Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: £10,310 for the course
International/EU: £17,205 for the course -
How long will I study?
1 Year
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Where will I study?
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When do I start?
September 2024
Course summary
- Gain real-world knowledge of strength and conditioning through live coaching and placements.
- Develop your coaching skills and expertise through pedagogical and experiential learning.
- Understand the scientific principles underpinning successful strength and conditioning.
- Critically reflect on and improve your technical, problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
Advanced strength and conditioning practitioners need a wide range of knowledge, practical skills and applied techniques to meet the requirements of such a highly specialised role. This course will prepare you to evaluate the physical elements of sport performance or health settings, developing tailored strength and conditioning interventions, as well as your practical coaching skills through experiential learning.
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How you learn
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.
This course offers a progressive and challenging learning experience, grounded in real-world experiential learning. You’ll evaluate evidence-based coaching models and have a number of real-world practical opportunities to deliver them.
You’ll be taught by world-class practitioners and researchers with a wealth of coaching and applied experience. All the course content is developed specifically for this course – ensuring it’s cutting-edge, world-leading and practically applied.
You learn through:
- Practical workshops
- Live coaching experiences
- Seminars and lectures
- Formative tasks and problem-based learning
- Online activities and self-directed study
- Projects
Applied learning
Work placements
You’ll be able to arrange a work placement as a key component of your course. This gives you real-world experience to prepare you for your future career – and is an opportunity to undertake applied work to improve your practice in a relevant setting. Previously our students have worked in professional clubs and teams, in some cases at sporting organisations around the world.
Live projects
You’ll work with real athletes as part of your programme of study. This gives you the opportunity to develop your knowledge, skills and understanding – as well as your confidence as a practitioner in the field.
Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in
- Strength and conditioning coaching
- Applied sports science
- Research
- Academia
Previous graduates have gone on to work for
- The English Institute of Sport
- Governing bodies such as GB Boxing
- Professional sports teams such as Sunderland FC, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday
- Higher education institutes such as Leeds University and Derby University
- Themselves, as self-employed coaches in business
Graduate Success Story
'I find myself using the skills I learnt on my masters continuously, whether that be simply planning delivery of sessions to my netball players or tracking the workload of my lacrosse players.'
Where will I study?
You study at Collegiate Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
Collegiate campus
Collegiate Campus can be found just off Ecclesall Road, a bustling student district.
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Collegiate library
Collegiate Library can be found just off Ecclesall Road. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
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Find out about the Sports and Physical Activity subject area at Sheffield Hallam University.
Equipment and facilities
On this course you work with
- World-class facilities in our purpose-built strength and conditioning, physiology and biomechanics laboratories
- Contemporary technology to measure, understand and prescribe performance training
Entry requirements
All students
The following entrance requirements are expected of all learners:
- a good honours degree, at 2:1 or above, in strength and conditioning, sport science, exercise science, or:
- a good honours degree in a relevant science discipline, or:
- an alternative qualification with a suitable concentration of relevant science (at the discretion of the course leader)
Non-standard applications will also be considered on a case-by-case basis; the course leader will arrange an informal interview with applicants where this is appropriate. Applicants with formal experience of working in applied sport settings without an undergraduate degree will also be considered at the discretion of the course leader.
For international applicants, the following is also required:
- IELTS of level 6 or above, including a minimum of 5.5 in all areas (or equivalent).
Additional information for EU/International students
If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.
For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.
Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
Final year
Compulsory modules
Advanced Testing And Monitoring In Strength And Conditioning
Applied Project In Sport And Physical Activity
Coaching Of Strength And Conditioning
Planning And Programming For Strength And Conditioning
Research Methods In Sport And Physical Activity
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time study in 2024/25 is £10,310 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. If the full course is more than one year in duration, the fee will be divided into annual payments which will then be rounded. This may mean the total fee you pay is slightly higher than the fee stated above. If you take a break in study or have to re-take part of the course, you may also be charged an additional fee and will be notified of this at the time.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.
International students
Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2024/25 is £17,205 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. If the full course is more than one year in duration, the fee will be divided into annual payments which will then be rounded. This may mean the total fee you pay is slightly higher than the fee stated above. If you take a break in study or have to re-take part of the course, you may also be charged an additional fee and will be notified of this at the time.
Postgraduate student loans
Up to £11,222 available for Home students on most masters courses.
Additional course costs
This link allows you to view estimated costs associated with the main activities on specific courses. These are estimates and, as such, are only an indication of additional course costs. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
Additional costs for Sport and physical activity courses (PDF, 432.5KB)Legal information
Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.
