MT912 · Level 8 · 4 years

Health and Exercise Sciences with Massage Therapy

Munster Technological University - Kerry · Munster

2026 Round 1 points

318

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About this course

A health and exercise degree that also trains you as a massage therapist. Graduates get a BSc Honours degree and massage therapist accreditation with IMTA.

How long
4 years
What you study
You study massage casework, aquatic therapy, aquatic rehabilitation, applied anatomy and posture, functional assessment and fitness testing. You also cover wellbeing science, behaviour change and exercise referral. First year includes anatomy and physiology, therapeutic massage and activity leadership.
Where it can lead
Graduates can work in leisure centres, spas, hotels, schools, clinical settings, sports massage and rehabilitation, and health promotion, and some have moved on to physiotherapy master's programmes.
Who it suits
Suits students who like hands-on, practical work and are interested in health, the body and helping people feel well.

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Covers sports science, management, and coaching

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Points history

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Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026318Published after the final round
2025 326326392
2024 307307388
2023 319319367

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English or Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

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