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Exercise Medicine for Female Health, PGCert at University of Lancashire

University of Lancashire, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The PGCert Exercise Medicine for Female Health takes an evidence-based approach to the health of active females and female athletes, including musculoskeletal assessment and management. It is delivered part-time through blended learning on the Preston campus.

Faculty: School of Medicine and Dentistry  |  Duration: 1 year part-time  |  Intake: September 2026, September 2027  |  Location: Preston, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Three modules: Exercise and Pregnancy, Exercise and the Ageing Female, and The Female Athlete. Teaching combines online and classroom sessions with problem-based learning, delivered by clinicians from medicine, sport, physiotherapy, nutrition and strength and conditioning.

Career pathways

Providing female-specific advice and management for women in sport from recreational to elite level; progression to a full MSc, PhD or professional doctorate.

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Entry requirements

A relevant professional qualification, for example in Physiotherapy, Sports Therapy/Rehabilitation, Sports Science or Strength and Conditioning; active involvement in, or willingness to access, clinical experience; IELTS 6.0 or equivalent for English; completion of the Academic Integrity Essentials module on the first module. All suitable applicants are interviewed. Ghana: a lower GPA plus a Postgraduate Diploma (Ghanaian Pre-Masters), or a Higher National Diploma plus a Postgraduate Diploma, is accepted; WAEC/WASSCE English grade C6 (or SSCE grades A-D if studied 1993-2005) is accepted as evidence of English, or IELTS 6.0 with no component below 5.5.

Intake: September 2026, September 2027

Duration: 1 year part-time

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