By pursuing a BSc (Hons) Sports and Exercise Therapy degree, you have the opportunity to turn your passion for sports and exercise into a rewarding career. With a comprehensive skill set, diverse career prospects, and the ability to make a positive impact on individuals' lives, this programme prepares you for a fulfilling journey in the dynamic and growing field of sports and exercise therapy.
The course is accredited by the leading professional body for this subject in the UK, The Society of Sports Therapists (SST), with the course being built upon the society’s five pillars of competency:
- Prevention
- Recognition and Evaluation
- Management, Treatment and Referral
- Rehabilitation
- Education and Professional Issues.
You will also have the opportunity to transfer to an optional sandwich placement year. Our sandwich placement option allows you to take a full-year work placement, which can be undertaken abroad. A number of students in our department have been successful in securing places on these schemes in countries such as Spain, France, Canada and the US.
The University's Department of Sport in the Institute of Human Sciences has been awarded an Athena SWAN Bronze Department Award in recognition of their work to support gender equality.
This innovative, hands-on sport and exercise therapy course is accredited by the Society of Sports Therapists. The course involves the prevention of injury and rehabilitation back to optimum levels of functional, occupational and sports-specific fitness for a wide range of patients, and uses the principles of sport and exercise sciences, and the study of health, injury, and disease, to prepare patients for training, competition, or work.
The course is endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMPSA), ensuring that you meet the requirements of potential employers. Course content aligns with the employer-set professional standards of a gym instructor, and will equip you with all the skills and competencies you'll need to stand out from the crowd.
What's unique about this course?
- Eligibility for fully insured membership with The Society of Sports Therapists upon graduation
- Access to state-of-the-art facilities, including sports therapy/physiotherapy suite, sport and exercise science laboratories with advanced technology
- 'Career Development Week' to acquire additional employment-related skills and qualifications
- Employability modules that explore career pathways and facilitate career development planning for graduate-level employment
- Placement module offering hands-on experience and mentoring in an applied sports and exercise therapy context