Overview

Enhance your academic and practical knowledge as you build your expertise in exercise and science with this MSc in Applied Exercise and Health Science.

As the current health climate continues to depend on the development of quality health services across the health and social care sector, there is a need for highly qualified professionals who have a depth of understanding to better our current services.

On this course, you will become confident in critiquing current thinking and develop ideas to progress in this field. Through advanced scholarship and a focus on a practical skillset, you will graduate with the ability to plan, collect, analyse, and interpret advanced data, which will then be used to improve services in the health sector.

What’s more, you will engage in a variety of case studies that cover physical activity, disease, and behavioural change. This multi and interdisciplinary approach to learning will enhance your expertise in physiology, psychology, biomechanics, and sociology.

Not only will you grasp a thorough understanding of both theory and practice in exercise and health science, you will be able to showcase your advanced skillset during your dissertation, which will give you the opportunity to apply what you have learned throughout this course.

Your future career

This course is designed to enhance the employment prospects of those that want to work in applied exercise and health sciences by developing both academic knowledge and an advanced practical skill set for varied roles within this industry.

The course is suited for those interested in careers such as exercise rehabilitators, exercise physiologists, health care scientists, health improvement specialists, or various roles in the health and fitness industry or further study.

Our recent graduates have secured roles across such as assistant clinical physiologists, rapid response care workers, specialised laboratory technicians, fully funded PhD students, teachers and specialised exercise therapists.