Sport and Health Sciences

Entry requirements

Normally a minimum 2:2 degree with 55% and above or equivalent in a relevant discipline e.g. Health, Sport, Exercise, Biology, Medicine.

Applicants who do not meet the exact published entry criteria should also submit a personal statement outlining why they wish to study this programme.

Please also see our guidance on essential documentation required for an initial decision on taught programme applications.

Months of entry

September

Course content

• Our MSc Sport and Health Sciences provides you with a sound grounding in research methods and analytical procedures relating to sport and health sciences
• The programme presents opportunities to employ theoretical concepts in applied sport, health and exercise settings and allows you to choose from a diverse range of modules allined to our research expertise
• Delivered within a friendly and supportive learning environment, the course draws upon innovative multi-method and multi-disciplinary research and teaching by our leading academics
• You will have access to state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities including modern laboratories for biomechanics, physiology and psychology
• Opportunities are available to be involved with ongoing research projects and develop key transferable skills, which has led to a number of students subsequently seeking PhD study

With an excellent reputation for teaching quality, our MSc Sport and Health Sciences presents an exciting and challenging opportunity to develop scientific understanding of sport, exercise and health.

Studying this course either over one year or two years (i.e. part-time) affords you the opportunity to develop your scientific skills across a wide range of areas, which are delivered by leading researchers in their field. Specifically, our discipline is ranked 1st for research by the Research Excellence Framework 2021. This research-intensive environment enables students to be involved in the very latest developments across a broad array of areas.

You will be taught (and have the opportunity to pursue a dissertation supervised) by members of staff who are at the frontier of the research field. This covers a wide array of areas – from health to performance, with expertise in physiology, psychology, biomechanics, skill acquisition, motor control, nutrition and sports medicine.

The modular nature of the course exposes you to new opportunities, whilst allowing you to pursue areas you are most interested in. This culminates in the chance to work closely with a supervisor and specialise in an area by completing a dissertation project.

Information for international students

International students need to show they have the required level of English language to study this course. The required test scores for this course fall under Profile B2. Please visit our English language requirements page to view the required test scores and equivalencies from your country.

Fees and funding

The University of Exeter has many different scholarships available to support your education, including £5 million in scholarships for international students applying to study with us in the 2025/26 academic year, such as our Exeter Excellence Scholarships*.

For more information on scholarships and other financial support, please visit our scholarships and bursaries page.

University of Exeter Alumni Scholarship

We are pleased to offer University of Exeter alumni beginning a standalone taught Masters degree (eg MA, MSc, MRes, MFA, LLM, PGCert, PGDip) or research degree (eg MPhil, PhD) with us a scholarship towards the cost of their tuition fees. These scholarships are worth 20% of the first year tuition fee for students enrolling on a postgraduate taught or research programme of study in 2025/26. Full details can be found here.

*Terms and conditions apply. See online for details.