Exercise and Health Science

Empower individuals to lead healthier and more active lives: explore the scientific foundations of movement, physical activity, and well-being to enhance individual and community health outcomes.

Develop strong foundations in the sciences of movement, physical activity, and well-being; essential knowledge to enhance individual and community health outcomes.

You’ll gain a clear understanding of the scientific principles connecting exercise, physiological adaptations, disease prevention, and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle across the lifespan.

Learning in small class groups, you’ll benefit from individual attention and the specialist facilities available at ARU Peterborough and you’ll apply your learning in practical scenarios and projects.

Why ARU?

Empower people to leader healthier and more active lives, enhancing individual and community health outcomes

Prepare for a range of careers in the health, fitness and science industries

Develop valuable knowledge in the fields of exercise science, behavioural science and public health

Learn in specialist teaching facilities at ARU Peterborough

Choose full or part-time study

Course Modules

Year 1

• Maths for Biosciences (15 credits)

• Academic Skills for Exercise and Health Science (30 credits)

• General Microbiology

• Health, Fitness and Training (30 credits)

• Human Anatomy and Physiology

Year 2

• Ruskin Module (15 credits)

• Epidemiology and Physical Activity (15 credits)

• Applied Physiology (30 credits)

• Research in Exercise and Health Science (30 credits)

• Behavioural Science for Exercise and Health (15 credits) *

• Metabolism and its Control *

• Nutrition, Health and Disease (15 credits) *

• Healthy Spaces (15 credits) *

Year 3

• The Science of Aging (30 credits)

• Clinical Exercise Prescription (30 credits)

• Contemporary Issues in Exercise and Health (30 credits)

• Undergraduate Major Project (30 credits) *

• Undergraduate Placement Project (30 credits) *

*optional