How can you identify the top athletes of the future? How do you optimize athletic performance and prevent injuries? What influence does physical activity have on a child's development?
How do people use vision to control their actions?
The two-year Master's programme is meant for students with a
scientific fascination for sport. You will study sports performance
and physical activity from multiple perspectives, using theories
about cognition, psychology and physiology. This could be sports on
a recreational or an athlete level.
As a student of this programme, you will acquire an advanced
understanding of issues in the field of sport sciences, both
applied and fundamental. You will practice in measuring and
analyzing sports performance and gain familiarity with research
methods and advanced statistics. Also, you will learn to develop
optimal programmes to teach and train sport-related abilities and
skills.
The programme is concentrated around four research areas:
Other compulsory courses are:
In addition to the compulsory courses, you have a lot of freedom within the first year to choose your individual study programme (30 EC). You can select internal course units that
An overview of the MSc programme Sport Sciences can be found here: https://www.rug.nl/umcg/education/human-movement-sciences/master/2022-2023-master-spsc.pdf
| Semesters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoursesCourse Catalog > | 1a | 1b | 2a | 2b |
| 3D-Movement Analysis (5 EC) BWM176 | ||||
| Development, perception and action in sports and exercise (5 EC) BWM173 | ||||
| Mechanisms of motor function in ageing (5 EC, optional) BWM160 | ||||
| Motor Control (5 EC, optional) BWM137 | ||||
| Rehabilitation & Functional Recovery: Practice & patient-oriented research (5 EC, optional) BWM150 | ||||
| Academic Assignment(s) (5 EC, optional) | ||||
| Introduction to teaching (mentor system) (5 EC, optional) BWM440 | ||||
| Master monitor (5 EC) BWMMO | ||||
| Advanced Statistics (5 EC) BWM136 | ||||
| Clinical Mobility Lab (5 EC, optional) BWM148 | ||||
| Physiology of Training and Exercise (5 EC, optional) BWM134 | ||||
| Talent and performance optimization (5 EC) BWM174 | ||||
| Introduction to Dynamical Systems (5 EC, optional) BWM142 | ||||
| Musculoskeletal modelling and biomechanics (5 EC, optional) BWM177 | ||||
| Perception and Action (5 EC, optional) BWM135 | ||||
| Sport and Talent (5 EC, optional) BWM139 | ||||
| Review article (10 EC) BWM172 | ||||
| Big data in Sport Sciences and Human Movement Sciences (5 EC) BWM146 | ||||
| Philosophy of Science and Ethics (5 EC) BWM143 | ||||
| Signal Acquisition and Analysis (5 EC, optional) BWM145 | ||||
| Semesters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoursesCourse Catalog > | 1a | 1b | 2a | 2b |
| Master Graduation Project (40 EC) | ||||
During the first year of the Master's programme in Sport Sciences, you follow specialization course units to gain a better understanding of the development, learning and optimisation of sport skills and sport performance.
Course 1: Development, perception and action in sports and exercise Course 2: Talent and performance optimization
Alongside the specialization, the first year includes two compulsory course units (Advanced Statistics and Philosophy of Science and Ethics) and a profiling part. In this part you can select course units that are offered by the department of Human Movement Sciences. Alternatively, you can select external course units or carry out an academic assignment, which could involve gaining teaching or applied research experience, doing consultancy work or writing a scientific article for publication. During your studies you are expected to work intensively with students and lecturers in various different ways. The main focus of the second year of the Master's programme is the master graduation project. You can do this internally, externally or abroad. In your research project you demonstrate that you are able to conduct scientific research in a specific field and that you are able to present your findings in a scientific article.
