Sport Rehabilitation - BSc(Hons)

This course is divided into three stages, which equate to three academic years. All three years combine university-based experience and professional practice.

Year one

The modules at this level are designed to provide a sound foundation in the basic sciences of anatomy, biomechanics and human physiology. You will also be introduced to the pathology, assessment and management related to sport rehabilitation. These modules are delivered at the Glenside Campus and the Centre for Sport at the main campus at Frenchay.

Practical sessions involving practice of professional skills, using fellow students as models, will ensure you are prepared for the professional practice components of the degree.

You will study the following modules:

• Kinesiology
• Human Physiology
• Management of Soft Tissue Injury 1
• Sports Injury: Aetiology and Pathology

Year two

Building upon Year one modules, this level integrates academic studies and professional practice. The focus is on clinical assessment, advancing skills in the management of sporting injury and, evidence-based practice and developing autonomous practitioners that are reflective about their clinical practice experiences. The academic components of modules are delivered at Glenside Campus, Bristol.

You will study the following modules:

• Motor Control and Learning
• Professional Issues in Sports Therapy and Practice
• Management of Soft Tissue Injury 2
• Evidence-based Sports Therapy

Final year

Modules aim to broaden your knowledge of the field of sport rehabilitation beyond that of clinical practice.

You will study the following modules:

• Fitness and Injury Prevention
• Sport Specific Rehabilitation
• Psychology of Sport and Injury
• Fieldwork Placement
• Research Studies for Physical Therapies

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we will inform you.

The course includes theoretical study and practice experience and will enable you to:

• Support government initiatives that encourage a healthy lifestyle.
• Provide care and advice to people who suffer injury, illness or disease related to sports.
• Contribute to the body of research knowledge relating to sport and exercise medicine.
• Promote the development of the sport rehabilitation profession.

For more details, see our full glossary of learning and teaching terms.

Modules are assessed through a range of methods, including coursework, professional practice assessments, presentations, practical and written examinations and research.

For more details, see our full glossary of assessment terms.