MSc Strength and Conditioning degree in line with UK Professional Governing Body standards (UKSCA), the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). This ensures that you leave us with the skill set, confidence, and specialist knowledge to excel in the field and that you’re industry-ready and prepared for accreditation. 

This programme will support you to take your coaching to the next level by becoming a theoretically informed and evidence-based reflexive practitioner. You’ll benefit from a range of academically stimulating and industry-relevant modules, blending theory, practical and placement experiences to develop your coaching practice. The programme is delivered by lecturers who are also coaching practitioners in a variety of performance settings, coach educators for national governing bodies and coach within our Hartpury clubs.

This Master's degree is designed to support students in developing into outstanding Strength and Conditioning coaches. Our Master's degree in Strength and Conditioning has been designed with these demands in mind and aims to support students in developing as excellent strength and conditioning coaches.

Earn a Masters in Sport Performance Coaching by studying online at Scotland’s University for Sporting Excellence and find the winning formula for your career advancement.

A Master's degree enables you to develop and apply cutting-edge, evidence-based knowledge and skills in football (soccer) coaching and performance to advance your career. This innovative online distance learning programme allows football coaching professionals worldwide to develop a critical understanding of issues relating to coaching and performance in football (soccer), and advance their professional practice whilst working.

Study for a Master's degree that will give you the practical skills required for a successful career as a strength and conditioning coach. In 2007 St Mary’s University created the UK's first undergraduate strength and conditioning degree. Since then, the strength and conditioning industry has grown dramatically. We are now recognised internationally as a leading strength and conditioning education provider.