MSc Sport, Physical Activity and Mental Health

Edge Hill University’s MSc Sport, Physical Activity and Mental Health is a one-year master’s programme designed for students who want to pursue careers in contact and non-contact sports. The course provides a platform for students, in partnership with Everton, to understand the psychology of movement and the human mind. 

In this course, students will learn how mindful practices like yoga aid meditation, football promotes unity, tennis ensures precision, boxing builds resilience, and jogging clears the mind. As well as recent graduates, the course is ideal for practitioners, professionals, and policy makers. They will also apply everything they’ve learned to a research dissertation on a topic of interest and embrace collaboration, which makes sport fun while keeping their mental health in check. 

Learning is through lectures, seminars, excursions, and guest speeches. Assessment methods include presentations, essays, policy briefings, assignments, periodic tests, and projects. There are no final exams in this course.

Edge Hill University, located in Ormskirk, North West England, provides laboratories in performance analysis, biomechanics, physiology, psychology, vision analysis, as well as sports therapy for the MSc Sport, Physical Activity, and Mental Health students.

Extensive use is also made of the non-campus leisure facilities, which include quality 3G football and rugby pitches, hockey pitches, and tennis courts. Additionally, Edge Hill University’s centre has a 25-metre swimming pool, a double sports hall for badminton, an aerobic studio and a health suite with sauna and steam rooms.

Grade Requirements

• Candidates should have a degree similar to UK first-class or upper second-class honours (2:1 or above) in a relevant sports-based course. Acceptable subjects include sports development, sports management, sport and exercise science, and sports coaching.
• Those who have a degree in a related field, such as Education, Psychology, Sociology, Mental Health, Public Health or Business and Management, may also be considered.
• Applicants with a lower second-class honours degree in one of the mentioned honours degrees, in addition to work experience in the sport sector, may also be accepted at the Department’s discretion.

English Proficiency

• International students require IELTS 6.5, with no score below 6.0 in each band, or an equivalent English language qualification.

The tuition fee for the MSc Sport, Physical Activity, and Mental Health at Edge Hill University is £17,000 per year for international students in the 2025/2026 academic session.

Edge Hill University, voted 6th in the UK for affordability, provides scholarships and bursaries to assist international students with tuition costs and additional fees that may arise. Most of these scholarships are available to students enrolled on full-time courses, which require more than a year. However, international students with disabilities can receive up to £22,783. Other funding opportunities include the Progress to Postgraduate Award, research council grants, and a Master’s loan of £12,858 for eligible students.

Graduates of the MSc Sport, Physical Activity, and Mental Health can perform well in the sport sector. Some of these roles include:

• Sports Analyst
• Researcher / Academic Assistant
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator
• Community Sport and Mental Health Officer
• Health Promotion Specialist
• Programme Manager

Candidates interested in enrolling for the MSc Sport, Physical Activity, and Mental Health can get assistance with their application. Contact AHZ counsellors for personalised guidance today.