MSc Physical Activity for Health

These entry requirements are for the 2026-27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027-28 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2026.

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a relevant discipline such as sport and exercise science, physical education, health sciences, psychology or physiology.

We may also consider your application if you have equivalent academic qualifications and significant professional training and experience; please contact us to check before you apply.

Applicants currently undertaking a medical degree and seeking to intercalate on the MSc Physical Activity for Health will be eligible after at least three years of their Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB/MBBS) programmes, or equivalent and will need to have achieved a minimum standard equivalent to a UK 2:1 honours degree at first attempt.

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Compulsory courses
Assessment of Physical Activity and Body Composition
Physical Activity for Health
Physical Activity for Health Across the Lifespan
Psychology of Physical Activity
Research Process
Understanding Research Concepts
Option courses
You will also choose 30 credits of optional courses from across the University. Our students take courses related to:

sport management and policy
human performance science
exercise rehabilitation and medicine
psychology
public health
Example optional courses our students have taken (and enjoyed) in recent years include:

Sports Nutrition
Exercise Prescription for Rehabilitation
Intro to Global Mental Health
Sport, Society, and International Development
Sport Policy
Digital Games, Playing and Psychology of Learning
Travel Medicine and Infectious Diseases