01 Oct 2025 (Available)
Apply by: 17 Sep 2025
Semester A - Teaching is on Wednesdays 9.00am-4.00pm
01 Oct 2025 (On Campus), 15 Oct 2025 (On Campus), 05 Nov 2025 (On Campus), 19 Nov 2025 (On Campus), 10 Dec 2025 (On Campus), 11 Dec 2025 (Assessment TBC), 12 Dec 2025 (Assessment TBC)
Course overview
Course Description
This course is suitable for physiotherapists, sports therapists and other health, sport and exercise rehabilitation professionals who are interested in strength and conditioning.
The course aims to enable students to acquire a theoretical understanding of the practical application of strength and conditioning principles in order to optimise performance, and to design, plan, implement and evaluate a sports specific individualised periodised programme.
This module is equivalent to 150 hours of student effort including 5 taught days and 1 assessment day.
The course is co-ordinated by Fiona Scott who is the Head of Physical Performance at Performance Herts, Performance Herts, University of Hertfordshire, as well as a regional S&C coach for England Golf. There is additional contribution from expert lecturers in the field. The course takes place on the University's de Havilland campus and includes access to the Performance Strength and Conditioning Gym for practical work.
Once the module is full the application portal will close, so early application is advised.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Successful students will typically:
- Critically appraise how human athletic performance is optimised.
- Critically justify a needs analysis of a sport, occupational specific and/or clinical setting including the biomechanical, physiological and injury related demands of the activity.
Intellectual, Practical and Transferable Skills
Successful students will typically:
- Create and critically justify performance tests and screens for an athlete/client.
- Using critical judgement to design evidence based progressive training programmes and periodised plans to enhance athletic performance and reduce injury risk.
Assessment
The assessment involves a case study presentation. Case Study - 15 minutes PowerPoint presentation, 10 minutes of questions (on-line format).
Assessment details
This will take place on either Thursday 11th December or Friday 12th December 2025. Date to be confirmed.
Funding
£915.00
The price quoted above is per 15 credits and relates to students assessed as UK/home self-funded for fee purposes. Prices may differ for students that are assessed as EU Overseas/Overseas. Fees status will normally stay with the student for the remainder of the course if you are registered on a Programme of Study. Here you can find further details along with, costs and when your fees need to be paid. You may be able to obtain a Post Graduate student loan, for which you must sign up for the whole MSc programme and not just individual modules or a Post Graduate Diploma, further details can be found at Gov.uk Master’s Loan
Why choose HERTS?
Excellent sector connections: we have extensive links with eight NHS Trusts and Local Authorities in Hertfordshire.
Links with over 98 NHS Trusts and Local Authorities in East Anglia and London regions.
Flexibility: we provide flexible study options to ensure you can fit CPD study around your busy professional and personal lives.
Location: the main University of Hertfordshire campus is 25 minutes from London with easy access by both road and rail services.
Course details
Course leader
Andrea Moulson mscadvphysio@herts.ac.uk
Administrator
Julie Porter
Telephone
01707 824800
Course delivery
Face to face. Number of Learner Hours: 150 hours
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Prerequisites
The course forms part of a broader CPD framework and can be taken as a standalone module for CPD.
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