Therapeutic Exercise and Physical Activity
Introduction
This module addresses two important challenges currently facing healthcare. Firstly, it addresses the need for healthcare professionals to facilitate lifestyle changes specifically around physical activity. Secondly, it improves our ability to use specific effective exercise to address therapeutic goals in a wide range of areas, for example, musculoskeletal practice and neurological rehabilitation. By using specific, effective exercise, service users can be helped to self-manage long-term conditions and rehabilitation can become more effective.
Who the course is aimed at
This module is aimed at physiotherapists and exercise professionals who work with or wish to work with patient populations.
Benefits of taking the course to the individual, the organisation and the patient
The module develops advanced skills around facilitating physical activity in clinical populations and in using specific exercise to address therapeutic goals. Students can focus their learning, through- out the module, on a particular area of interest e.g. pain relief, fatigue, managing long-term conditions or mental health. The module will increase effectiveness in changing behaviour and prescribing exercise and thus will positively influence lifestyle choices and self-management in a range of patient groups.
What you learn
You will gain in-depth understanding of theories and evidence supporting clinical reasoning in therapeutic exercise. You will improve the ability to apply exercise prescription principles in clinical practice, engaging service users with exercise and with physical activity using both communication skills with individuals and with wider groups.
General areas covered
principles and practice of behaviour change interventions
patient expectations and experience including barriers to exercise and factors affecting adherence
exercise physiology
principles of exercise prescription in a range of conditions and populations.
Fees and Funding for 2024/25
| Indicative price for stand-alone module |
Home student: £1,720 EU / International students: £2,870 - this is part-time study and therefore cannot provide sponsorship for Tier 4. |
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| How to apply |
To apply for a self-funded place, please complete and return the application form below:
To apply for a Workforce Development / Workforce Transformation funding WDF/WTF funded place, please complete and return the relevant application form below: Further information and Workforce Development Funding / CPD Funding online application form |
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Entry requirements
You will need to gain full consent from your employer before applying, with a guarantee of release from work to attend approximately 5 taught university days. The employer should also support independent study leave (as per local policies in the workplace). You will need a minimum knowledge attainment before being accepted onto the course. This may include: An undergraduate or postgraduate honours degree, or equivalent (such as Apprenticeship training or overseas training), in a relevant subject.
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Attendance
Delivery Method:
This module is delivered at our Collegiate Crescent Campus
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Provisional timetable
This module is planned to commence in March 2025 to May 2025.
For further information please contact the Module Leader.
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Assessment
Module assessment is made up of one or more assessment tasks. The assessment task(s) for this module are:
- Presentation
Successful completion of this module will earn you 30 level 7 credits
Further details
For further information please contact the module leader Alex Morley - a.s.morley@shu.ac.uk