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Clinical Exercise Science at University of Derby - UCAS

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2023 - 20242024 - 2025
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Course summary

Do you want to advance your sport and exercise science expertise and use it to improve people's health and wellbeing? This new MSc will prepare you for roles in clinical settings.

  • This course covers three key areas: rehabilitation and training, physical activity and health, and clinical exercise physiology. It will prepare you for a variety of careers within clinical exercise science, including roles in clinical rehabilitation, clinical exercise physiology, health, and wellbeing
  • You’ll gain valuable experience in clinical settings and develop your applied skills through a placement
  • You'll explore clinically based research and conduct your own research project in an area that interests you
  • Our academics are leading experts in clinical exercise science, and there is a thriving community of postgraduate sport and exercise science students here
  • If you don't want to take the full masters, you can choose to gain a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma instead
The role of the clinical exercise scientist is relatively new but increasingly important nationally and internationally. These specialists draw on the skills, knowledge, and underlying principles of sport and exercise science, in order to improve people’s health and wellbeing. Clinical exercise scientists are often involved in helping people manage long-term health conditions or recover from serious illness. This masters enables you to make the most of these new job opportunities, by developing your current understanding of human function and behaviour so you can improve people's health outcomes and quality of life. We focus on giving you real-world learning opportunities that develop your intellectual, analytical, and critical skillsets.

Modules

Modules include: applied practitioner development; advanced research methods; advanced sport psychology; advanced sport and exercise physiology; independent research.

Assessment method

Students will complete both summative and formative assessment throughout the course to include written essays, reports and case studies, oral presentations, and viva-voce exams. Students’ will be assessed on their practical skills, their application of scientific knowledge to practitioner settings, and their ability to critically evaluate the role and requirements of an applied practitioner.

How to apply

International applicants

International applicants should hold a relevant undergraduate degree at 2.1 or higher, or the international equivalent. They must also meet English language requirements, these being IELTS 6.5 with no lower than 6.0 in each category.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for UK students: You will usually need an upper second class honours degree at undergraduate level, in a related subject. Entry requirements for EU/international students: International students should have the above or an international equivalent. If English is not your first language, you will need to hold IELTS 6.0 or above.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £925* Module
Northern Ireland £925* Module
Scotland £925* Module
Wales £925* Module

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Additional fee information

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Clinical Exercise Science at University of Derby - UCAS