Clinical Exercise Physiology MSc

This course is in clearing with spaces available

Overview

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MSc

  1. MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time
    • 10320 Per year
  2. MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology

    • Home Applicant
    • Part time, 2 years
    • 1720 Per 30 credit module
  3. MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology

    • International Applicant
    • Full time
    • 15960 Per year

Course modules

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Technical Skills for Clinical Exercise Physiology

Exercise Prescription in Clinical Populations

Advanced Clinical Exercise Physiology

Pathophysiology and Behaviour Change

Clinical Placement

NOTE: Modules are subject to change. For those studying part time courses the modules may vary.

Your future career

Your future career

The real-world content and professional competencies delivered on this course will ensure successful graduates have the transferable skills to secure employment in a variety of exciting and diverse roles. These could include registered clinical physiologist, chartered scientist, health adviser, clinical exercise specialist, health and wellbeing physiologist, exercise referral coordinator, NHS trainee clinical scientist, PhD researcher or chartered activity and health practitioner.

Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.

How we support your career ambitions

We offer dedicated careers support, further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed. You can focus on building interpersonal skills through group work and benefit from our investment in the latest cutting edge technologies and facilities.

Career Zone

Our dedicated and award-winning team provide you with careers and employability resources, including:

  • Online jobs board for internships, placements, graduate opportunities, flexible part-time work.
  • Mentoring programmes for insight with industry experts 
  • 1-2-1 career coaching services 
  • Careers workshops and employer events 
  • Learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight

Mental Wealth programme

Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme which issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you’ve mastered. Some of these are externally validated by corporations like Amazon and Microsoft.

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We are careers first

Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top

  • Enterprise and entrepreneurship support 
  • We are ranked 6th for graduate start-ups 
  • Networking and visits to leading organisations 
  • Support in starting a new business, freelancing and self-employment 
  • London on our doorstep

What you'll learn

You will gain extensive practical experience in key physiological laboratory tests such as ECG, cardiopulmonary testing, spirometry and postural balance evaluation. This experience will enable you to test and assess individuals with chronic and complex conditions including:

  • Cancer
  • Cardiovascular
  • Frailty
  • Renal
  • Mental health
  • Metabolic
  • Musculoskeletal
  • Neurological
  • Respiratory.

You will learn how to design and deliver interventions that are exercise or physical activity-based and also include health and physical activity education, advice and support for lifestyle modification and behaviour change.

Instead of a traditional research project, you will gain real-world experience in clinical exercise physiology throughout a 140-hour clinical placement providing you with an unparalleled opportunity to apply your skills and knowledge across NHS, exercise referral and private healthcare settings. This will not only boost your confidence as a practitioner but also vastly enhance your employability once you've graduated.

How you'll learn

We are investing in key areas beyond your studies including our career services, library and well-being, to be available both face-to-face on campus and online with many of these available 24/7. We have new, modern library facilities on both campuses offering inspirational environments for study and research. Libraries contain resources in print and digital formats, a range of study spaces and a dedicated librarian who can assist with your learning.

If you need a bit of extra help with certain skills such as academic writing, English, maths or statistics, our academic tutors offer workshops, drop-in sessions and one-to-one appointments to help our students achieve their potential. You can receive advice and guidance on all aspects of the IT systems provided by the university from our IT Service Desks located on all three campuses.

Our Student Support hubs in Docklands and Stratford feature centralised helpdesks to cater for your every need. UEL also provides support and advice for disabled students and those with specific learning difficulties (SPDs).

Your overall workload consists of class and online tutor-led sessions, individual learning, practical activities and real-world professional placements. The size of classes can vary depending on the nature of the course, module and activity. This can range from large groups in a lecture theatre setting, to smaller groups taking part in seminars and collaborative work. You will receive your personalised timetable at the beginning of the academic year depending on your course.

How you will be assessed

Assessment tasks are mainly spread across the year to make the workload manageable. Assessment methods include group work, exams and individual work including essays, presentations, case studies, professional development and practical activities depending on the nature of the course. All grades count towards your module mark. More details will be included in the student handbook and module guides.

Feedback is provided within 15 working days in line with UEL's assessment and feedback policy.

Campus and facilities

Docklands Campus, London, E16 2RD