MSc (by Dissertation) Health and Physical Activity

Within our multidisciplinary School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, we offer research supervision in all areas of staff expertise in sports and exercise sciences and related areas.

As a research student at Essex, you work at the heart of our internationally acknowledged and well-connected research community. Our School offers an environment with an excellent reputation for research and teaching.

Undertake your research with access to a range of specialist facilities, including:

• a wide range of ergometers and treadmills
• stand-alone and portable gas analysers
• force plates
• isokinetic dynamometers
• a Vicon motion capture system
• electronic timing gates
• full blood gas analysers (including pulse and co-oximeters)
• a variety of EMG systems

It is also possible to study non-invasive measurements of brain function within our school and via collaborations with the cognitive neuroscience laboratory in our Department of Psychology. Methods include:

• Electroencephalography (EEG)
• transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
• near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)

We also offer a PhD and an MPhil in this subject. Both full-time and part-time study can be supported. You can start this course in October, January and April.