| Programme options |
|---|
| Sport, Learning and Performance (specialization) To explore themes related to Physical activity, sports and cognition; Talent identification & development; Perception, action & decision making; Performance analysis & optimization in sports |
| Study programme | Organization | Transition |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education in Physical Education | Hanze University Groningen, University of Applied Sciences | Via a pre-master with a maximum of |
| Physiotherapy | Hanze University Groningen, University of Applied Sciences | Via a pre-master with a maximum of |
| Study programme | Organization | Transition |
|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy | All Universities of applied sciences | Via a pre-master with a maximum of |
| Study programme | Organization | Transition |
|---|---|---|
| Human Movement Sciences | University of Groningen | No additional requirements |
| Medicine | University of Groningen | Via a pre-master with a maximum of |
| Dentistry | University of Groningen | Via a pre-master with a maximum of |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | University of Groningen |
Via a pre-master with a maximum of 0-30 EC if you followed enough courses in the biomedical field. |
| Biomedical Engineering | University of Groningen |
Via a pre-master with a maximum of
|
| Study programme | Organization | Transition |
|---|---|---|
| Human Movement Sciences | VU University Amsterdam | No additional requirements |
| Study programme | Organization | Transition |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedische Wetenschappen | All Research universities | Via a pre-master |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | All Research universities | Via a pre-master |
| Psychology (EN) | All Research universities | Via a pre-master with a maximum of |
| Gezondheidswetenschappen | All Research universities | Via a pre-master |
| Psychology (EN) | All Research universities | Via a pre-master with a maximum of |
| Study programme | Organization | Transition |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Technology | University of Twente | Via a pre-master with a maximum of |
| Specific requirements | More information |
|---|---|
| previous education |
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| other admission requirements |
Questions about the application procedure? Please contact the academic advisor, Ms. C.H. Plaggenmarsch, via studieadviseur-bw umcg.nl |
WO-background in a relevant field
The admission board decides whether or not a premaster program is
required before the start of the master. You can apply for the
master by sending an e-mail with one attachment including the
following documents to the secretary of the admission board (studieadviseur-bw umcg.nl)
HBO-background in a relevant field
For more information about admission with a HBO-background
please send an e-mail to the academic
advisor.
| Type of student | Deadline | Start course |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch students | 01 July 2023 | 01 September 2023 |
| 01 July 2024 | 01 September 2024 | |
| EU/EEA students | 01 May 2024 | 01 September 2024 |
| non-EU/EEA students | 01 May 2024 | 01 September 2024 |
If you have a Bachelor degree in Human Movement Sciences it is also possible to start in February.
For 2024-2025 other application deadlines may apply. Please check the updated deadlines on this website from september 2023.
| Specific requirements | More information |
|---|---|
| previous education |
Bachelor degree (Bachelor of Science) in Human Movement Sciences or a related field (e.g. sport sciences, kinesiology, sport and exercise sciences, etc.). Or education and experience on a comparable level. |
| Exam | Minimum score |
|---|---|
| C1 Advanced (formerly CAE) | C1 |
| IELTS overall band | 6.5 |
| IELTS listening | 6 |
| IELTS reading | 6 |
| IELTS writing | 6 |
| IELTS speaking | 6 |
| TOEFL internet based | 92 |
You can find an overview of the documents that are required during the admission procedure below.
More information about the steps of the application and admission procedure can be found here .
| Type of student | Deadline | Start course |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch students | 01 July 2023 | 01 September 2023 |
| 01 July 2024 | 01 September 2024 | |
| EU/EEA students | 01 May 2024 | 01 September 2024 |
| non-EU/EEA students | 01 May 2024 | 01 September 2024 |
If you have a Bachelor degree in Human Movement Sciences it is also possible to start in February.
For 2024-2025 other application deadlines may apply. Please check the updated deadlines on this website from september 2023.
| Nationality | Year | Fee | Programme form |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU/EEA | 2023-2024 | € 2314 | full-time |
| non-EU/EEA | 2023-2024 | € 20700 | full-time |
Practical information for:
In a survey we held under graduates we see that 69% had applied for a job, and found one. 16% has chosen to do another master, 13% started with another programme and 3% made some other choise.
A Master's degree in Human Movement Sciences is the ticket to an exciting and challenging career. As a graduate, you will have developed a professional and academic attitude that will enable you to work independently and further develop in an area of human movement science. There are many opportunities in the field of movement, health, healthy ageing and lifestyle(s), rehabilitation, and sports. Potential careers include doing research at a university (PhD), in a hospital or in a company, teachi
Scientific advisor at sport associations or Olympic federation
Develop training and exercise programs for ergonomic, orthopaedic, or educational institutions
Embedded scientist for a professional sport team/club
Teacher/Lecturer of sport and exercise courses in Higher Education
Government employee dealing with sport, health, and welfare policies
Education and research are intensely connected at the department of Human Movement Sciences. PhD's, master and bachelor students work together in an academic learning community and inspiring environment, playing a pivotal role in our research success.
These are some examples of research questions within the master Sport Sciences:
Student research projects within this domain are conducted
within professional sports organizations such as NOC*NSF, sports
federations, TNO Sport and professional sports clubs.
Student research projects within this domain are usually conducted
on-site in nursing homes and/or geriatric wards of hospitals,
residential facilities for the elderly or individual homes. The
department of Human Movement Sciences also has great lab facilities
to conduct research. There is a large number of lab facilities
consisting of laboratories, equipment and software. In 2020, the
construction of a completely new Virtual Reality Lab has started.
In the coming years, this will be further developed into three
different Virtual Reality Laboratories, each with its own specific
character.
More info about our research can be found on the UMCG research website.
