Sport, Education and Mental Health MA
Inspire. Lead. Transform. Join a community of passionate professionals shaping the future of education and enhancing life chances with our Master of Arts in Sport, Education and Mental Health.
Subject to revalidation
Overview
| Course length: | 1 year full-time 2 years part-time |
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| Start dates: | September 2026 |
| Location: | Edge Hill University |
| Example offers: | 2:1 or above (or equivalent) in a relevant sports-related discipline View full entry criteria |
| Subject(s): | Education and TeachingMental HealthSport and Physical Activity |
| Faculty: | Secondary and Further Education |
| Department: | Secondary and Further Education |
Designed for education professionals who want to make a difference, this flexible and forward-thinking programme explores how sport and wellbeing can enhance life chances across schools, communities and performance settings.
Our internationally known, research-active staff will provide you with an innovative, applied degree designed in collaboration with industry experts that sets you apart from others and ensures you are well prepared to shape the future of education and change lives locally and globally.
With flexible full-time and part-time study options, you can fit your studies around work and life commitments. You’ll also benefit from strong professional connections, gaining valuable insights and networking opportunities that support your learning and career progression.
Whether you’re looking to deepen your practice, step into leadership, or prepare for doctoral study, you’ll graduate with the skills and confidence to shape the future of education and improve lives.
Course features
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International students can apply
What you'll study
Across the year, you’ll explore how education, sport, and community settings can promote positive mental health and wellbeing.
You’ll examine real-world issues such as suicide prevention, mental health promotion across the life course, and the policies that shape practice in education and sport.
Alongside this, you’ll build your research skills through modules designed to help you plan, conduct, and apply meaningful studies that create impact.
From understanding policy to delivering change, these modules prepare you to lead with insight, compassion, and evidence-based practice.
Throughout the year, you will cover the following modules:
- Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Community and Performance Sport
- Mental Health Promotion across the Life course
- Policy and Practice in Sport, Education and Mental Health
- Preparing for Research in Education
- Real World Research and Impact in Education
How you'll study
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How you'll be assessed
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Who will be teaching you
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Where your course includes optional modules, these are to provide an element of choice within the course curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements. Some restrictions on optional module choice or combinations of optional modules may apply.
Entry criteria
You should have a degree equivalent to UK first-class or upper second-class honours (2:1 or above) in a relevant sports-related discipline. Suitable subjects include sports development, sports management, sport and exercise science, sports coaching, sports psychology, sociology of sport, and physical activity and health. If you have a degree in a related field, such as education, psychology, sociology, mental health, public health, or business and management, you are also encouraged to apply.
Applicants with a lower second class honours degree in one of the above disciplines, in addition to relevant work or other experience in the field of sport, physical activity and mental health, may also be admitted at the Department’s discretion.
Evidence of a suitable standard of English literacy and numeracy, such as GCSE English Language and GCSE Mathematics at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent), is also desirable.
If you accept a formal offer from Edge Hill University, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure indicating that you meet the mandatory criteria of ‘Clearance to Work with Children and/or Vulnerable Adults’.
English language requirements
International students require IELTS 6.5, with a score no lower than 6.0 in each individual component, or an equivalent English language qualification.
If your current level of English is half a band, one band, or one-and-a-half bands lower, either overall or in one or two elements, you may want to consider our Pre-Sessional English course.
How to apply
There is an online application process for this course.
Please choose the application form for your preferred intake date and mode of study.
Apply for September 2026 Full-Time
Apply for September 2026 Part-Time
Please see our international student pages for further information about how to apply as a prospective international student.
Should you accept an offer of a place to study with us and formally enrol as a student, you will be subject to the provisions of the regulations, rules, codes, conditions and policies which apply to our students. These are available at www.edgehill.ac.uk/studentterms.
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Facilities
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Finance
Tuition fees
UK Full-Time
£9,250
for the course
UK Part-Time
£51 per credit
for 180 credits
International
£17,000
for the course
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, as well as Irish nationals, may be eligible for the UK tuition fee rate.
Financial support
Please view the relevant Money Matters guide for comprehensive information about the financial support available to eligible UK students joining postgraduate courses at Edge Hill University.
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme may be eligible to apply for financial support. Irish nationals can ordinarily apply to Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI). If you are an EU student who does not have settled or pre-settled status, or are an international student from a non-EU country, please see our international student finance pages.
Tuition fees
UK Full-Time
TBC
for the course
International
£18,000
for the course
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, as well as Irish nationals, may be eligible for the UK tuition fee rate.
Your future career
This information will be added when available.
Course changes
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this information, however our courses are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may necessitate alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses.
Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of professional bodies, revisions to subject benchmarks statements, to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
