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PGCert Exercise Medicine for Female Health

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 Year

Masters Degree Description

Our course takes an evidence-based approach to the active female and female athlete health. You'll learn best practices for assessing and managing their health, including musculoskeletal management.

Develop your knowledge of the female body. You will explore exercise before, during and after pregnancy. You will also learn about the effects of aging on both the active female and the female athlete.

You'll gain the skills to assess active females and female athletes at all stages of life. You will learn how to design effective development programmes tailored to their needs. Musculoskeletal management is also a key focus of the course.

Entry Requirements

Applicants admitted onto the course will meet the following requirements
Must have completed relevant professional qualification for example in Physiotherapy, Sports Therapy/ Rehabilitation, Sports Science or Strength & Conditioning
Be actively engaged in or willing to access clinical experience in order to support learning within the programme
Have sufficient competency in English language (IELTS Level 6.0 or equivalent)
Completion of Academic Integrity Essentials (AIE) module on first module undertaken

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Our PGCert in Exercise Medicine for Female Health takes an evidence-based approach to the health and wellbeing of female athletes. You'll gain the skills to manage the health and performance of both active females and female athletes. Our course takes a holistic approach and bridges the multi-disciplinary team that supports athletes.

There is an uptake of women in sport at all levels. This provides a wealth of opportunity where expert support needed. Our PGCert will allow you to provide female-specific advice and management. You'll be able to work with women from amateur sport, as well as professional athletes.

Module Details

Core Modules:

Exercise and Pregnancy
Exercise and the Ageing Female
The Female Athlete

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