Master's program in sports science // Guðni Valur Guðnason: The people in RU are like a second family
Guðni Valur Guðnason is an Olympian and Icelandic record holder in the discus, pursuing a master's degree in sports science at Reykjavík University. Guðni completed the BSc undergraduate program in sports science at HR in the spring of 2022 and said he immediately decided to continue with a master's programme. However, he did not always intend to attend university and first studied to be an electrician.
I'm one of those people who had no intention of going to university and completed an apprenticeship in electricity in 2017. But the better I got at sports, the harder it was to work all day and then go and try to train with some intensity. That's almost impossible in Iceland. After I got to know RU and the teachers and staff, the people in RU almost became like an extended family. I also wanted to attend the master's programme to improve my sports knowledge and possibly become a better athlete, says Guðni.
Guðni, today specialises in shot put, says his main goal with the master's program is to learn as much as possible and deepen his knowledge in sports science.
You feel you have yet to learn an incredible amount of things. I have used both my BSc and MSc studies to be better at looking at and finding reliable material and then using it in training and practice.
MSc at RU in Exercise Science and Coaching is a graduate programme for those who wish to specialise in the coaching of athletes in competitive and high-performance sports as well as in research in the field of sports science. Special emphasis is on elite training and research. It is composed of courses which cover sports research and research methods, organisation of training, theory of training, and the role of the trainer. Students also learn how to maximise athletic ability with training based on the premises of physiology, exercise science, psychology, ethics, nutrition, tactic, and technique.
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