BSc Sports Therapy
Colchester, United Kingdom
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Full time
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Introduction
BSc Sports Therapy
Our BSc Sports Therapy provides you with the knowledge base to underpin your practical skills and expertise in order to become eligible to register as a sports therapist. Our course focuses on employability and self-development, supporting you to become an autonomous practitioner upon graduation, confident in your practice yet aware of the need for continuing professional development.
Our course builds on the experience of delivering sports therapy. You develop a range of treatment options including electrotherapy, exercise therapy and manual therapies. In your final year, you will complete 200 hours of supervised clinical placements in our Sports Therapy Clinic and through external teams and clubs. During these placements, you will work and be supervised as Sports Therapists, practising elements of the profession that you have been taught.
A high proportion of our specialised teaching is practical-based in small classes and upon graduation you are eligible to register with the Society of Sports Therapists, allowing you to work independently in a clinical setting or with a team or club.
Being part of our School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences you will join a community focused on sports and exercise science, sports therapy and physiotherapy. We bring together our internationally recognised research, share knowledge, and enhance placement and vocational opportunities for our students and graduates.
We offer you one of the best student experiences around. You experience a lively, informal environment with many possibilities to pursue your own interests.
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Curriculum
Year 1
- Professional Skills and Development 1
- Biomechanics
- Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Introduction to Sports Therapy
- Applied Anatomy and Physiology for Sports Therapy
Year 2
- Injury Management and Rehabilitation
- Evaluation of Sports and Exercise Injuries
- Applied Movement Science
- Exercise Physiology
- Research and Evidence for Practice
- Treatment of Sports and Exercise Injuries
Final Year
- Advanced Sports Therapy
- Academic and Practical Sports Therapy
- Advanced Sports Trauma Management
- Research Project
- Sports Therapy Placement
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates will be eligible to register as a sports therapist with the Society of Sports Therapists working as an independent private practitioner, with a team or in a sports and leisure club. There is an increasing emphasis on the use of exercise in health promotion which offers other opportunities.
Program delivery
BSc Sports Therapy: 3 years
BSc Sports Therapy (Including Year Abroad): 4 years
BSc Sports Therapy (Including Placement Year): 4 years
- This course combines University learning, e-learning and work-based learning to help you enhance your practice skills
- Modules have their own accompanying webpages on Moodle where you can download relevant readings, power-points, podcasts and YouTube clips, and contribute to online discussions
- We also work closely in partnership with the NHS and the independent health sector to provide placement opportunities
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.