School of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Liverpool John Moores University’s (LJMU) School of Sport and Exercise Sciences was the first institution in the world to host a single honours degree programme in sport science back in 1975, and the first academic department to offer a single honours in science and football in 1998.

The School continues to be at the forefront of development and innovation in sports and exercise sciences and is truly recognised as a world-leading department. We are ranked 9th in the world for sports science (QS World University Rankings 2023).

We welcome students from over 100 different countries and work in collaboration with businesses, professional bodies and educational institutions from all over the world. Our research-active academic staff are world-leading experts in their fields of expertise.

Our facilities

We have made multi-million pound investments into our facilities to ensure they are world-class. All of our state-of-the-art laboratories and teaching spaces feature the latest equipment.

• The Tom Reilly Building offers some of the best facilities in the world
• The Life Sciences Building houses laboratories for biomolecular and stem cell biology
• Primrose Hill is home to our high performance gym and performance analysis suite
• Our Copperas Hill site features an eight courts sports hall to Sport England specification, two multi-purpose sports hall and techno gym

Our extensive range of labs and equipment includes:

• Brain and behaviour lab
• Biochemistry teaching lab
• Biopsy lab
• Cardiac assessment suite
• DEXA scanner
• Environment chambers
• High resolution ultrasound
• Indoor 70-metre running track
• Isolation unit for sleep research
• Movement function research lab
• Neuroscience lab
• Normobaric hypoxic chambers
• Respiratory clinic
• Temperature chambers for acclimation

World-leading staff

Staff from the School are research active and work with a host of high-profile organisations.

Postgraduate courses

• MSc Sport and Clinical Biomechanics - Full Time
• MSc Sport and Clinical Biomechanics - Part Time
• MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology
• MSc Sport Coaching - Full Time
• MSc Sport Coaching - Part Time
• MSc Sport Physiology and Performance – Full Time
• MSc Sport Physiology and Performance – Part Time
• MSc Sport Psychology - Full Time
• MSc Sport Psychology - Part Time
• MSc Sport Nutrition - Full Time
• MSc Sport Nutrition - Part Time
• MSc Strength and Conditioning
• Professional Doctorate Sport and Exercise Psychology - Full Time
• Professional Doctorate Sport and Exercise Psychology - Part Time
• Professional Doctorate Applied Sport and Exercise Science - Full Time
• Professional Doctorate Applied Sport and Exercise Science - Part Time
• Postgraduate Research opportunities to achieve an MPhil or PhD

Hear what our students think about the course:

MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology

MSc Exercise Physiology

MSc Strength and Conditioning

MSc Sport Psychology

MSc Sport Nutrition

Professional Doctorate Sport and Exercise Psychology

Professional Doctorate Applied Sport and Exercise Science

Future career prospects

Our Postgraduate programmes offer a routeway into many career destinations spanning high performance sport, exercise, health and clinical settings including:

• Athlete development co-ordinator
• Performance analyst
• Health advisor
• Strength and conditioning coach
• Sport psychologist
• Performance and lifestyle advisor
• Teacher and lecturer
• Physiologist
• Cardiac rehabilitation specialist
• Sports nutrionist

More information and apply

For enquiries, please contact:
Tel: +44 (0) 0151 231 5090
Email: courses@ljmu.ac.uk