Human Movement Sciences
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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.
Students must choose one of two specialisations within the master’s in Human Movement Sciences:
– Health and Rehabilitation
Physical activity – whether the result of therapy, exercise training or a change in lifestyle – appears to be a simple yet effective means of improving cardiovascular, metabolic and even mental health. Furthermore, the ability to move in itself is a fundamental characteristic of human life, which may be hampered by illness, accidents or ageing. As such, understanding and improving human movement is an important objective of rehabilitation. Both aspects, i.e. human movement as a means to improve health and human movement as a goal in rehabilitation, are covered in this specialisation.
– Sports and Nutrition
This specialisation covers themes such as performance testing in athletes, dietary requirements based on type, intensity and volume of exercise, and efficacy of nutritional strategies to optimise sports performance.
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A bachelor's degree in Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry, Biomedical Technology, Health Sciences (biology and health), Medicine, Movement Sciences, Nutrition and Health or any relevant field. Other required documents: recent passport picture, copy of your passport, copy of your most recent certified grades transcript, CV.
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Maastricht
Netherlands
6211 ME
Netherlands
- 1 year
- Full Time
- On Campus Learning
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