Program Overview

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Introduction to the Exercise Rehabilitation MSc

The Exercise Rehabilitation MSc at Loughborough University is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to work safely and effectively in a clinical/medical exercise rehabilitation setting or wider exercise and fitness industry context. This flexible programme will enable students to develop fundamental knowledge, understanding, and skills across all aspects of rehabilitation sciences in an exercise context.

Qualification(s) Available

• MSc

Fees

• Dependent on start date. See below.

Scholarships Available

Scholarships are available for this programme.

Entry Requirements

• 2:1+
• Full-time: 1 year
• Part-time: Typically 2 years
• Location: Loughborough
• Start date: October 2025 or October 2026
• Department: Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Programme Details

The Exercise Rehabilitation MSc is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to work safely and effectively in a clinical/medical exercise rehabilitation setting or wider exercise and fitness industry context. This flexible programme will enable students to develop fundamental knowledge, understanding, and skills across all aspects of rehabilitation sciences in an exercise context.

Why Choose Loughborough University?

• 1st in the world for the ninth time running for sport-related subjects (QS World University Rankings by Subject).
• Have the chance to gain practice-based experience, as well as undertake an independent research project to address a scientific question or practical issue in exercise rehabilitation.
• Benefit from sector-leading facilities available in the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine - East Midlands and at the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) at Stanford Hall, which is expected to open to patients in 2025.
• Our postgraduate degrees are also informed by sector-leading research, 100% of which has been rated ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2021).
• Access the country’s largest concentration of world-class facilities across a wide range of sports at the University of the Year for Sport (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022).

What You'll Study

The following information is intended as an example only and is typically based on module information for the 2025/26 year of entry. Modules are reviewed on an annual basis and may be subject to future changes. Updated Programme and Module Specifications are made available ahead of each academic year. Please also see Terms and Conditions of Study for more information.

Semester 1

• Compulsory:
  • Quantitative Research (15 credits)
  • Further Research Methods and Project Preparation (15 credits)
  • Rehabilitation Sciences (30 credits)
  • Professional and Reflective Practice in Exercise Rehabilitation (30 credits)

Semester 2

• Compulsory:
  • Professional and Reflective Practice in Exercise Rehabilitation (30 credits)
  • Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation and Injury Management (30 credits)
  • Research Project in Sport, Health and Rehabilitation (60 credits)

Summer

• Compulsory:
  • Research Project in Sport, Health and Rehabilitation (60 credits)

How You'll Be Assessed

You will be assessed both theoretically and practically via coursework, essays, reports, case studies, presentations, a practical viva, and exams, as well as a research project.

How You'll Study

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Tutorials
• Independent study
• Practical sessions

Where You'll Study

As a student on our Exercise Rehabilitation MSc degree, you will benefit from the unparalleled facilities and expertise available at the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine – East Midlands on campus and the nearby National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC).

Entry Requirements for United Kingdom

Typical entry requirements are a 2:1 honours degree or equivalent international qualification in sports and/or exercise science or other relevant biological science that contains an element of anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics or kinesiology.

English Language Requirements

Applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Further details are available on the International website.

Fees and Funding

Fees for the 2025 Academic Year

• UK fee: £13,250 Full-time degree per annum
• International fee: £30,950 Full-time degree per annum

Fees for the 2026 Academic Year

• UK fee: £13,700 Full-time degree per annum
• International fee: £31,900 Full-time degree per annum

Fees for the 2025 academic year apply to courses starting in October 2025 or January 2026. Fees for the 2026 academic year apply to courses starting in October 2026.

Your Development

We are committed to helping you develop the skills and attributes needed to progress successfully in your chosen career.

Specifically, the programme aims to:

• Provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the science and scientific principles and considerations underpinning rehabilitation and exercise rehabilitation
• Provide students with critical insights and awareness of the theory and practice of rehabilitation, exercise rehabilitation, and the exercise rehabilitation environment
• Equip students with the practical knowledge, skills, and strategies to be able to support the rehabilitation of patients/clients as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Equip students with the research methods knowledge and skills relevant to the study of exercise rehabilitation
• Develop reflective and professional exercise rehabilitation practitioners who can contribute to further advancement of the field.

Your Future Career

This programme will help those looking to work safely and effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a clinical/medical exercise rehabilitation setting or wider exercise and fitness industry context.

It will therefore be ideal for individuals wishing to expand their practice to incorporate the whole rehabilitation/conditioning spectrum.

This might include current or aspiring health care or exercise/fitness professionals wishing to extend or develop their knowledge, understanding, and skills to enhance individuals’ musculoskeletal health and disease risk reduction through the application of exercise.

Related Master's Degrees

• Psychology of Exercise Rehabilitation MSc
• Sport Rehabilitation MSc
• Sport and Exercise Psychology MSc
• Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences PhD