Postgraduate courses

Health and Exercise Sciences

This course offers a knowledge and skills base which enables cross-discipline exchange to occur between those in the health sector and those in the sport and exercise sectors.

It seeks to prepare students for undertaking work in health and exercise sciences as a practitioner and also for a Doctoral pathway or alternative research associated positions.

With this philosophy in mind, the course balances relevant, contemporary academic theory and research with advanced research methods and applied practice/professional issues in the health and exercise domains.

Students will develop knowledge and understanding of key mechanisms linking diet, physical activity and health, and research muscle physiology and function, exercise metabolism, nutrition, genetics and molecular biology.

Performance Coaching

The first of its kind in Scotland, this innovative distance learning degree is for experienced performance coaches who wish to extend their expertise adjacent to their sport- specific qualifications.

Grounded in coaching practice, it has been developed to articulate with the emerging UKCC Level 4 certification process, enabling coaches to consider experiential learning from peers and leading coaching practitioners.

Psychology of Sport

Psychology of Sport is an exciting degree that will help you develop your career in sport and exercise psychology. It has been designed to meet the British Psychological Society’s standards for Stage 1 training towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist.

Sport Management

Sport Management is an exciting degree that will help you develop your career in the sport industry. It has been designed to meet the industry’s need for well-qualified managers who can combine management and financial skills with specialist knowledge of sport. Successful completion will help you attain full membership of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).

Sport Nutrition

This upgrade to MSc programme has been established specifically for students who already hold an International Olympic Committee (IOC) postgraduate diploma in Sports Nutrition.

Sports Coaching

Developed to articulate with the emerging UKCC Level 4 certification process, Sports Coaching is grounded in coaching practice and builds partnerships with national governing bodies in the delivery of stimulating coach development programmes.

The Sports Coaching course is for experienced coaches who wish to extend their capacity by engaging in learning experiences which promote analysis and critical reflection of their coaching practice. The course has been developed to articulate with the emerging UKCC Level 4 certification process. It will develop skills of analysis, critical reflection, problem-solving and managing the coaching process. Your work will be grounded in coaching practice and research, considering case studies and learning from peers and leading coaching practitioners.