Cyncoed
School: Cardiff School of Sport
Course Length:
Full time: 1 year
Part time: PG Cert – 1 year
PG Dip – 2 years
Up to 3 additional years to complete MSc dissertation.
Please note:
We are currently considering applications for 2010 Part Time and Full Time Entry.
Full time course:
Information relating to the full time programme structure can be found
here.
Part time course:
Information relating to the part time programme structure can be found
here.
Entry requirements:
Applicants must either have chartered physiotherapy status or successful completion of
undergraduate medical studies and possess membership to the HPC or GMC as appropriate. In addition, applicants will have to demonstrate an interest
in sport and exercise medicine.
Career Potential:
This programme is for medical doctors and physiotherapists who want to develop their expertise
in sport and exercise medicine.
Course Content:
This unique postgraduate programme seeks to educate medical doctors and chartered
physiotherapists in the field of sport and exercise medicine. During the programme
you will be lectured by highly qualified experts in sport and exercise medicine and
sport and exercise science on the latest academic and practical developments in the field.
The postgraduate programme provides students with a wide breadth of knowledge across sport
and exercise medicine and the necessary skills to apply theory into practice.
The programme provides doctors and physiotherapists interested in sport and exercise
medicine with:
- The necessary scientific background knowledge to appreciate the issues arising in the
field of sport and exercise medicine.
- Up-to-date training in modern methods of diagnosing and treating sports injuries,
including emergency care.
- The necessary skills and knowledge to provide advice on the prevention of sports injuries.
- Further knowledge in the area of sport and exercise medicine.
- An introduction to research appropriate to the field of sport and exercise medicine.
- Opportunities to learn about the theory and application of sport
and exercise science in a sporting context
- The opportunity to build upon previous research experience.
- An opportunity to undertake a piece of discipline related research activity as
exemplified by the dissertation project.
- The full time course will include attachments to sporting teams for the student to
gain experience and insight into working within a multidisciplinary team in a high-level
sporting environment.
Teaching and learning methods will include workshops, lectures, clinical assessments,
student presentations and individual study. Clinical skills will be taught in small
groups with students required to participate a patients, examiners and examinees.
Students will be able to access remotely all lectures via a virtual learning environment;
internet and online search facilities can be accessed via the UWIC learning resources web page.
Participation in a clinical placement in sport and exercise medicine environment/sports injuries
clinic; delivery from a wide range of professionals involved in sport and exercise medicine and
sport and exercise science, and the opportunity to work with fellow professionals who are
involved in supporting elite performers at national and international level will also be offered
as part of the programme.
Both the full and part time programmes follow a modular framework; the six core modules which
will be taught during the residential phases can be viewed in the PDF below:
MSc
Students successfully progressing through the taught course onto MSc will be expected to
conduct an original piece of research (15,000 words or equivalent) on an aspect of applied
sport and exercise medicine. They will be assigned a tutor to support them in their research.
Assessment:
All modules will be assessed by coursework and the clinical attachment will be assessed by a
viva voce examination. Clinical competence will be assessed via an objective structured clinical
experience (OSCE).
Selection Procedure:
Via application form obtainable directly from the School, or from the UWIC web
site.
Contact Information:
For general enquiries please contact the UWIC Enquiry Team on 029 2041 6044 or email
uwicinfo@uwic.ac.uk
For course specific enquiries, please contact the Programme Manager, Yvonne Saker:
Email: ysaker@uwic.ac.uk
Tel: 029 2041 6537
See Also:
Cardiff School of Sport Website
