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Master of Sports Science - Football Performance
Victoria University (VU)
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00124K
The football industry continues to grow through the development of professional leagues and increasing participation at all levels, leading to increased demand for improved performance by players, and better player management. In response, sport organisations now seek professionals and specialists with high-level skills in sports science, coaching and talent management. Developed on the needs of industry and the demand for expert graduates with a holistic education in the field of football science, the course leverages on knowledge from areas of sport science, coaching, strength and conditioning and management, to provide students with a rounded education in the sport sciences as applied to different football codes.
Structure
- 144 credit points consisting of: 9 core units
- 1 elective unit
- 3 units of either a major research project or an industry project.
Subjects
- Current issues and trends in football
- Sport integrity and ethics
- Monitoring load and recovery in football
- Applied sports statistics
- Enhancing muscular performance
- Sports analytics
- Developing talented players
- Learning to lead people in high performance teams
- Minor thesis
- Applied research project
- Industry internship
- Performance analysis in football.
Standard entry requirements
- A cognate (similar discipline) Bachelor / Honours Degree
- OR a non-cognate (any discipline) Bachelor / Honours Degree and four years full-time work experience post-graduation as approved by the College.
