Sports and Exercise Medicine (M.Sc.)

Trinity College Dublin

Ireland, Dublin

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Trinity College Dublin

Ireland , Dublin

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

EUR 27,500 / year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

Sports and Exercise Medicine (M.Sc.)

About

Course Overview

The aim of this programme is to allow participants to commence entry-level training or further their career progression in sports and exercise medicine by enhancing basic background knowledge in anatomy, exercise physiology and, sports and exercise medicine and science. The course will also help to develop high-quality research, practical and critical thinking skills in musculoskeletal assessment, rehabilitation, exercise testing and prescription in health and disease.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

The programme is open to graduates from medicine and physiotherapy. There are a limited number of places on offer to certified athletic training therapists (Ireland, the USA and Canada only) and sports rehabilitation therapists (UK or UK accredited courses in Ireland).

UK and EU Applicants require an NFQ Level-8 degree at an upper second-class (2.1) honours or equivalent and applicants with post-graduate clinical experience and especially health service provision to athletes and teams will be prioritised.

Non-EU applicants require a first-class honours degree, preferably with 1st class honours in all undergraduate years; and, show evidence of at least 2 years post-graduate clinical experience in musculoskeletal injury and applicants who show health service provision to athletes and teams will be prioritised.

Non-EU medical and physiotherapy applicants must especially note that an MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine qualification from TCD does not qualify graduates for work in Ireland. Physiotherapy applicants should contact CORU at www.coru.ie and medical applicants should contact the Medical Council of Ireland (www.medicalcouncil.ie) to ascertain registration requirements for work in Ireland.

Applicants should also provide two references and meet Trinity’s English language requirements, and all applicants should be aware that full or even part time clinical work is not permitted during teaching contact hours.

English Language Requirements

All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements. For more details of qualifications that meet Band B, see the English Language Requirements page here.

English Program Requirements

Applicants for the Trinity International Foundation Programme require IELTS 5.0 overall, with 5.0 in Writing and no band below 4.5.

Applicants for all Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes must present one of the following English language qualifications.

	QUALIFICATIONS	REQUIREMENTS
1	Irish Leaving Certificate	A grade D3 or better in Ordinary Level English
2	GCSE	A grade C or better in English Language
3	European Baccalaureate	English: 6 in your 1st language, or in 1st or 2nd Foreign Language
4	French Baccalaureate	Students presenting the OIB or International Option of the French Baccalaureate may satisfy the English language requirement by achieving a minimum of 12 (where the coefficient is greater than 5) in English Language and Literature. In cases where the coefficient is less than 5, a minimum result of 14 will be required.
5	International Baccalaureate	English A1, A2 or B: 5 at Higher Level (4 at Standard Level if presenting IB through English)
6	US High School Curriculum	A grade C in English taken in final year
7	TOEFL	Paper based 570 (with a TWE score of 4.5) / Computer based 233 (with a score of 4.5 in essay) / Internet based 90 (with a written score of 21) PG: 88 internet-based, 570 paper-based, 230 computer-based
8	University of Cambridge	180+ on Cambridge English scale with no less than 175 in each skill and use of English i.e., Proficiency Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2), Advanced Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2) PG: Proficiency Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2) Advanced Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2)
9	IELTS	(Academic version) 6.5 (no individual band below 6). For Dental courses: IELTS (academic version) 7 (no individual band below 7) For Clinical speech and language studies: IELTS (academic version) 7 (no individual band below 7)
10	Pearson Test of English	(Academic) - PTE Academic: a minimum score of 63 (with no section score below 59).
11	Duolingo English Test	Minimum overall score of 110/160

Career

This course is designed to produce leaders in sports and exercise medicine. Graduates have pursued diverse careers in multi-disciplinary teams providing full-time or part-time healthcare to professional and amateur athletes players and teams, as well as providing high-quality musculoskeletal and exercise medicine to the general population involved in sport and exercise at all levels.