Master
Human Movement Sciences
Are you passionate about physical activity, ageing, health and sports? And would you like to know more about how exercise and nutrition influences health, performance and disease? Then Human Movement Sciences could just be the programme for you. It covers all aspects of the relationship between physical activity and health – from patients trying to get better, to individuals just trying to stay fit, to top athletes aiming for the pinnacle of their sport. The programme offers a great deal of variety, with courses covering themes as diverse as nutrition, muscle & brain function, energy production and metabolic profiling. Because of this variety of courses and an individual 4-5 month research-driven internship/placement, you can pursue your own interests within the programme. Upon graduation, you will be well-prepared to work as a researcher, product developer, exercise scientist or trainer at, for example, a rehabilitation institute or a major sporting club. Read more >
Students must choose between:
- Health and Rehabilitation
- Sports and Nutrition
There is also a third specialisation - Physiotherapy - which is only available for students with a bachelor's diploma from SOMT University of Physiotherapy in the Neherlands.
Fast facts
- biological view on relationship between human movement, health and performance
- choice between two specialisations: 'Health and Rehabilitation' and 'Sports and Nutrition'
- great deal of free choice to pursue your own interests within the different courses
- opportunity to work with unique, state-of-the-art research facilities
- 1-year, full-time master's, or 2-year, part-time, taught in English
- starts in September
- admission deadlines available under 'Admission & registration'
- 4-5 month internship/placement (~Feb-June), resulting in master's thesis
- you’ll get an MSc in Human Movement Science
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Meet Lucas: the student ambassador for the master's in Human Movement Sciences.
He has a Facebook page and an Insta account on which he shares his experiences about the programme, life in Maastricht, and much more. You can also contact him with your questions about the programme and about (student) life in Maastricht; he's happy to help you with your study choice, as previous student ambassadors helped him with his.
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Healthy food can fulfill all kinds of nutritional needs, not only the sports-related ones
This master combines the best of both worlds for me and gives me every opportunity for a future career
My dream is to work as a sports physiotherapist, integrating my in-depth knowledge about physical and psychological aspects
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