(MSc) Master of Science
Sport and Exercise Science
Current
University of Essex
University of Essex
Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (School of)
Colchester Campus
Masters
Full-time
Events, Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism
MSC C60212
10/05/2023
Details
Professional accreditation
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Admission criteria
A degree with an overall 2.2 in a subject relevant to Sport, Exercise, Psychology or Human Biology.
Your degree should contain modules in sport, psychology or human biology - such as biology, physiology, anatomy or genetics.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) code
If English is not your first language, we require IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum component score of 5.5
If you do not meet our IELTS requirements then you may be able to complete a pre-sessional English pathway that enables you to start your course without retaking IELTS.
Additional Notes
The University uses academic selection criteria to determine an applicant’s ability to successfully complete a course at the University of Essex. Where appropriate, we may ask for specific information relating to previous modules studied or work experience.
Course qualifiers
A course qualifier is a bracketed addition to your course title to denote a specialisation or pathway that you have achieved via the completion of specific modules during your course. The
specific module requirements for each qualifier title are noted below. Eligibility for any selected qualifier will be determined by the department and confirmed by the final year Board of
Examiners. If the required modules are not successfully completed, your course title will remain as described above without any bracketed addition. Selection of a course qualifier is
optional and student can register preferences or opt-out via Online Module Enrolment (eNROL).
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Rules of assessment
Rules of assessment are the rules, principles and frameworks which the University uses to calculate your course progression and final results.
Additional notes
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External examiners
Dr Philip Daniel Brian Price
Senior Lecturer
St Mary's University
External Examiners provide an independent overview of our courses, offering their expertise and help towards our continual improvement of course content, teaching, learning, and assessment.
External Examiners are normally academics from other higher education institutions, but may be from the industry, business or the profession as appropriate for the course.
They comment on how well courses align with national standards, and on how well the teaching, learning and assessment methods allow students to develop and demonstrate the relevant knowledge and skills needed to achieve their awards.
External Examiners who are responsible for awards are key members of Boards of Examiners. These boards make decisions about student progression within their course and about whether students can receive their final award.
Programme aims
- Enabling students from a range of academic backgrounds to gain an in-depth and critical understanding of current issues in SES.
- Developing student's competence in the key laboratory and field skills required for careers in SES.
- Developing a critical awareness of the need for both a multi-disciplinary and an interdisciplinary scientific approach to the study and practice of SES.
- Developing an ability to acquire and integrate advanced knowledge from a variety of disciplines and apply it to a critical understanding of issues in SES.
- Developing analytical skills that are relevant to a critical understanding of issues in SES.
- Developing a range of transferable skills such as communication, numeracy, IT use, problem solving, self-evaluation and self-improvement, and autonomous learning, in the context of SES.
- Enabling students to plan and conduct a research programme in the development and/or application of SES.
- Developing an advanced knowledge of exercise science to underpin the professional skills appropriate for a career in SES.
Learning outcomes and learning, teaching and assessment methods
On successful completion of the programme a graduate should demonstrate knowledge and skills as follows:
A: Knowledge and understanding
A1: A broad overview of the application of science to exercise, health and sport
A2: An advanced understanding of how to integrate knowledge of sports and exercise science from the molecular to the whole body level
A3: Knowledge of the interaction between sport and exercise and the human body across the life cycle and in special populations
A4: An understanding of appropriate practical and scientific methods and approaches, including observation and experimentation, and techniques used in their analysis
A5: A critical approach to contemporary issues in sports and exercise science
Learning methods
Seminars/ lectures and practicals are the principal method of delivery of A1-A5 and contribute to the delivery of A6. The seminars/lectures direct students to research papers /reports where they can perform self directed learning.
The research project teaches and develops A6 and also a range of A1-A6 depending on the project topics.
Assessment methods
Coursework and practicals associated with modules develop A1-A6.The research project teaches and develops A6 and also a range of A1-A6 depending on the project topics.
Written coursework (A1, A2, A3, A5, A6)
Practical assessment (A4)
Oral presentation (A1, A3, A5, A6)
Work based learning (A1,A2, A3 A5 ,A6)
Unseen written exams (A2, A3, A5)
The project report (A1-A6)
Viva (A1-A6)
B: Intellectual and cognitive skills
B1: Systematically retrieve, select and integrate appropriate information
B2: Synthesise and evaluate evidence, arguments and ideas from both primary and secondary sources in a self-directed manner
B3: Analyse and interpret quantitative information in graphs, figures, tables and equations and apply and analyse appropriate statistical tests
B4: Integrate and link appropriate information across course components, including material met in different disciplines
B5: Plan and conduct a substantial research project and present it in a coherent manner
Learning methods
B1 & B2 are trained and developed throughout the modules. .
B3 is principally taught and developed in the research methods course as are some aspects of B5. Further development occurs in the project, and through analysis and interpretation of results in other modules.
B4 in the research topics and to some extent in the Research Methods module.
B5 is developed via the individual research project.
Assessment methods
B1, B2, B3 and B4 are assessed by coursework and exam.
B2 and B3 are assessed by coursework and compulsory exam and research project reports.
B1-B5 are assessed in the individual research project.
C: Practical skills
C1: Able to design appropriate investigations, bearing in mind technical, logistical, safety and ethical limitations
C2: Competent in the safe and effective use of appropriate lab based equipment
C3: Able to explain the principles and limitations of a range of more advanced practical techniques
C4: Competent in the key laboratory and field skills
C5: Able to use appropriate software packages for data collection, presentation, statistical analysis, etc.
Learning methods
Independent project work also teaches and develops C1-C5.
The practical based components of a number of modules will also develop C1-C5 specific to that discpline.
As part of C1-C4, safety is addressed through practical documentation and developed by students preparing risk assessments for research projects.
C5 is addressed through statistics training in the research methods course and research project.
Assessment methods
C1 – C5 are assessed by course work and in the individual research project. C2 and C3 are formally assessed in the Research Project.
D: Key skills
D1: Able to (i) write clear concise, structured reports which may include graphical material. (ii) Deliver clear, structured, well timed oral presentations.
D2: Competent in unsupervised use of current networked PC operating systems for normal file management. Proficient in current common word-processing, spreadsheet, web browsing and email packages. Able to locate and use appropriate on-line catalogues and databases.
D3: Apply appropriate quantitative and qualitative methods to collect and analyse data.
D4: Able to explore, analyse and find effective solutions for problems involving reasonably complex information.
D5: Work effectively as part of a team to collect data and/or to produce reports and presentations
D6: Study independently, set realistic targets, plan work and time to meet targets within deadlines. Reflect on assessed work, feedback, and progress; Plan, record and document personal development
Learning methods
Essay writing skills (D1) are developed in all modules.
Oral presentation skills (D1) are developed by presenting their project and defending it in the viva.
IT use (D2) is developed throughout the course. Computer produced work is required for all assignments and the research project.
Library, on line catalogue and web skills are developed throughout the course and through preparation and assesment of all modules.
D3 is taught and developed in seminars/lectures and associated practicals.
D4 is introduced in lectures and developed in the research project,
D5 is developed through provision of student managed learning from attendance monitoring, rigid deadlines, feedback on assignments, and discussions with the course director.
Assessment methods
Written skills (D1) are assessed through essays in coursework, perperaing for the seminars, exam, and the project reports.
Oral presentation skills (D1) are assessed in the research project.
IT and Maths skills (D2 & D3) are assessed throughout the scheme
Problem solving (D4) is assessed throughout the course and especially in the research project.
D5 is assessed indirectly by examining submitted course work and, by awarding marks for evidence of additional reading and by imposing strict deadlines for coursework assignments.