About The Course

This innovative course brings together the fields of behaviour change and health, opening up a multitude of career options where you can apply your knowledge and skills to help promote health, modify behaviour and engender real change.

Designed to integrate with current public health policy, this Master’s gives you a firm understanding of the systematic application of behaviour change theory and methods to design, implement and evaluate interventions that are impactful on health. It offers invaluable opportunities to further your career prospects through placement and research project units including developing your practical skills and links with NHS organisations, researchers and clinicians in high-interest areas such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, old age, stroke and cancer. Your behaviour change skills are also developed through placement opportunities in our community clinic, which supports local community special populations, using physical activity to improve function.

Intermediate qualifications available:

• Postgraduate certificate – 60 credits at Master’s level
• Postgraduate diploma – 120 credits at Master’s level

Why choose this course?

• Develop high-level professional standards; a firm understanding of your ethical, moral and legal responsibilities; and the communication skills you need to work within multidisciplinary teams and with service users in clinical settings
• The course equips you with the ability to critically appraise theories, methods and evidence for understanding behaviour and behaviour change in health
• It trains you in the design, implementation and evaluation of behaviour change interventions
• Study in a supportive and innovative environment with state-of-the-art facilities including BASES-accredited sport and exercise science laboratories and a community exercise clinic
• Practise your skills on work placement or, if already in post or accredited, the opportunity to specialise and develop your expertise in behaviour change