Welcome to MSc Applied Exercise and Health Science. This course is designed to both enhance academic knowledge and advance your practical skills in this industry. The course was designed with input from NHS collaborators and the course team will be exploring endorsement with CIMSPA. This is a challenging and rewarding course that will enable you to build on your knowledge, competencies and confidence in the exercise and health field.
Dr Hayley Mills
Start date: 18 September 2023
Academic Calendar: Trimesters
View key dates for this Academic Calendar for 2023/24 including when teaching starts and finishes and when you break for holidays.
We look forward to working with you all, and watching you develop your knowledge, confidence and competence and understanding which I hope will help contribute to your future career pathways.
You may wish to keep track of what we are doing in the Faculty by following us on our Faculty Instagram pages https://www.instagram.com/cccu_fsess/
Click here to view this course’s Welcome Schedule in UniTimetables. For help with using UniTimetables, please see our user guide.
And don’t forget to attend our other welcome events including your Freshers’ Fayre – see here for full details.
Please see the MSc Applied Exercise and Health Science course pages for an overview of our course.
As an example of what to expect, this course is normally delivered during one and a half days of intensive teaching each week for the first 2 trimesters ( trimester 3 is primarily dissertation work), this is accompanied by online resources, guidance and recordings. Outside of the teaching days, you will want to keep an estimated additional 3 days dedicated to the course to engage in self-directed reading, completing your assessments and building upon your physical activity and health knowledge and skills.
The 3 modules for trimester 1 (full-time course) are:
Please also keep a look out for the 'welcome week' information, as these sessions provide a smooth transition onto our course outlining the expectations, support and structure that is in place.
Your welcome and induction will be w/c 18th September 2023 - we look forward to meeting you then.
Teaching timetables for the forthcoming Semester/Trimester are now available in UniTimetables. For tips on looking up the timetable for your course, please see our UniTimetables user guide and videos.
We recommend refreshing your academic study skills in advance of the course starting, such as academic writing and referencing. Resources can be found here:
https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/learning-skills-hub
Depending on the background you are joining us from, you may also want to read some material in preparation which can be useful for the physiology content. These are examples of some of the books which support the background to that aspect of the course content:
International students: don't miss out! Make sure you register for our international student success programme which provides practical advice on preparing to live and study in the UK.