Insufficient physical inactivity is a leading risk factor for death worldwide. The levels of inactivity evident across the world, in both adults and adolescents, make physical inactivity a pandemic and a global public health issue.

The MSc Physical Activity for Health is designed to provide postgraduate level, academic training for both recent graduates and the existing national and international workforce in the area of physical activity and public health from a range of disciplines including:

sport and exercise sciences
health sciences,
psychology
epidemiology
physiology
The MSc is the only dedicated postgraduate degree in this area in Scotland. The programme is directed and delivered by members of the international renowned Physical Activity for Health Research Centre.

As such, the teaching activities of the MSc link closely with, and are informed by on-going world-leading research, and students will receive teaching and mentoring from researchers who are active in the field.