A Master’s program focused on Health, where physical exercise in all its forms contributes to its improvement! Shaping our students into sport-health professionals with a scientific perspective and approach driven by research.
This educational program will explore, over two semesters, the interrelationship between exercise and health, examining in depth the physiological mechanisms that underpin both fitness and health. Students will be expected to build upon their previous knowledge of physiological systems and apply this to the specific field of health and wellbeing.
On completion of the module, students will be able to:
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the physiological basis of exercise and health interrelationships.
• Communicate an in-depth knowledge of selected key topics.
• Critically analyze research literature in this area.
Most of the content will deal with the interrelationship between exercise and health, the models of morbidity and mortality, hypertension, obesity, cancer, diabetes, and other «hypokinetic» diseases, exercise as a therapeutic intervention.
Information
Skills
- Acquire and apply complex, highly specialized interdisciplinary knowledge
- Develop and interpret assessment protocols using specific tools
- Design, plan, and coordinate projects according to professional contexts
- Apply scientific methodology with a view to disseminating and transferring knowledge
- Adapt actions and projects to professional and societal contexts while contributing to innovation
- Work as part of a team and maintain lasting interpersonal relationships within a professional network
Objectives
The educational and scientific objectives of the program are designed to enable both national and international students to acquire a solid foundation of scientific knowledge in the theoretical fields of Exercise Physiology as applied to health. The program aims to equip students with the necessary skills to understand the role of physical exercise, physical activity, and combined approaches in both healthy and pathological individuals.
Students are trained to assess and prescribe physical activity programs tailored to individuals affected by various conditions (metabolic, inflammatory, cardiorespiratory, cancer-related) and/or to use physical and/or sports activities for purposes of prevention, rehabilitation, post-rehabilitation, re-education, education, and/or social inclusion for people with disabilities or those at risk.
The program also seeks to enhance the employability of graduates as professionals in the health and social sectors, as well as within associative, sports, and educational organizations (such as healthcare and rehabilitation institutions, retirement homes, medico-educational, medico-professional, and medico-social establishments, health networks, physical activity associations, specialized sports federations, fitness centers, and local authorities working with at-risk populations).
Fees and scholarships
The amounts may vary depending on the programme and your personal circumstances.
Admission Route
Capacity
Available Places
Target Audience and Entry Requirements
Minimum requirement: a Bachelor's degree plus four years of higher education (equivalent to BAC+4 in France), or an equivalent qualification from other countries, in the fields of Health and/or Exercise Physiology.
Recommended backgrounds: APA teachers, students holding a Master 1 in PAEH, as well as physicians, physiotherapists, osteopaths, and chiropractors.
Application Period(s)
From 01/03/2026 to 01/05/2026
Supporting documents
Compulsory supporting documents
Motivation letter.
All transcripts of the years / semesters validated since the high school diploma at the date of application.
Curriculum Vitae.
Additional supporting documents
VAP file (obligatory for all persons requesting a valuation of the assets to enter the diploma).
Supporting documents :
- Residence permit stating the country of residence of the first country
- Or receipt of request stating the country of first asylum
- Or document from the UNHCR granting refugee status
- Or receipt of refugee status request delivered in France
- Or residence permit stating the refugee status delivered in France
- Or document stating subsidiary protection in France or abroad
- Or document stating temporary protection in France or abroad.