Sports Science Postgraduate Courses

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Sport and Exercise Science Postgraduate Study

The Applied Sports, Technology, Exercise and Medicine (A-STEM) research centre offers research postgraduate courses.

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SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE: FULLY FUNDED KESS II MSC BY RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP: BUILDING COMMUNITIES AND CHANGING IDENTITIES: THE IMPACT OF THE ‘SUPER-AGERS’ PROJECT

Closing date: 16 May 2020

SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE: FULLY FUNDED PHD SCHOLARSHIP: DIETARY ASSESSMENT OF KNEE PAIN SUFFERERS AND NON-PHARMACEUTICAL ORAL THERAPIES

Closing date: 31 May 2020

Available MSc by Research Projects

EPS (Elite and Professional Sport)

Project title	Supervisor	Enquiry/Apply contact	Start date
Adaptations to heat therapies	Dr Mark Waldron	Mark.Waldron@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
Over-ground critical power in female football players	Dr Mark Waldron	Mark.Waldron@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
Fatigue-induced changes in the power-time relationship	Dr Mark Waldron	Mark.Waldron@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
Dietary supplementation in the heat	Dr Mark Waldron	Mark.Waldron@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
Individual Responses to Cryotherapy in professional rugby players	Prof Liam Kilduff	L.Kilduff@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
The importance of technical ability in sprint acceleration performance	Dr Neil Bezodis	N.E.Bezodis@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
Protecting the health of athletes: The influence of nutrition on injury risk. (Two projects available)	Dr Tom Love	T.D.Love@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
Standing on the sidelines: An examination of sport parents' experiences within youth rugby	Dr Camilla Knight	C.J.Knight@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
Promoting Positive Parenting in Academy Rugby: An evaluation of the RFU Parenting Consensus Statement	Dr Camilla Knight	C.J.Knight@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
Influence of dietary mineral intake on markers of muscle phenotypes and athletic performance, and the effect of short term mineral supplementation on these markers	Dr Shane Heffernan	S.M.Heffernan@swansea.ac.uk	January 2021
Influence of habitual dietary intake and macro/micro-nutrient intakes on markers of muscle phenotypes using ultrasound and Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry	Dr Shane Heffernan	S.M.Heffernan@swansea.ac.uk	January 2021
Assess the impact and considerations of the menstrual cycle in sport for coaches and female athletes	Prof Liam Kilduff	L.Kilduff@swansea.ac.uk	January 2021
Whole body viscoelastic modelling	Dr Nick Owen	N.J.Owen@swansea.ac.uk	January 2021
DXA as an instrument for assessing bone mineral density of historic human remains	Dr Nick Owen	N.J.Owen@swansea.ac.uk	January 2021

EMH (Exercise, Medicine and Health)

Project title	Supervisor	Enquiry/Apply contact	Start date
Using a person-centred intervention to enhance health and well-beingduring mid and older adulthood life transitions	Dr Joanne Hudson	Joanne.Hudson@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
Understanding how older and middle aged adults interpret health related messages to optimise their effectiveness	Dr Joanne Hudson	Joanne.Hudson@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
Evaluation of orexigenic hormone function in relation to the metabolic state	Dr Rachel Churm	R.Churm@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
Can home-based aerobic training modulate visceral adiposity and disease progression in prediabetes	Dr Rachel Churm	R.Churm@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
Neonatal stressors during emergency transport by road and air	Prof Mike Lewis	M.J.Lewis@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
Matchday: When should you eat? Nutritional timing and evening intermittent exercise performance	Dr Richard Metcalfe	R.S.Metcalfe@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021
How many people will do hIT? Individual variability in the perceptual response during high-intensity interval training (HIT)	Dr Richard Metcalfe	R.S.Metcalfe@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021

SEIG (Sports Ethics, Integrity and Governance)

Project title	Supervisor	Enquiry/Apply contact	Start date
The 2021 WADA Code and Developments in Anti-Doping (Two projects available)	Dr Andrew Bloodworth	A.J.Bloodworth@swansea.ac.uk	October 2020/January 2021

MA Sports Ethics & Integrity Students