International Master's in Physical Activity and Health

An English-taught master's programme focused on health promotion through physical activity and exercise for prevention and rehabilitation. Students learn to conceptualize, implement, and evaluate intervention strategies, public health measures, and activity programmes for specific settings and risk groups.

Academic requirements

Professional experience of at least one year in the field of sports, physiotherapy or public health is an alternative.

Minimum GPA

No fixed minimum GPA is published on the current official programme page.

Accepted bachelor fields

Admission is through qualification assessment. The official programme page reviewed does not explicitly list a narrow subject-only bachelor's requirement.

APS Certificate

Yes

Thesis required

Yes

Mandatory internship

Yes

Tuition fee

None

Semester contribution

72 EUR semester contribution (FAU student services contribution; summer semester 2026 official amount).

ECTS credits

120

Funding info

Tuition: None Semester contribution: 72 EUR semester contribution (FAU student services contribution; summer semester 2026 official amount).

Graduates are prepared for careers in health promotion, developing and implementing physical activity interventions, public health programmes, and quality assurance and management in health-related settings.

• 1

  Sports, Exercise and Human Performance

  University of Münster

  Münster · Master of Science · English

• 2

  Human Movement Analytics: Biomechanics, Motor Control and Learning (HMA: BMCL)

  Justus Liebig University Giessen

  Gießen · Master of Science · English

• 3

  Sport and Exercise Sciences for Health and Performance

  Ruhr-Universität Bochum

  Bochum · Master of Science · English

• 4

  International Master's in Performance Analysis of Sport (IMPAS)

  Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

  Magdeburg · Master of Science · English

• 5

  Bachelor of Science: Human Movement in Sports and Exercise

  University of Münster

  Münster · Bachelor of Science · English