School of Sport

MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology

MSc Full-time 1 year, Part-time 2 years

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MSc
Start date(s)
September 2024, September 2025
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Course specifications
Course length
Full-time (1 year),Part-time (2 years)
Campus location
University: Walsall Campus
School
School of Sport
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Why choose this course?

This course focuses on applying clinical exercise physiology practice to real-world contexts, developing students’ communication, motivation and interpersonal skills to help them succeed in the workplace. You will be granted opportunities throughout the programme for inter-professional learning, where students from different professional areas will collaborate to improve quality of care, transferring knowledge, skills and insights for employment in integrated health and social care settings. Our state-of-the-art facilities have recently been awarded £5.8m funding for further development, while the School of Sport and wider University of Wolverhampton research institutions work with local, national and international research initiatives.

Course Modules

Additional Information

Everything you need to know about this course!

Location Mode Fee Year
Home Full-time £8395 per year 2023-24
Home Full-time £8815 per year 2024-25
Home Part-time £4198 per year 2023-24
Home Part-time £4408 per year 2024-25
International Full-time £15450 per year 2023-24
International Full-time £15950 per year 2024-25

These fees relate to new entrants only for the academic year indicated for entry onto the course, any subsequent years study may be subject to an annual increase, usually in line with inflation.

  • You will need a good degree in a related subject (normally 2:2 or above).
  • Applications may be considered from those without an undergraduate degree (or in an unrelated discipline) provided that they can demonstrate significant professional experience in sport and exercise sciences or a related sector. These applications will be considered by the Programme Lead. Please contact Dr Ian Lahart with such enquiries.

    International Applicants

    Your qualifications need to be deemed equivalent to the above UK entry requirements.

     

    Applicants must hold or achieve IELTS with an overall band score of 6.5 with no element below 6.5 for reading and writing and 6.0 for speaking and listening.

     

    For further information relating to overseas qualification please use the following link https://www.wlv.ac.uk/international/our-locations/your-country/.

     

    Other Requirements

    Entry to this course requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and an Occupational Health Check.

    Free Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health Check:

    Due to the professional nature of this course you are also required to complete a Declaration of Health and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.  We will coordinate both of these non-academic conditions with you should you receive an offer from us

    There will be no cost for the DBS this is free to applicants who have secured an offer and have chosen to study at the University of Wolverhampton.

    Entry to this programme requires a satisfactory occupational health assessment. You are required to complete a health questionnaire and meet occupational health requirements. If you are accepted onto the programme, all your vaccinations will need to be up to date before you attend placement, and the University provides a vaccination programme to ensure that you are appropriately covered.

     

    Travel and Placements

    During the programme you will be required to attend placements, so it is essential that you are able and willing to travel to placement.

     

Postgraduate Loan (Home Fee Status):

You may be able to get a postgraduate student loan from Student Finance England of up to £12,167 to help pay for a Master’s degree. Applications are made through Student Finance England and more information on the regulations and eligibility criteria can be found at Masters Loans gov.uk.

* Any RPL will invalidate your eligibility as you must study a minimum of 180 credits


Changes for EU students:

The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as Overseas (International) students for fee purposes. More information about the change is available at UKCISA:

EU citizens living in the UK with 'settled' status, and Irish nationals living in the UK or Ireland, will still be classified as Home students, providing they meet the usual residency requirements, for more information about EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) click here.


Postgraduate Loyalty Discount:

You can get 20% discount on a taught on-site postgraduate course if you’re a University of Wolverhampton Graduate.

The University offers a generous 20% Loyalty Discount to students progressing from an undergraduate programme to a taught postgraduate programme, where both courses are University of Wolverhampton Awards.

There is no time limit on how long ago you completed your degree as long as this is your first Masters level qualification.

The discount applies to the first year of enrolment only. Students who receive a loyalty discount are not entitled to any further tuition discount or bursary. For full terms and conditions click here.


Self-funded:

If you are paying for the fees yourself then the fees can be paid in 3 instalments: November, January and April. More information can be found by clicking here.


Sponsored - Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

Your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.


Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.


Charitable Funding:

You might also want to explore the possibility of funding from charitable trusts; please see the following websites Association of Charitable Foundations, Directory of Social Change or Family Action. Most charities and trust funds offer limited bursaries targeted to specific groups of students so you will need to research whether any of them are relevant to your situation.


You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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01902 32 22 22

Email

enquiries@wlv.ac.uk

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