Sports Therapy (including year abroad)

Our cutting-edge BSc Sports Therapy course is designed to shape the next generation of sports therapists poised to make a difference. Our course provides you with the applied knowledge and skills to become a sports therapist with the competencies to thrive in any professional setting.

Our course boasts a unique blend of classroom-based and experiential learning, where students learn about:

- Injury prevention

- Injury assessment

- Injury treatment

- Injury rehabilitation

- Stakeholder management

You will gain over 250 hours of hands-on experience through our links to the NHS and elite-level sport clubs. Our placement year allows you to work with an organisation to hone your craft, develop your (inter)personal skills and apply your academic knowledge. As a BSc Sports Therapy student, you are able to boost your professional prospects with “real world” experience at our on-campus sports therapy clinic and renowned Human Performance Unit, where you will work with performance scholars, students, staff and members of the public. You will also have access to a £250 bursary for external placement travel expenses.

Being part of our School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences you will join a community focused on sports and exercise science, sports therapy, sports performance and coaching, sport and exercise psychology 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.