Exercise for Health MSc: Course features

If you choose to study this course, here are some of the things you can expect from the course and how it will benefit you.

• This new course is suitable for any professional with an interest in exercise. It incorporates social marketing and policy issues in a multidisciplinary and holistic fashion, with a strong emphasis on exercise physiology and psychology.
• Option modules allow you to focus on an area of interest or your specialist area of practice.
• You can also take individual modules as free-standing short courses without committing to the MSc.
• Teaching takes place though a mixture of lectures, workshops, tutorials and laboratory practicals.
• The Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences is a unique partnership between Kingston University and St George's, University of London. This means that you benefit from the expertise and facilities of two complementary institutions
  • Kingston University has a long-established reputation for vocationally-relevant education; and
  • St George's, University of London combines teaching and research excellence in healthcare sciences.
• This course is taught in collaboration with Kingston University's Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing, which means that you also benefit from the input of our sports science experts.
• Many teaching staff are research active, which keeps your learning cutting-edge, and others are expert practitioners. This combination of academics and practitioners provides a uniquely dynamic environment.
• As well as developing your understanding of your specialist area, this course will make sure you:
  • keep up to date with recent developments, legal requirements and ethically-sound practice;
  • reflect critically on your practice;
  • develop your judgement and decision-making skills;
  • improve your networking skills; and
  • gain skills in managing others.
• You also have the chance to meet other professionals in the same situation as yourself.
• For more information about the School of Rehabilitation Sciences and the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, visit the School web pages.