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MSc Management and Leadership in Sports Performance

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    MSc Full-time and Part-time

Course Description

Management and Leadership in Sports Performance will help you pursue a sports management job where the focus of your role is to lead a group of specialists towards the shared goal of improving sporting performance. 

Developing an effective team made up of talented individuals is key to delivering sustained success in sport and, as global investment continues to grow, organisations and teams are recruiting a greater number of specialists to help prepare athletes for the rigours of competition.

This programme will teach you how to positively impact performance by managing the information that comes from multifaceted specialisms and by leading individuals effectively within a high performance environment.

Through the collaboration between Heriot-Watt’s School of Social Sciences and Oriam you will learn from industry experts and gain a real world insight into the performance management of successful sporting teams.

You will develop the skills to analyse and interpret performance data in sport and learn how to implement robust competitive strategies and tailored approaches to talent development. You will become well versed in the skills required for roles such as Head Coach, Performance Director or Head of Department in a successful sporting organisation.   

Entry Requirements

A good Honours degree (first or second class, or equivalent) in Sport Science, Sports Management, Sports Psychology, or a related discipline.

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Fees

https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/fees-funding.htm

Module Details

Semester 1

Leadership

Semester 1 (Mandatory)

Pacing strategies: understanding workload management in business and sport

Semester 1 (Mandatory)

Interpreting performance data in sport

Semester 1 (Mandatory)

Semester 1: optional courses

  • Competitive Strategy
  • Strategic Change
  • Psychology of Coaching
  • Social and Organisational Change

Semester 2 

Research philosophy and practice

Semester 2 (Mandatory)

Developing a performance pathway

Semester 2 (Mandatory)

Problem based learning in performance sport

Semester 2 (Mandatory)

Semester 2 optional courses

  • Systems Thinking and Analysis
  • Organisational Culture
  • Psychology Assesment

Semester 3

Research dissertation in relevant field of research. 

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