MSc

Health, Exercise and Wellbeing

Duration:: One Year full-time, two years part-time
Start Dates:: September
Attendance:: Flexible distributed learning (attendance, e-learning, blended learning)
Venue:: High Wycombe Campus
Cost:: available on request

Key Contact:: Pat Mahon-Daly
Tel:: 01494 603 171
Email:: ask@bucks.ac.uk

Is this course suitable for me?

This course is of interest to anyone working in the areas of preventative health, fitness and well being associated environments. This includes sports science, gyms, mental health and community agencies, primary healthcare and leisure professionals and practitioners working in established areas where the focus of the client group is on exercise and well being. This course will appeal to a range of wellness professionals and practitioners wanting to progress their expertise to (Master’s) level enabling them to seek work across the health exercise and well being sectors. It will benefit those who are looking to extend their educational /academic skills and knowledge in relation to Health Exercise and Wellbeing, and will contribute to continuing professional development.

Overview

The course adopts a cross disciplinary approach to studying health exercise and well being. It will explore issues around Health and Well being, using multiple theoretical perspectives drawn from sports science and nutrition, applied social sciences, public health policy and health sciences. The course adopts a modular structure which is related to the work related needs of students.

Students will be able to develop research skills in their particular area of interest and will be encouraged to contribute to the body of knowledge in that particular topic and will be encouraged to relate this to client focussed practice, through the work based and related assessment structure, this enhancing practice and employability.

The course will be delivered either part-time over two years or full-time over one year with a combination of face to face contact, independent study and distance learning opportunities

Structure

There will be three exit points:

Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits)
Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits)
MSc (180 credits)

Content

Bio Psychosocial Influences on Health and Well-being (30 credits)

Indicative content:

exploring concepts and theories around the body from different perspectives-psycho-social and cultural- concepts of health and wellness
the body in society –media influences in health and well being
social construction of the body in health and wellness
physiology/biomechanics (ergonomics)
physiology of wellness
applied pharmacology
communicating Health and Wellness –role of public health
well being and work place

Enabling Health and Well-being (30 credits)

Indicative content:

researching public health and wellness policies and professional practice
inclusion/engagement policies
applied epidemiology
health psychology, surveillance and support
models of health promotion/enabling
Enabling well-being in special population groups
Sport and exercise in health and wellbeing

Current Issues in Health and Well-being and Communitites (30 credits)
Indicative content:

children: health and wellbeing, health needs; youth community and well being and inclusion
risk and lifestyle in health and well-being
education and relationship to health and well being across the lifespan
leadership and management in health and well-being; professional and ethical issues
corporate (occupational) wellness; includes management perspective/responsibility: new government agenda
well-being in the workplace: middle age
well-being and inclusion: old age
special groups: gender, ethnicity, mental health, special populations
dance/outdoor pursuits – aspects of health and well- being

Optional module – (30 credits)

This will be chosen from the University’s Masters portfolio eg:

lifestyle and nutrition for health exercise and well-being
coaching and mentoring for health exercise and well-being
research methods (this will be mandatory for students without previous experience of research methods)

Other optional modules from Masters programmes will be available, including:

MSc Health, Exercise and Rehabilitation,
MSc Community Psychology
MSc Child and Adolescent Studies

MSc in Health, Exercise and Wellbeing will be awarded on successful completion of the requirements for the postgraduate diploma above and a 60 credit dissertation.

Entry requirements

Applicants would normally have achieved 2.1 in a relevant degree, e.g. in related areas such as health, sport science, youth and community studies, social sciences , nursing occupational health , and for example; outdoor sports, complementary therapy, mental health, art therapy, dance. Alternatively, candidates with professional fitness sector qualifications and directly relevant work experience will be considered..For those working in the wellbeing industry for non-native speakers of English: IELTS 6.0 overall, 6.0 in writing is required

Funding assistance

*To celebrate the launch of this programme we are offering Bucks students graduating this year and last year the opportunity to enrol on this programme at a 20% discount of the total course fee. For further information please do not hesitate to contact us on the above number

How to make an application

We hope to have a fully on-line application system shortly, but in the meantime, to apply for a course, please download and print these forms, completing them fully and posting back to the address below.

Mike Thomson

Student Recruitment Officer

Bucks New University

106 Oxford Road

Uxbridge

UB8 1NA

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Alternatively, if you call us on 01494 603 171 or email ask@bucks.ac.uk we can post you a hard copy application pack.

Students funded by the NHS or other employer

If the cost of your course is being funded by your employer, please contact your education lead or manager for guidance as to how they would prefer you to make an application.