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RESEARCH QUALITY (Times & Sunday Times University Guide 2020)
The latest (2014) Research Excellence Framework (REF) ranks us 5th in the UK for research impact and 15th for overall research quality. 72% of our research is rated ‘world-leading’ (4*) or ‘internationally excellent’ (3*). We have well-established links with organisations and commercial partners such as Diabetes UK, the Sugar Bureau, Haemair, Haemaflow Ltd, Play Wales, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg and Hywel Dda NHS Trusts, the Welsh Rugby Union, the Premier League, and Active Swansea.
We also work with elite sports teams including UK Sport, Swansea City FC, Scarlets Rugby, Biarritz Rugby, Ospreys Rugby, WRU 7s, GB Swimming, and GB Bobsleigh. Our staff regularly consult in exercise settings with populations with chronic disease, including diabetes, cardiac rehabilitation and renal care.
SPORTS ETHICS AND INTEGRITY MA FT Responding to the global crisis in sports integrity, this course is a world-first innovation for sports administration and governance. The MAiSI will equip students for high-level careers in sports administration and governance, with a focus on ethical sports, integrity and compliance. Students will receive training that enables them to identify ethical issues, engage in moral thinking, and translate decisions into moral actions – the three core skills required to develop sports integrity. Modules typically include: • Ability, Disability and Sports Integrity • Advanced English for Sports Ethics and Integrity • Anti-doping Ethics, Policy and Practice • Ethical Theory, Sports Ethics and Integrity • Governance, Law and Sport Integrity • Olympism and the Olympic Movement • Research Methods and Skills • Sports Management and Integrity • Sport Values, Fair Play and Integrity
TAUGHT COURSES Entry Requirements Typically a first-class or 2:1 honours degree in a relevant discipline. English Language Requirement IELTS 6.5 (minimum of 5.5 in each component) or Swansea University recognised equivalent.
RESEARCH COURSES Entry Requirements Typically a 2:1 honours degree or above in sports science or
a relevant subject or an equivalent qualification.
English Language Requirement IELTS 6.5 (minimum of 5.5 in each component) or Swansea University recognised equivalent.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES We offer a range of funding opportunities for both taught and research degrees.
SPORTS SCIENCE MSc By Research/MPhil/PhD FT PT We invite applications from well-qualified candidates whose research interests correspond to our areas of research expertise in elite and professional sports, exercise, medicine and health or sports ethics, integrity and governance. Recent MSc By Research topics include: • Visualisation of Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS): An Iterative Process Using An Overhand Throw • Physical and Physiological Profiling in Elite Women's Rugby • Understanding Lower-Body Neuromuscular Asymmetries in Professional Rugby Union Athletes
swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/ scholarships
For more detailed course content, including a full module list, visit: swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate
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