Master of Arts in Health, Outdoor and Physical Education

About this programme

The Health, Outdoor and Physical Education (HOPE) program will appeal to elementary, middle, and secondary school educators with interests in: integrated/thematic approaches in health promotion and wellness; food and health literacy; mental well being; social and cultural understandings of physical activity and health; more-than-human relationships; outdoor environmental education; leadership; experiential education; active living; physical activity; movement education; teaching games for understanding; physical literacy and inclusive models of education for equity and justice. For specific program requirements, please refer to the departmental program website The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies establishes the minimum admission requirements common to all applicants, usually a minimum overall average in the B+ range (76% at UBC). The graduate program that you are applying to may have additional requirements. Please review the specific requirements for applicants with credentials from institutions in: Each program may set higher academic minimum requirements. Please review the program website carefully to understand the program requirements. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission as it is a competitive process. Applicants from a university outside Canada in which English is not the primary language of instruction must provide results of an English language proficiency examination as part of their application. Tests must have been taken within the last 24 months at the time of submission of your application.