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Universität des Saarlandes Master in High-Performance Sport

Universität des Saarlandes

Master in High-Performance Sport

Saarland, Germany

4 Semesters

English

Full time

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* University fee 394,30.- EUR/ per semester.

Key Summary

    About: The Master in High-Performance Sport focuses on advancing knowledge in sports science to enhance athletic performance. The program covers key areas such as physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, and psychology. It typically lasts two years for full-time students, offering practical experience alongside theoretical learning.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers as sports scientists, strength and conditioning coaches, performance analysts, or sports coaches, working with athletes or teams to optimize performance.

Introduction

The focus of the M.Sc. High-Performance Sport is on topics of current interest in international elite-level sports: What training methods are used? How do we conduct meaningful performance diagnostics? Which aspects of sport medicine and sport psychology need to be taken into account? What structures exist in the field of international elite sports? How do talent identification and talent development programmes work? What does an effective anti-doping strategy look like?

Students on the programme also gain a deeper understanding of performance physiology, biomechanics, talent development and social issues in elite sport. They become acquainted with internationally recognized elite training and diagnostic programmes and learn to independently plan elite-level training sessions. Other topics covered include performance analysis, leadership and anti-doping measures. Graduates from the programme find career opportunities in the global market for professional and high-performance sports, or working in universities at home and abroad, in national or international sport associations and federations and in professional sports clubs.

Saarbrücken is the ideal location for studying this wide-ranging Master's programme. Close cooperative ties exist between the Saarland/Rhineland-Palatinate Olympic Training Base and the Saarland Sports Federation.

Degree overview

  • 2 years
  • full-time
  • 120 CP
  • Mandatory units "General Aspets: Methods and Basics" (20 CP)
  • Mandatory units "Specific Aspects of competitive Sport (65 CP)
  • Free elective area (15 CP)

International exchange options

  • University of Groningen (Netherlands; Erasmus+)
  • Rejkyavik University (Island; Erasmus+)
  • University of Technology Sydney (Australia)
  • Université de La Réunion (France; Erasmus+)
  • Université Jean-Monnet Saint-Etinne (France; Erasmus+)
  • Primorska University (France; Erasmus+)

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