Master of Science in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics

at Leeds Beckett University - Headingley Campus United Kingdom

Blend your passion for sport with business management expertise and real-world leadership skills.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Examine key business areas, including marketing, finance, economics, enterprise, strategy and events management, and their relationship with sport
• Study digital analytics and gain key skills that support today's global businesses
• Learn about the increasing professionalisation of sport and investigate the requirements of governance
• Explore how the changing needs of the consumer have transformed sport into one of the most lucrative industries in the world
• Recognise and seize new and exciting opportunities in broadcasting, licensing and merchandising

You’ll be able to tailor your study to suit your career ambitions, depending on your previous experience and learning.

You’ll meet with your course leader and personal tutor during induction week to choose your specific area of study. You’ll be able to focus on one of the following areas:

• Sports coaching
• Physical Education
• Physical Education with outdoor education
• Physical activity & health
• Sport development
• Sport business
• Sports marketing
• Sports Science

You’ll have the opportunity to refine your expertise and top-up your qualification to a degree through this course, with just one year of additional study. Preparing you for career success is central to this course and we’ll give you the skills to enhance your employability.

As part of this course, you'll:

• Study four key areas: sport performance, sport management, sport coaching and contemporary issues
• Develop academic and professional skills, applying these into your chosen sport
• Work with our industry partners including key employers, for example, Leeds Rhinos (rugby and netball), Leeds United and British Athletics
• Apply your learning around these areas of study to your chosen sport setting
• Gain breadth and depth of work experience from day one through modules, volunteering, coaching qualifications and paid employment
• Decide whether to focus on one discipline area, or maintain a breadth as you progress through your degree

Drawing on academic and industry expertise from around the world, this course is designed to meet the requirements of professionals and organisations involved in the bidding process and delivery of sporting events of all sizes - from the Olympic Games to the Leeds Half Marathon.

You will address the challenges facing sports events managers, including the increasing pressure to meet the demands of global governing bodies and how to manage a volunteer workforce, secure appropriate sponsorship packages, reduce risk and ensure the health, safety and security of every stakeholder.

By developing the specialist knowledge and skills required, you will be able to strategically plan and manage sporting events to the satisfaction of regional, national and international stakeholders.

This course is taught at The UK Centre for Events Management which has a global reputation as a market leader in events management education. We have close links with a wide range of industry partners and associations who all recognise our expertise in educating the events professionals of the future.

Computer science graduates are in demand. By completing this degree, you’ll gain the knowledge needed to work at the forefront of this exciting sector.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Study fast developing areas including Software Engineering, concepts in artificial intelligence, networked communications and cloud-based systems
• Learn the principles of computer science and how to apply them to problems across different industries
• Work with a variety of tools including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python, Java, OpenStack, Eclipse, Visual Paradigm, Android Studio
• Enhance your teamworking and project management abilities using the agile skills and techniques that are widespread in many industries, while honing your expertise in emerging technologies

Industry affiliated

This course is accredited by the British Computer Society – Chartered Institute of IT (BCS). BCS recognises the quality of our curriculum, assessment, student support and all elements of the course. This means that what you’re learning is current and in-line with industry requirements.

You’ll study behavioural, physical and life sciences on this practice-based course. A passion for understanding the science behind sport performance, health, and physical activity will drive your career helping people of all physical abilities.

Develop in-demand skills

You’ll develop skills which are increasingly in-demand as the importance of health and physical activity becomes more prominent in the UK and beyond. You could find yourself working with elite athletes on their sporting performance, working in rehabilitation, or helping people suffering from long-term illnesses.

As part of this course, you’ll:

• Gain an evidence-based appreciation of biomechanics, nutrition, physiology and psychology and their use within sport and exercise environments
• Take part in practical sessions examining oxygen consumption, blood lactate and glucose concentration, body composition and dietary analysis, ECG, power output, human motion analysis and exercise cognition
• Use scientific processes to question and problem solve. You could explore why athletes might not respond to training as expected, plan dietary strategies for the general population, or use movement analysis to understand why athletes might get injured

Learn to design and implement robotic products and systems that have the potential to revolutionise our everyday lives and working practices.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Study the theoretical principles behind robotics and automation and have the opportunity to put these principles into practice
• Work with basic robots
• Spend time in the lab learning simple programming and systems
• Develop knowledge to understand more complex and sophisticated systems used in industry
• Build your own robots in two separate engineering design projects
• Refine your skills in the designing, building and testing of electronic and electrical systems
• Build circuits to establish how they work

Developed in response to the government's drive for a more physically active and healthier nation, this course will equip you with the knowledge, experience and skills to thrive in the field of physical activity, exercise and health.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Examine the key disciplines of the exercise sciences and physical activity policies, from the causes of disease, to behaviour change strategies
• Look at the design of interventions which promote and enhance the nation's health through prevention and treatment
• Learn to design and deliver your own physical activity, exercise and health programmes that can have a lasting and positive impact on people's lives

You’ll have the opportunity to undertake the internationally recognised Register of Exercise Professional qualifications, ensuring that you’re competitive within the job market.

Learn to design and implement robotic products and systems that have the potential to revolutionise our everyday lives and working practices.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Study the theoretical principles behind robotics and automation and have the opportunity to put these principles into practice
• Work with basic robots
• Spend time in the lab learning simple programming and systems
• Develop knowledge to understand more complex and sophisticated systems used in industry
• Build your own robots in two separate engineering design projects
• Refine your skills in the designing, building and testing of electronic and electrical systems
• Build circuits to establish how they work

Designed to meet the competency requirements and professional standards set by the Sport & Exercise Nutrition Register (SENr), this course will prepare you to become a professional sport and exercise nutritionist.

You’ll help athletes prepare for their chosen sport by providing them with the specialist nutritional programmes that will aid their performance.

As part of your course, you’ll:

• Study the science of food, developing your understanding of how nutritional composition and diet can influence sport and exercise performance
• Work across the spectrum – from elite athletes to recreational performers – and learn how to conduct interviews, assess the dietary intake of individuals and design personalised nutritional interventions

Refining your understanding of the key disciplines of nutrition, physiology and psychology, your course will enable you to put your learning into practice through a placement in a setting of your choosing. This could include working within a professional sports environment.