Clinical Exercise Physiology (Taught)

Overview
Advance your career with this Clinical Exercise Physiology Master’s degree. Learn how to support people with long-term health conditions and improve their quality of life from industry experts.

On this MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology course, you’ll be equipped with practical and professional skills in fitness assessment and exercise interventions, such as medical management, exercise prescription and behaviour change.

You’ll develop your understanding of key clinical applications, including the relationship between exercise and chronic disease, the psychological effects of exercise and the importance of testing, and put this into practice through physiological assessments.

When you graduate, you’ll be in a strong position to pursue a career in a variety of clinical settings and have the opportunity to work towards becoming a certified clinical exercise physiologist.

What you'll experience
On this course, you'll:

• Connect with clinicians from Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and learn real-life practical skills in physiological assessment

• Practise your skills in our Physiology and Biomechanics laboratories

• Learn how to communicate with clients in a professional and approachable way from experienced academics

• Build expertise and professional skills in medical management, fitness assessment, exercise prescription, behaviour change, exercise and physical activity

• Work towards registering as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist

Careers and opportunities
Once you graduate from this MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology degree, you’ll have the knowledge and skills to operate successfully in a clinical environment.

Depending on your choices during the Professional Development module, you'll also be able to work towards becoming a Clinical Exercise Physiologist. You’ll be set to provide services in physiology, health and fitness, exercise and science support in both the public and private sector – with the option to pursue professional certification and gain further training and experience in clinical physiology. Alternatively, you could proceed to a research degree.

What can you do with a Clinical Exercise Physiology degree?
Career opportunities include:

• Health and wellbeing physiologist

• Clinical exercise physiologist

• Exercise referral coordinator

• GP exercise referral coordinator

• NHS trainee clinical scientist

• Health advisor

• Cardiopulmonary exercise testing research technician

• Mental health exercise instructor

• NHS physical activities adviser

• Private exercise physiologist

You could also do postgraduate research, including a PhD.

We'll provide you with as much support as possible in finding employment through close industrial contacts, careers events, recruitment fairs and individual advice.

Course Modules

The University of Portsmouth is passionate about creating career-focused modules that do more than support your studies, they empower your academic journey and prepare you for what comes next.

We design modules that have:

• Clear themes and skills development as you progress through each year

• Assessments that feel meaningful, often based on real-world tasks rather than isolated exams

• Career-enhancing opportunities such as placements, live projects, enterprise and volunteering

For a full list of the modules you will study on this course, please visit the link to the course page.

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate-taught/msc-clinical-exercise-physiology#modules

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Academy of Healthcare Science