Sport Performance Analysis MSc (Distance Education)

Overview

Sports Performance Analysis is an area experiencing massive growth, with virtually every professional club and elite athlete employing or working with performance analysts who provide them with objective data to ultimately improve their sporting performance.

This Online Distance Learning master’s course will prime you to gain employment as a performance analyst by developing the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to fulfil the typical responsibilities required. These responsibilities include the collection of sport performance data using performance analysis software packages; preparing specific videos for presentation to players and coaches; analysing datasets for trends and relationships and finally visualising data through dashboards.

Our successful on-campus programme in the UK, was one of the first of its kind when it was established in 2010 and has a strong track record of developing employable graduates who have gone on to secure jobs in the UK and abroad to become Sport Performance Analysts at high profile clubs and organisations, complete PhDs and become University lecturers.

This version of the programme will be delivered online through weekly scheduled online teaching sessions and a compulsory in-person residential aspect that will take place at the beginning of the course in January at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in America.

Teaching

How is the MSc Sport Performance Analysis (Distance Education) taught?

Due to the nature of the course being an online distance education course, it will be taught predominantly through synchronous and asynchronous online classes once a week. There will be a compulsory in-person residential aspect that will take place at the beginning of the course in January at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in America.

Assessment

You will be assessed by a variety of methods including presentations, written assignments and practical demonstrations.

Careers

How can the MSc Sport Performance Analysis support your career?

This Sport Performance Analysis programme is for students who would like to develop key skills and competencies, acquire a body of knowledge, and gain exposure to new and innovative areas of the subject. A Sports Performance Analysis degree opens the doors to a number of exciting career paths, with excellent career progression opportunities.

We normally require a second class honours degree 2:2 or above in a sport or exercise related field; We would also welcome applications from students with undergraduate degrees in all sciences, maths and IT areas; Alternatively prospective students who have completed the ISPAS accreditation and have extensive experience in the area will be considered via interview.