这是一门硕士课程，着眼于健康的全球体育锻炼。缺乏体育锻炼加剧了非传染性疾病（NCD）的发病率和过早死亡负担，这些疾病包括：糖尿病，心脏病，中风和某些癌症。世界卫生组织制定了预防和控制这些疾病的目标。可能会采取国际行动，并且预计该领域对学术专业知识的需求会不断增长。到课程结束时，您将在以下领域中具有高水平的理解和技能：体育活动和久坐行为的测量和分析。这是在多种情况下并出于一系列目的而进行的，包括研究，临床实践，世界范围内各个人口群体（国家，临床，专家）的体育活动和久坐行为的公共卫生监测模式及其变化并影响各种
This is a Masters level course which looks at global physical activity for health. Lack of physical activity is fuelling an increasing burden of morbidity and premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCD) like: Diabetes, Heart Disease, Stroke, Some Cancers. The World Health Organisation has adopted targets to prevent and control these diseases. International action is likely and there's expected to be an increasing demand for academic expertise in this area. By the end of the course you'll have a high level of understanding and skill within the following areas: measurement and analysis of physical activity and sedentary behaviour. This is within a variety of contexts and for a range of purposes, including research, clinical practicepublic health surveillance patterns of, and variations in, levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour in various population groups (national, clinical, specialist) world-wide developing and influencing recommendations for physical activity and sedentary behaviour levels in various populations (national, clinical, specialist populations) the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and health/disease within various populations (national, clinical, specialist populations) sources of physical activity and sedentary behaviour (physiological, psychological, social and cultural) developing, implementing and evaluating clinical and/or public health interventions to change physical activity and sedentary behaviour identifying, appraising and synthesising research evidence planning, conducting, analysing and reporting/disseminating research. 12 months full-time.