2023/24 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MSc Sport and Exercise Medicine

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

Applicants should normally have at least a 2:1 honours degree (or international equivalent), in a related discipline. Currently, we are accepting candidates with degrees in medicine, physiotherapy, sports therapy, sports rehabilitation/training, podiatry or osteopathy. Appropriate professional registration should also be held with the GMC, Health and Care Professions Council, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers. Applicants without professional registration with the GMC, Health and Care Professions Council, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers are required to have at least one year of relevant post-graduation clinical experience. All applicants should be able to demonstrate clear potential for benefiting from the programme.

This course is also available as an intercalated option to students studying Medicine who have completed three years of a UK medical degree. In order to apply, you will need to submit evidence of appropriate experience and interest. Find out more about the intercalation application process on the intercalation website: https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/medicine-intercalation/doc/applying-2

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications: https://www.leeds.ac.uk/international-admissions/doc/entry-requirements

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Biomedical Sciences

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Masters Taught Student Education Committee

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Adjusted Medicine benchmarks as appropriate according to the FSEM syllabus (this is linked to the NHS, and designed by that sub-speciality education board)
https://www.fsem.ac.uk/careers-training/membership-examination/curriculum
and the 2021 GMC curriculum
https://www.gmc-uk.org/-/media/documents/sport-and-exercise-medicine-2021-curriculum-final-eb_pdf-86495295.pdf

A CPD/vocational qualification is required to allow a doctor, sports therapist etc. to work in SEM practice. Most jobs now ask for a Masters or Diploma in SEM (a requirement for football league and many other sports), e.g. FA person specification for doctor job - https://basem.co.uk/careers-training - the successful candidate must demonstrate the following skills and experience:

- MSc or Diploma in Sport and Exercise Medicine (or equivalent)

- Member of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (which this qualification will facilitate).

Complementary courses are available for subsequent study, e.g.:

- British Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (http://www.bacpr.com/education/default.asp?navcatid=166)

- British Cardiovascular Intervention Society approved courses (https://www.bcis.org.uk/events-courses)

- Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine diploma (https://www.fsem.ac.uk/careers-training/membership-examination/curriculum)

- SEM specialist training (ST3-ST6) for doctors (https://www.jrcptb.org.uk/specialties/sport-and-exercise-medicine)

Programme specification:

The programme:
a) Appeals to a target audience of Doctors (GMC registered), Physiotherapists (Health and Care Professions Council / Chartered Society of Physiotherapy), Sports Therapists (Society of Sports Therapy) or Sports Rehabilitators (British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers) and intercalating medical students.

b) Offers a number of unique opportunities, arising from the largest concentration of UK SEM consultants and trainees in the Yorkshire region, providing experienced practitioner training and access to a range of SEM placements. Arrangements with major sporting clubs and organisations will provide intense pitch-side placements.

c) Is based at the University of Leeds with students will benefitting from academic support from staff in Sport and Exercise Sciences (Number 1 in the UK for ‘world-leading’ research in the area of sport and exercise sciences from REF 2014) and the Faculty of Medicine and Health, one of the top 10 medical schools for research output;

d) Delivery will adopt a blended learning approach. With access to extensive recorded lecture bank and online resources, allowing maximum opportunity for distance learning, compulsory attendance at university will require approximately two days of activities per month (lectures, tutorial, practical sessions). A case-based approach to eLearning will be adopted, with required reading and set tasks.

e) Has a final component, a dissertation worth 60 of the 180 course credits. This will be based on a practically relevant topic, e.g., in-match GPS data analysis, systematic review of specific conditions, clinical guidelines for SEM application etc.

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[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

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