Course modules
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Further guidance on modules
Modules are designated core or optional in accordance with professional body requirements, as applicable, and LJMU’s Academic Framework Regulations. Whilst you are required to study core modules, optional modules provide you with an element of choice. Their availability may vary and will be subject to meeting minimum student numbers.
Where changes to modules are necessary these will be communicated as appropriate.
Core modules
Professional Planning Training in Sport and Exercise Science
30 credits
30 credits
This short module is intended to introduce the programme and support you in self audit and planning professional research activity. It aims to:
- enable you to critically evaluate your current status with respect to relevant competencies for Applied Sport and Exercise Scientists
- provide evidence of a systematic plan for your own development, more specifically a plan relating to the development of your professional practice
Sport and Exercise Science Professional Practice
270 credits
270 credits
This module comprises 2,100 of the course's 2,700 work-based activity hours. It aims to capture the competencies associated with applied research:
• professional skills and standards important for research • strategies to support the completion of independent research projects • key themes in disseminating applied research
Reflection in Sport and Exercise Science
60 credits
60 credits
This module prepares you for the future by closing the loop on your research training, reflecting on your original plan and experiences and looking towards future practice. The module lets you demonstrate your:
- overall professional skills development
- ability to critically analyse, reflect and meta-reflect on your development and the decisions and choices you have made during training
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Dr Simon Roberts
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LJMU has an excellent employability record with 96% (HESA 2018) of our postgraduates in work or further study six months after graduation. Our applied learning techniques and strong industry connections ensure our students are fully prepared for the workplace on graduation and understand how to apply their knowledge in a real world context.
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You will need:
Qualification requirements
Alternative qualifications considered
The following criteria are essential: MSc in Sport/Sport and Exercise related topic, normally at least at merit level or an MPhil in an area of Sport and Exercise Science. Applicants will be required to make a claim for accreditation of prior learning; consideration of any such claim will be undertaken by the Faculty Recognition Group in line with the requirements of the University's Academic Framework. All candidates must be interviewed and where appropriate, must also hold an unproblematic Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) record. Applicants whose graduate study was undertaken in languages other than English will need to demonstrate English language proficiency to the level of an IELTs overall score of 7 with no element below 6.5. Evidence of securing pre-arranged work-based learning opportunities prior to enrolment, with employer/line manager support as applicable.
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