Take your career further with postgraduate study
- Specialist - With over 50 years' experience in musculoskeletal health and wellbeing, we are a specialist provider of health sciences subjects, offering excellent specialist facilities, equipment, teaching and research.
- Multi-Professional - We recognise the industry’s need for high-quality health care workers. Our multi-disciplinary environment gives you the experience, key skills and knowledge to take away and apply directly into practice.
- Close-Knit Community - Be amongst likeminded individuals, collaborate and take your place in our close-knit community of health sciences students, researchers, academics and practitioners.
Pre-registration Courses
A pre-registration or ‘pre-reg’ course is an intensive qualifying course that provides you with all the training, skills and clinical experience required to register with accredited bodies and be ready to enter the workforce.
These courses are aimed at those either changing careers, or not yet eligible to register in their field of interest. These courses are designed for those with the required undergraduate training to undertake an intensive course of study and gain a professional registration in a particular field.
We offer the following pre-registration courses at AECC:
- MSc Sport Rehabilitation and Therapy (Pre-reg)
- MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-reg)
- MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-reg)
- MSc Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-reg)
- MSc Chiropractic (Graduate Entry) (Pre-reg)
- MSc Dietetics (Pre-reg)
- MSc Podiatry (Pre-reg)
Please check the course pages for more detail on entry requirements.
We offer the following pre-reg courses at AECC

MSc Sport Rehabilitation and Therapy (pre-registration)
Gain the skills required to become a qualified sports rehabilitator with our 1-Year, BASRAT accredited, MSc Sport Rehabilitation and Therapy.

MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-registration)
2-year qualifying course providing an accelerated route into Physiotherapy. Our wide range of placement opportunities and expert teaching staff will ensure you’re ready to excel...

MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration)
Study the importance of occupation in human life. Learn to empower and transform the lives of those experiencing physical, mental, or learning difficulties.

MSc Speech and Language Therapy (pre-registration)
Fast-track into a rewarding career as a speech and language therapist. Help people enjoy a greater quality of life through speech and language therapy.

MSc Chiropractic (Graduate Entry)
Expand your horizons. Gain essential practical and theory skills to become a registered chiropractor.

MSc Dietetics (Pre-registration)
Become a dietitian and help your patients by applying your knowledge of nutrition and dietary problems to improving their overall health.

MSc Podiatry (Pre-registration)
Gain the skills and knowledge required to work in the challenging and rewarding field of podiatry.
Postgraduate & Post-registration courses
If you’re looking to work at a higher level within your existing field these courses might be for you. Learn under the guidance of working professionals and experts of their disciplines, add valuable contemporary skills to your real-world experience. These courses are flexible so that you can complete them alongside your existing work and lifestyle. If you’re looking to widen your career opportunities and gain additional skills to complement your existing health sciences experience, a post-registration course could be for you.
We offer the following postgraduate & post-reg courses at AECC:
- MSc Medical Ultrasound
- MSc Breast Imaging
- MSc Clinical Reporting (in development)
- MSc Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation
- MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology (Online)
- MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology
- MSc Chiropractic
- MSc Musculoskeletal Paediatric Health (Online)
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
- MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Degree Apprenticeship)
- PGCert First Contact Practice
- PGCert Health Sciences Education
- Research Degree (PhD)
We offer the following postgraduate and post-reg courses at AECC

MSc Medical Ultrasound
Combine professional development and learning with our MSc Medical Ultrasound course. Dig deeper in musculoskeletal, general, gynaecology, and obstetrics ultrasound techniques and practices with our...

MSc Breast Imaging
With increasing demand within the breast imaging workforce, this course provides practitioners a bespoke route to developing your skillset and knowledge to enhance service delivery...

MSc Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation
The MSc Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation will further develop your knowledge, practical skills and expertise relating to rehabilitation in sport and exercise domains.

MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology
This flexible 1-year Master's degree is aimed at those looking to become qualified sport and exercise psychologists, or those looking to enhance their knowledge of...

MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology (Online)
Develop a contemporary understanding and the innovative application of sport and exercise psychology, in a supportive online learning community.

MSc Chiropractic
Discover an alternative route to your chiropractic qualification, promoting self-directed focus on research, data collection and analysis and a two year supervised experiential placement in...

MSc Musculoskeletal Paediatric Health
Part-time, online distanced learning course designed to develop knowledge and skills in the safe and competent care of children of all ages. Subject to validation....

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
Further your career beyond traditional professional boundaries and expand the scope of your practice, with the aim of enhancing patient care and...

Research Degree (PhD)
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in partnership with, and Awarded by Solent University is designed to provide students with the opportunity to undertake research related...
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