athletes, occupational and clinically symptomatic). He leads the , where his research focus is towards heat reactions during exercise and evaluating practical heat mitigation methods (eg, heat acclimation, pre and per cooling and hydration manoeuvres) across sport, health and clinical populations. He also investigates how to determine altitude tolerance while working with altitude awareness charity Para-Monte.

He believes that his experience in education has engendered an empathy when working with the different needs of students and is prepared to try unorthodox teaching methods in the context of sport and exercise science, and particularly physiology, to stimulate their interest and make learning enjoyable.

As course leader for our Applied Sport Physiology and Applied Exercise Physiology MSc degrees, Neil believes his primary role is to facilitate student development of those hard, technical and soft interpersonal skills that are essential to being an effective applied physiology practitioner.

Other key members of the teaching team

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CIMSPA Accreditation

Sport courses at Brighton have received the  from the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).

We were one of the first institutions nationally, selected by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), to become a CIMSPA Higher Education Partner. The partnership acknowledges our commitment to producing graduates with the skillset needed to be deployed straight into the sport and physical activity sector.

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Career Prospects

Career opportunities for applied sport physiologists are growing, with applied performance physiology being recognised as a vital ingredient in the success and development of most sports, and for the individuals that take part it is an everyday aspect of their training.

Some of our graduates work with sports governing bodies as applied physiologists or directly with sports teams. Others have set up their own endurance physiology consultancy services or work in the public and private sector as physiologists.

Some graduates focus on research positions in industry or with organisations such as the Ministry of Defence. This MSc is also ideal preparation for continuing your studies at PhD level.

An MSc in Applied Sport Physiology from the èצӰÏñ will equip you with both the theoretical knowledge, practical skills and emotional intelligence to help you stand out in today’s competitive job market.

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Preparing for your career

We’ll support you as you start to think about life after graduation. You will have the opportunity to undergo a mock interview for a job that meets your career aspirations. We’ll provide post-interview feedback so that when you are applying for jobs in the real world you will be well prepared.

Our practitioner-focused learning philosophy is our vehicle to enhancing the learning environment and encourages the following benefits amongst our graduates:

  • Increased confidence – enhances self-motivation
  • Encourages creativity – facilitates skill competency
  • More resilient to change – prepares for future challenges
  • Increased self-awareness – better at listening and receiving feedback
  • Enhances team dynamics – proactive approach to problem-solving
  • Facilitates reflective practice – tuned to visual, auditory and touch cues
  • Develops leadership qualities – more reflective than emotionally reactive
  • Better at translating research – greater curiosity and passion for discipline
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Graduate Destination

Roles our recent applied physiology MSc graduates have secured include:

  • Strength and conditioning internship, Go-Perform
  • Data analyst, Nisus Consulting Limited
  • Soft tissue therapist, Brighton & Hove Albion FC
  • Paralympic athlete assistant, Boccia, UK
  • Exercise physiologist, STAPS, Germany
  • Performance director, Elite High Performance, Wrexham
  • Lead strength and conditioning coach, Aston Villa Football Club
  • Director of smart progression, India
  • Graduate teaching assistant, University of Utah
  • Personal trainer, Wave Leisure Trust
  • Personal trainer, David Lloyd Club
  • Fitness instructor, LivingWell Health Club
  • Performance analyst, European Sports, Munich
  • Physiology PhD studentship, English Institute of Sport
  • Strength and conditioning coach of the women’s British tennis team, Lawn Tennis Association
  • Lead RTC physical preparation coach, Aston Villa Football Club
  • Head of sports science and medicine, Royal Yachting Association
  • High performance strength and conditioning coach, Peak Power Sport Development (US)
  • Senior physiologist, Malaysian Institute of Sport.
  • PhD studentship allied to thermal and cardiac physiology.

Fees and costs

Course fees

UK (Full-time) 9,250 GBP

International (Full-time) 16,900 GBP

Scholarships, bursaries and loans

We offer a range of scholarships for postgraduate students. Bursaries and loans may also be available to you.

Find out more about postgraduate fees and funding.

The fees listed here are for the first year of full-time study if you start your course in the academic year 2025–26.

You will pay fees for each year of your course. Some fees may increase each year.

UK undergraduate and some postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government and increases will not be more than the maximum amount allowed. Course fees that are not regulated may increase each year by up to 5% or RPI (whichever is higher).

If you are studying part-time your fee will usually be calculated based on the number of modules that you take.

Find out more

  • Fees, bursaries, scholarships and government funding info for UK and international postgraduate students
  • Student finance and budgeting while studying
  • About the university’s fees by checking our student contract and (pdf).

What's included

Here you’ll find details of specific resources and services that are included in the tuition fee for our sport and exercise students. To help you to budget for your studies, there is also information on any additional costs that you may have to pay or can choose to pay in addition to your tuition fee.

Find out how tuition fees enable us to support all of our students with important services, facilities and resources across the university and check out our finance pages for info about fees, funding and scholarships along with advice on international and island fee-paying status.

You can chat with our enquiries team if you have a question or need more information.

What's included in your tuition fee

  • In sport courses, UK-based field trips are available in some option modules in the final year. You do not have to take these option modules to complete the degree programme. Where a field trip takes place, costs are covered but you are expected to make a contribution towards food. Typically this is £50.
  • For courses with healthcare-based placement settings, DBS checks and occupational health checks, where required, are included in the fees.
  • Course books, magazines and journals are available in the university libraries. You do not need to have your own copies. See the for an up-to-date list of key subject journals and databases.
  • You will have access to computers and necessary software on campus – and can borrow a laptop from us if yours is broken or you don’t have a computer at home. Specialist equipment is provided to cover essential learning.

Additional course costs

  • For sports courses which require a placement, you’ll be expected to pay for your living costs and travel. Physical Education (QTS teacher training) students can claim travel costs to their school placement.
  • You’ll need to budget for printing and stationery for personal study, and books if you decide to buy your own.   
  • In most cases coursework submissions are electronic but you may wish to print notes which would involve an extra cost.   
  • Many students choose to buy their own hardware, software and accessories. The amount spent will depend on your individual choices, but this expenditure is not essential to pass any of our courses.

Location and student life

Campus where this course is taught

Falmer campus

Set in the South Downs, our Falmer campus is around four miles from Brighton city centre. Students based here study a range of subjects including education studies, teaching, sport and exercise, nursing and midwifery, allied health professions and medicine. Brighton & Hove Albion’s Amex stadium and beautiful Stanmer Park are right next door.

Falmer campus has two halls of residence on site, as well as a library, restaurant, cafes and the Students’ Union shop and bar.

The campus has extensive sport and leisure facilities including a fitness suite, swimming pool, outdoor grass football and rugby pitches, sports hall, tennis and badminton courts, and dance and spin studios.

Specialist learning facilities at Falmer include the curriculum centre used by teaching and education students, which houses over 30,000 teaching resources, clinical skills and simulation suites used by health students, and labs and a strength and conditioning suite used by sport students. We’ve recently redeveloped the Falmer campus – learn more about the many facilities our students have access to.

Cycle lanes link Falmer with our other campuses and the city centre. There are regular bus services to the city centre and other campuses. Falmer train station is right next to campus and a nine-minute journey to central Brighton.

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