Master of Science in Sport and Exercise Medicine University of Leeds, UK

This flexible Masters course is designed to offer medical doctors, physiotherapists, sport therapists, and allied healthcare professionals a unique and practitioner-led education in the field of Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM). With this Masters, you will gain the knowledge, skills and experience to assess and manage patients and athletes with musculoskeletal (MSK) problems as well as the expertise and proficiency to work in sport. Indeed, there is currently a rapidly growing expectation amongst professional sports clubs that healthcare professionals working in professional sport will have undergone structured training programmes to a Masters level.

Your course will feature three of the UK’s consultants in SEM and a number of the UK’s leading physiotherapists in MSK medicine and elite sport. Ensuring the course is taught and led by experienced clinicians in the field is key to the career mentorship we also provide all our students during and even after your studies. As the course is based in the Faculty of Biological Sciences, you will also have the opportunity to learn from country-leading sports & exercise scientists. As an added bonus, being based in Yorkshire means you will have access to a range of fantastic professional sports teams and MSK services.

Suitable for full-time or part-time study, this course comprises a mixture of face-to-face learning, placements in clinics and leading sports clubs, alongside online learning, providing a course that’s suitable for applicants in full-time employment as well as those looking to study full time. You will join a student-focused cohort of healthcare practitioners, with a strong student to staff ratio, offering you the opportunity to network and learn from peers alongside excellent tutor support and senior clinician mentorship. This course provides you with the unique ability to learn and work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, physiotherapists and sports therapists, just as you would in an elite sports setting.

For doctors, SEM is now a recognised training route by the General Medical Council for clinicians. A key deliverable in new government strategies has meant demand for SEM training has increased, with portfolio doctors and those wishing to work with an extended role in MSK medicine or SEM now able to gain formal training through courses such as this MSc in SEM.