Entry requirements
This MSc in Positive Health Coaching involves modules on the biological underpinnings of health and lifestyle medicine. Topics include the science of sleep, eating well, daily activity, stress, the negative impact of smoking (including e-cigarettes) and alcohol consumption as well as the basic biology and impact of chronic inflammation and the gut microbiome on health. Therefore, it is necessary that successful candidates have a basic understanding of human biology.
It is also desirable that successful candidates have experience engaging with clients or patients in a supportive environment (clinic, community care, private practice etc.).
To be eligible for the programme you must:
- Be working in a relevant sector (e.g. healthcare, allied health, management or equivalent) with coaching experience.
- Hold a level 7 or level 8 degree, or equivalent in a health-related area (medicine, nursing, dentistry, physiotherapy, etc.) and have an understanding of the biology that underpins health.
or
- Hold a level 7 or level 8 degree, or equivalent in a psychology-related discipline (e.g. clinical psychology) and have an understanding of the biology that underpins health, as part of undergraduate or postgraduate training.