The master's degree program aims to produce experts in revealing the impact of neuroscience in sport and human performance.

The Master's degree has a strong scientific orientation, but at the same time all content is related, transferred to the real world, and implemented in application-oriented learning modes with "real people" (i.e. patients, recreational or professional athletes, seniors and youth, students and workers).

Sport neuroscience, with its associated technologies, has reached levels of accuracy and effectiveness that were unthinkable just a few years ago. This scenario requires professionals with qualified knowledge and skills, both methodological and systematic, capable of working in collaboration with or within staff to support elite athletes. These skills are generally delegated by law to specific regulated professional categories (medical doctors, psychologists, therapists) or specifically qualified by the individual national sports federations (technicians, trainers).

The aim of the programme is to teach the neuroscience of sport and human performance, in particular:

• Research in neuroscience applied to sport and human performance,

• Bottom-up (ascending: from spinal circuits to associative circuits) and top-down (descending: from cognitive circuits to the peripheral nervous system) models, 

• Current neurocognitive, neurofunctional and psychophysiological assessment and intervention protocols.

Graduates of the Master's program will be qualified to pursue an international professional or research career in the innovative and growing field of neuroscience related to physical activity and sport. Depending on individual preferences, further professional or research work could focus on:

• Improving the prevention and rehabilitation of neurological and neurodegenerative diseases (dementia, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis) through the differentiated application of physical activity

• Improving the prevention and rehabilitation of neurological injuries (e.g. return to play after concussion)

• Improving the management of stress and recovery in sport and exercise from a neuroscience perspective to enhance performance and minimise the risk of injury.

The aim of the program is to prepare students to take an active role in professional associations, federal bodies, research and consultancy companies for the assessment and development of sport and human performance.  The knowledge and skills acquired will enable them to provide assessment, planning and training services for high performance.

The programme is designed for graduates who work or intend to work in the field of applied sport neuroscience and high performance in institutes, organisations, clubs and sports federations. It is aimed primarily at graduates in psychology, medicine, rehabilitation, sport sciences. Applicants with other degrees who have two or more years of relevant work experience in sport are eligible for the programme.

The final Degree is awarded with an overall grade A (score between 90 and 100), B (score between 75 and 89) or C (score between 60 and 74) on the basis of the candidates’ performance (average score of all modules of the course and final exam). The same score is awarded for each course/module.

Enrollment is open for each quarter, respecting the progression of the modules.

Ordinary Tuition Fee: 

10.000 EUR

Reduced  Scholarship Tuition Fee for enrolments academic year 24/25:

Registration fee: : 1000 EUR

Semester I : 1000 EUR

Semester II: 1000 EUR

Semester III: 1000 EUR

Thesis/Graduation: 1000 EUR    

Intake Summer Session 2025 Tutition Fee (only 40 places): € 4.000 

The learner will be able to:

Identify and explain key neuroscience theories and models applied to sport and performance and related research findings (RECALL).

Apply neuroscience techniques to various prevention, intervention and return-to-play scenarios, including neurological enhancement protocols and the improvement of physical and mental well-being (APPLY).

Analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of different neuroscience approaches and methods to achieve desired outcomes in individual and team sports (ANALYZE).

Create a tailored intervention framework by integrating different theories and methodologies to meet the specific needs and contexts of clients such as individual athletes, sports clubs and research institutes (CREATE).

Synthesise and reflect on personal experiences as a sport neuroscience graduate to identify areas for professional growth and development. (ASSESS)

The learner will be able to: 

1. apply and practice assessment of sport talent in the various stages of the development,

2. apply and practice assessment and correction of ascending and descending imbalances in the neural networks involved in performance,

3. use neurofunctional, psychophysiological and cognitive assessment and intervention to improve performance processes,

4. prepare and design intervention project of neuro-enhancement,

5. evaluate and critically analyze protocols and outcome documents in the areas of sport neuroscience, 

6. design an autonomous study and research hypothesis in sports neuroscience,

7. communicate these studies and the conclusions to which they point to of specialist and non-specialist audiences 

Respecting the different learning styles and abilities of students, the learning review will use:

1. A written presentation prepared by the student on the theoretical-practical content proposed in the teaching module (knowledge, application, critical analysis, evaluation) 

2. MCQs (Multiple-choice test items) are used to test recall. comprehension levels and the ability to apply learning (analysing and evaluating) 

3. An oral interview: the oral interview is an integral part of the overall grading system. It includes 2 topics chosen by the lecturer (one understanding topic and one competence topic) and one topic chosen by the student (theories and research).