Athletic Therapy and Training / Athletic Therapy and Strength and Conditioning (Integrated MSc)

Athletic Therapy and Training / Athletic Therapy and Strength and Conditioning (Integrated MSc) is a Masters program taught at Dublin City University, Ireland. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 / 5 years) options.

Dublin City University’s Athletic Therapy and Training / Athletic Therapy and Strength and Conditioning (Integrated MSc) provides a dual award: a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Therapy and Training and a Master of Science in Athletic Therapy and Strength and Conditioning. Students study subjects such as Anatomy, Strength and conditioning, Physics for Health Science, Motor Control and Learning, Sport and Exercise Physiology, Injuries, Emergency Care, Clinical Reasoning in Practice, and Research Methods.

The programme is full-time and runs for 4 / 5 years. It includes multiple work placements in sports medicine clinics and rehabilitation clinics, plus pitchside and team placements. From second year, students apply knowledge in real-world settings. In the final year, students complete a semester-long immersive placement in an athletic therapy clinic or a professional sports team.

Graduates are eligible to become a certified Athletics Therapist. Career areas listed by Dublin City University include sports injury clinics, sports clubs and teams, national governing bodies of sports associations, health and fitness centres, and self-employed athletic therapist and trainer. The programme also lists roles including Athletic Therapist and Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach.

Modules

• Anatomy
• Strength and conditioning 1: Introduction to Exercise Science
• Physics for Health Science
• Motor Control and Learning
• Introduction to Athletic Therapy and Training
• Sport and Exercise Physiology
• Strength and Conditioning 2: Theoretical Approaches
• Injuries
• Introduction to Clinical Practice
• Sport and Exercise Biomechanics
• Integrated Sport and Exercise Physiology
• Emergency Care

The minimum requirements for admission in Athletic Therapy and Training / Athletic Therapy and Strength and Conditioning (Integrated MSc) at Dublin City University for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Dublin City University.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Dublin City University as pre-requiste for admission in Athletic Therapy and Training / Athletic Therapy and Strength and Conditioning (Integrated MSc).

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Leaving Cert: Minimum of O4 or H6 in Mathematics and minimum of O4 or H6 in one of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics with Chemistry or Agricultural Science.

• GCE A Level: GCE A Level D or GCE AS Level C or GCSE 6/B Mathematics and GCE A Level D or GCE AS Level C or GCSE 6/B in one of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics with Chemistry or Agricultural Science
• FET Level 5: Please visit our Admissions Webpage for application guidance and to review specific FET course requirements, please visit the CAO QQI FET Requirements Look Up Facility.

Additional Criteria: This programme requires evidence of competency in Mathematics and one of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics with Chemistry or Agricultural Science, which would equate to a O4/H6 in these subject areas. This requirement is essential for this programme.

International applications: International candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to those outlined above. Where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.dcu.ie/courses/undergraduate/school-health-and-human-performance/athletic-therapy-and-training-athletic

• Athletic Therapist and Trainer
• Strength and Conditioning Coach

23 fully funded scholarships are listed for Ireland. See Ireland scholarships.