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Study Details: MSc 3 years
This course is for all active sports officials and their developers (referees, umpires, judges) wanting to enhance their performance.
This online course enhances performance for all active sports officials - either to enhance personal performance, or for those responsible for coaching, developing or administrating officials in their sport, to support the performance of the referees / umpires / judges - they are helping to develop in their sport.
It will use the latest research to give you expert knowledge of how to manage difficult players and will draw upon training evidence from the military, fire-fighting and NASA space control to help you make effective decisions under pressure.
You will be led by a world-expert in the development of sports officials who co-authored the first text on the Science and Practice of Sports Officiating together with internationally acclaimed staff in talent development and coaching.
Typical entry points to this course are in January and September. Please enquire for more information.
Please contact the programme leader Duncan Mascarenhas at d.mascarenhas@napier.ac.uk before applying.
The application deadlines for this programme are as follows:
January intake - 31 October 2023
May intake - February 29 2024
September intake – 30 June 2024
The entry requirement for this course is a Bachelor (Honours) degree at 3rd class or above in a related subject e.g. sport science, exercise science, coaching science, business studies.
We may also consider lesser qualifications if you have sufficient professional work experience within the industry.
This course has academic entry requirements which are assessed alongside relevant work experience. Full details of any relevant work experience, including references should be submitted with your application and may be considered for entry where the minimum academic entry requirements are below those required.
Usually, unrelated work experience is not considered sufficient for entry without meeting the minimum academic entry requirements. Please contact us with your specific circumstances by submitting an enquiry form above and we will be happy to discuss your options.
If you want to get more information on the admission process, please get in touch with the postgraduate admissions team by submitting an enquiry form.
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Our recent cohorts of students included officials operating in these environments:
This programme, the first of its kind, runs part-time over 3 years and has a strong emphasis upon self-reflection, so you will profile your own performance with a series of research investigations to identify areas for personal development. Your progress will be guided by enhancing your understanding of contemporary research together with peer support groups from other practicing officials to critically reflect upon your performance.
Exploring contemporary issues in leadership, sports performance management systems and organisational culture you will not only examine your own leadership capabilities in relation to your personal context (eg the match day officiating team), but also critically evaluate them in relation to effective organisational, team and player management.
The programme has been running since 2019 and the flexible nature of the programme has allowed students to investigate topics of their own interest including (i) emotional intelligence, (ii) effects of angle of view upon decisions, (iii) developing game understanding (iv) mental health, (v) experiences of females, and (vi) decision biases in officiating in bio-bubbles.
The following modules will be studied:
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