MSc Sport Analytics

University of East London

Our MSc Sport Analytics course has been developed to provide coaches and athletes with objective information, providing statistical and visual evidence to make data-driven decisions. In this course, you will be taught how to collect, analyse, and interpret large and complex sports data sets. You will learn how this data can be utilised to enhance athletic performance and inform key decisions to gain a competitive advantage.While the application of sport analytics is its own field, the skills such as data wrangling, statistical analysis, coding, and data visualisation are utilised widely across many different industries. By developing these lucrative skills, students are enhancing their chances of future employability across the industries.Our MSc Sport Analytics course has been developed to provide coaches and athletes with objective information, providing statistical and visual evidence to make data-driven decisions. In this course, you will be taught how to collect, analyse, and interpret large and complex sports data sets. You will learn how this data can be utilised to enhance athletic performance and inform key decisions to gain a competitive advantage.A career in sport analytics can lead to multiple roles in a wide range of exciting settings with amazing opportunities for career progression. You might be employed directly by a professional sports club to work with their coaching or scouting staff or work for one of the many businesses that elite teams and individual athletes approach for consultancy. Job titles may include Performance Analyst, Sport Analyst, Sport Scientist or Data Analyst.You will develop your skills and knowledge in a directly applied context, further supported by industry experience through the placement module. This will ensure that you are 'employment ready' in your knowledge, skills and experience. The strong industry experience and contacts of our staff team also mean that you will be well-connected to potential jobs as they arise.

School of Health, Sport and Bioscience (HSB)