MSc in Human Movement Sciences
Maastricht, Netherlands
MSc
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
MSc in Human Movement Sciences
Use a scientific approach to help people improve physically, from patients to athletes.
Are you passionate about physical activity, ageing, healthand sports? And would you like to know more about how exercise and nutrition influences health, performanceand disease? Then Human Movement Sciences could just be the Program for you.It covers all aspects of the relationship between physical activity and health – from patients trying to get better, to individuals just trying to stay fit, to top athletes aiming for the pinnacle of their sport. The Program offers a great deal ofvariety, with courses covering themes as diverse as nutrition, muscle& brain function, energy productionand metabolic profiling. Because of this variety of courses and anindividual 4-5month research-driven internship/placement, you canpursue your own interests within the Program.Upon graduation, you will be well-prepared to work as a researcher, product developer, exercise scientist or trainer at, for example, a rehabilitation institute or a major sporting club.
Specialisation Health and Rehabilitation
- Imaging Muscle Health
- Physical Activity and Health
- Analysis and Restoration of Human Locomotion
- Movement Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Designing Intervention Research
- Reviews
- Placement and Thesis
Specialisation Sports and Nutrition
- Nutrition to Fuel Sports Performance
- Sports Supplements and Ergogenic Aids
- Nutrition to Support Training Adaptation
- Sports and Nutrition: Putting Science into Practice
- Designing Intervention Research
- Reviews
- Placement and Thesis
Specialisation Physiotherapy
- Growth and Ageing from a Systems Biology Perspective
- The Entrepreneurial Healthcare Professional
- Analysis and Restoration of Human Locomotion
- Pharmacology for Physiotherapists
- Designing Intervention Research
- Clinical Placement
- Placement and Thesis
As a Human Movement Sciences graduate, you'll have a holistic background in physical activity, ageing, health and sports.
Researcher
Many Human Movement Sciences graduatescontinue on to a PhD Program or find employment as a researcher working for companies and organisations in the medical sector.
Product developer
As product developers, Human Movement Science graduates help develop or optimise products that help people with reduced mobility, such as braces.
Trainer
Graduates of the Human Movement Science Program have also found jobs as trainers at rehabilitation institutes or major sporting clubs, where they either focus on helping people regain their mobility, or help them maximise their physical performance.
Sports nutritionists
- 1-year full-time or 2-year part-time, taught in English
- Study load 40 hrs per week, full-time Program: 12-14 hrs class, 4-6 hrs group work, 20-24 hrs independent study; part-time Program: half of full-time Program (class planned on 1 day)
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