Postgraduate Prospectus

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Why study sports
science at Essex?
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Department of Biological Sciences
rated ‘internationally excellent’ for
research in the last Research
Assessment Exercise (RAE,
December 2008)
Excellent student satisfaction
ratings for the quality of our
teaching
Clinically trained and research
active teaching staff
Extensive lab facilities and
state-of-the-art exercise science
and biomedical research
equipment
Opportunities to work and
collaborate with our well
established Human Performance
Unit (HPU) and work in a Phase
IV cardiac rehabilitation clinic
Career prospects
Many of our students on our MSc
Cardiac Rehabilitation work in the
NHS after finishing their course,
with some of our international
students then returning home
to work in other rehabilitation
departments. Other graduates have
gained employment in the NHS
working as cardiac rehabilitation
practitioners, exercise scientists
or cardiac research scientists.
About our Centre
We have been consistently highly
ranked for research, teaching and student
satisfaction. Our staff are involved in a wide
range of research activities, from improving
athletic performance through pacing
strategies, to monitoring child health and
improving practice in cardiac rehabilitation.
Our successful Human Performance Unit
(HPU) provides educational and coaching
services, health-related exercise
programmes and athlete testing, as well
as unique opportunities for you to further
your studies and research in these areas.
Taught course
We offer you a dynamic environment in
which to study and give all our students
an opportunity to gain work experience
with cardiac patients in our Phase IV
cardiac rehabilitation centre, based at
our Colchester Campus.
MSc Cardiac Rehabilitation•
Our MSc Cardiac Rehabilitation focuses
on enabling you to provide evidence-based
physical activity advice and to manage
intervention programmes for patients
at risk of, or suffering from, a variety
of cardiovascular disorders. This is an
interdisciplinary course offering you an
academic qualification with a clear
vocational target.
You take six taught modules: five core and
one optional. We provisionally timetable
teaching for Tuesdays and Thursdays, if
you are studying on a full-time basis. You
alternate annually between these days if
studying part-time.
Research study
Sports and exercise science covers a
broad range of disciplines which span
the biological, behavioural, social sciences
and humanities. Our research has been
structured into two main research areas
of sport, performance and fatigue, and
health, exercise and active life.
Our research into sport, performance
and fatigue takes an integrative approach
on physiological, psychological and
Our research graduates have
gone on to careers in research
and teaching at other universities
in the UK and overseas. Others
have become teachers, high
performance coaches, fitness
consultants, club and/or HPU
managers, health promoters and
educators, and lobbyists in the UK
and abroad.
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