Clinical Exercise Physiology (Taught)

Enhance your practice at a global top 100* university.

MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology will equip you with the knowledge and practical experience to design and prescribe exercise safely.

Your future career
You’ll join a world-leading* community of experts across various clinical conditions, from the fields of clinical exercise physiology, prehabilitation, and integrative physiology. You’ll study in state-of-the-art facilities, including simulated hospital wards, clinical skills suites, and bespoke laboratories, and on a variety of practice placements across NHS and private practice.

Upon graduation, you’ll have the knowledge and practical skills required to excel in your career. You’ll be eligible to register with the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist, which will significantly enhance your post-qualifying career prospects.

Key features of the course
You’ll learn how to enhance an individual’s functional outcomes and quality of life by:

• Performing individualised health assessments and screenings

• Implementing evidence-based, safe, and effective exercise interventions and behaviour change strategies, including nutritional guidance

• Developing an understanding of clinical patho/physiology and aetiology of disease states

• Understanding the pillars of prehabilitation, rehabilitation, and personalised care, including psychological support.

Further Information

We are in the process of applying for AHCS accreditation. Subject to AHCS approval, on completion of the course you'll be eligible to apply for professional registration. Visit our course page for a full list of modules and detailed requirements.
*QS World University Rankings 2025

For a full list of modules, please visit our website.

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