MSc Psychology of Exercise Rehabilitation at Loughborough University

Understand behaviour and psychology in rehabilitation and recovery. The MSc in Psychology of Exercise Rehabilitation reflects the growing opportunities in rehabilitation sciences. This flexible programme will enable you to develop fundamental knowledge, understanding and skills across all aspects of rehabilitation sciences in an exercise context, before giving you the opportunity to develop an in-depth insight into the psychological factors that influence the rehabilitation process.

Faculty: School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences  |  Department: Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; Typically 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our Psychology of Exercise Rehabilitation MSc is designed to equip students with the psychological knowledge, skills and competencies required to work safely and effectively in contexts that employ exercise or physical activity as rehabilitation.

Career pathways

This degree programme will help you to integrate psychological principles into your work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a clinical/medical exercise rehabilitation setting or wider exercise and fitness industry context. It will be ideal for individuals either currently working, or wishing to work, across contexts in which movement, physical activity, and exercise are core components of effective rehabilitation.

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