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Congratulations on joining the Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology MSc programme, and a very warm welcome to St Mary's.

Your induction timetable

MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology Induction 1

About the session

This induction session provides essential information on the programme and introduces the staffing team, structure, modules, and timetable (bring a laptop or notebook with you)

MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology Induction 2

University-wide induction

Your Welcome Week timetable

Try some of the welcome activities and socials on campus during 14-18 September. From fitness to freebies, they're great ways to settle into university life.

Find out why we're rated Gold in student experience (2023 Teaching Excellence Framework).

Join one of the mandatory Student Essentials sessions in Welcome Week

These are a warm welcome and introduction to different faces you’ll see at the university, plus essential info about support services, health and safety, the code of conduct, and ID cards.

Complete the two mandatory Learning Modules online

St Mary's University is committed to creating a safe, respectful and inclusive environment for everyone.

All students must complete this Harassment and Sexual Misconduct online training module on your Moodle accounts by Friday 30 October 2026 and further information can be found on the module webpage.

Please note, to access the above module you will need to Log into your University Office 365 account and set up multifactor authentication (need MFA help?), so you can log into University services. You can then use your student email address – [Your student number]@live.stmarys.ac.uk – for Office 365 and University systems.

It’s worth noting, after you enrol there’ll be a short delay until your modules appear in Moodle, our virtual learning environment.

About your programme

Module information

You’ll complete your course one block or ‘semester’ at a time. In each semester you’ll study modules. Some are core modules you have to take – others you’ll be able to choose between when you arrive, personalising the course to your interests.

In your first semester you will study the following modules:

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Further information about the structure of your course can be found within the programme specification document.

Resources

Once you’re registered, you can loan textbooks and other resources from our library. We have plenty of copies of key texts, though some students choose to buy their own.

We’ll let you know more in our induction sessions. Plus how to use our online learning environment Moodle – where you can access, lecture recordings, copies of lecture slides, handouts, further reading, and interactive resources.

The following titles are recommended for this programme:

Exercise physiology : nutrition, energy and human performance

  • Author: 28. McArdle, William D; Katch, Frank I; Katch, Victor L
  • Year of publication: 2023
  • Publisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics : and sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll

  • Author: 34. Field, Andy P.
  • Year of publication: 2013
  • Publisher: Los Angeles : SAGE

Research methods in physical activity

  • Author: Thomas, Jerry R; Nelson, Jack K.;Silverman, Stephen J.
  • Year of publication: 2015
  • Publisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics

Other resources

In order to study your programme you will also need the following equipment:

Laptop

  • Suggested supplier: Apple, Acer, Samsung, HP

Appropriate clothing (shorts and short-sleeved top) and footwear for physical activity (essential)

  • Suggested supplier: Any sport clothing supplier (Under Armour, Gymshark, Nike, Adidas, etc)