Sports Medicine, Exercise and Health (MSc)

Liverpool Hope University's MSc in Sports Medicine, Exercise and Health is designed for graduates from relevant disciplines — including sport rehabilitation, physiotherapy, sport and exercise sciences, and medicine — who want to develop expertise across sports injury prevention and management, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, exercise physiology, and the role of physical activity in promoting health. The multidisciplinary curriculum covers functional anatomy, biomechanics, sports injuries, and research methods, culminating in an independent dissertation. Graduates are prepared for careers in elite sport, professional clubs, private musculoskeletal clinics, exercise medicine services, and the NHS.

The programme is delivered on campus at Liverpool Hope University's Hope Park site in Liverpool, combining lectures and practical sessions across the university's specialist laboratories, clinical teaching areas, and on-site Physiotherapy and Sport Rehabilitation Clinic. It runs over 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time, with intakes in September and January (part-time only). Successful completion of 180 credits leads to the MSc award; 120 credits earns a Postgraduate Diploma. The course is delivered by the School of Health Sciences.