Clinical Exercise Physiology University of Portsmouth

Overview

On this Clinical Exercise Physiology course from  University of Portsmouth , you’ll be equipped with practical and professional skills in pathophysiology, clinical assessment, pre-exercise screening, clinical exercise testing and interpretation, the design and delivery of clinical exercise interventions, and physical activity education and behaviour change.

Career development

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.

Graduates of this course have gone into roles such as:

• 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