Clinical Exercise Science
Entry requirements
A minimum of an upper second-class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject. Professional experience and other qualifications may be taken into consideration for applicants not meeting this requirement.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 7.0 with no component score below 6.5.
Months of entry
January, September
Course content
Patients with long-term health conditions can improve their quality of life through safe and effective activity and fitness programmes. Our Clinical Exercise degree course, offered as an MSc, PgDip and PgCert, will teach you the skills required to create these sort of programmes, and prepare you for a career as a Clinical Exercise Specialist.
On this course, you'll learn to tackle poor dietary habits, high-stress, and sedentary living, through personalised exercise training. You'll apply your knowledge to help people with long-term conditions, like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer.
With skills and experience, you'll be set for a career providing fitness and exercise training in clinical settings.
- Work in clinical settings and our specialist sport and exercise science laboratories
- Develop your field skills, and learn how to devise personalised exercise training for people with different medical conditions
- Learn to communicate with clients in a professional and approachable way
- Work with clinicians, providing exercise in the management of long-term conditions
What can you do with a Clinical Exercise Science qualification?
When you graduate, you'll have the skills needed for a successful career in:
- cardiac rehabilitation
- pulmonary rehabilitation
- exercise after cancer
- exercise after stroke
- exercise for falls prevention
You can also pursue a career as an exercise physiologist in multi-disciplinary teams, exercise entrepreneur or exercise service manager.
Fees and funding
https://www.port.ac.uk/study/masters-and-postgraduate-taught/fees-and-funding
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MSc
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Admissions Team
- admissions@port.ac.uk
- Phone
- 023 9284 5566