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. Download our full infopack

As of September 2017, students can choose between two Specialisations:

Health and Rehabilitation
Sports and Nutrition

Fast facts

biological view on relationship between human movement, health and performance
as of September 2017, 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
full-time: 8-14 hr class, 4-8 hr group work, 18-20 hr individual study
part-time: 4-7 hr class, 2-4 hr group work, 9-10 hr individual study
starts in September
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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Human Movement Sciences is small scale with highly committed staff

Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO)

UM is the 6th best young university in the world

Times Higher Education '200 Under 50' 2017

My dream is to work as a sports physiotherapist, integrating my in-depth knowledge about physical and psychological aspects

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Juan Berges (Spain), Human Movement Sciences
I would like to research the effects of physical activity and lifestyle on people’s health

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Tom O’Sullivan (UK), Human Movement Sciences

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