You'll take an evidence-based approach to exercise prescription. Learn how to create exercise interventions for the prevention and management of disease.

Our PGCert in Clinical Exercise Prevention Management teaches you how to use the latest research to prescribe exercise in clinical settings. The course takes a patient-centred, evidence-based approach to care.

You will learn about disease pathology and how exercise can help prevent and treat health conditions. You will also gain the skills to safely prescribe exercise for different patient groups.

This course is ideal for health and fitness professionals, including those in primary care, public health, physiotherapy, and sport and exercise medicine. It will help you build the skills needed to use exercise as a treatment.

Why study with us

Our course is delivered by experts in clinical exercise prescription.

We take an evidence-based approach, implementing findings from the latest research as you learn.

There is increasing emphasis on exercise prescription, meaning there is a growing market for these skills.

Future careers

Our PGCert in Clinical Exercise for the Prevention and Management of Disease will prepare you for a role in clinical exercise prescription. You'll be able to understand, manage and optimise exercise prescription. This is a growing market, which could lead to roles in primary care or public health.

You'll learn from academics in medicine, sports therapy and exercise science. This will allow you to understand the multi-disciplinary approach which is needed to support members of the public.