BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy

What will I study?

Due to the nature of Sports Therapy, each module has both theoretical and practical components. You will learn through a variety of lectures, practical classes, workshops, tutorials and clinical placements. Our lectures are interactive and encourage applying theories to relevant real life situations, and in the practical classes you will learn your clinical techniques. During workshops your skills are put into problem solving and sports specific scenarios, and individual tutorials enable you to discuss areas of your choice. Along with clinical placement, in your own time you will be directed towards the university's vast learning and research resources for independent study.

As everybody learns differently, methods of teaching and assessment are varied. Modules may require written coursework, practical assessments, and written exams at the end of each semester. Some modules also have oral presentations, group work, portfolios, and poster sessions to ensure that all key skills of the graduate Sports Therapist are evidenced.

On the full time programme, you will study four modules at a time. Each module typically consists of four hours contact time per week, with further reading, research and coursework completed independently. On the part time programme, the course structure is considered on an individual basis with the Programme Tutor, depending on your needs and other commitments.

Clinical placements are completed in your own time, allowing flexibility to gain experience during usual working hours, at evenings or weekends, and during University vacations if preferred. Extensive extra-curricular opportunities are encouraged to supplement your standard programme. Visits and excursions to develop your skills and experience are offered, along with short courses and qualifications including first aid and fitness instructor qualifications.

Part-time study

If you are studying part-time you have 6 years to complete your course. You will complete 60-90 credits per year. All modules are compulsory, there are no options. Your timetable will depend on which modules you pick. Certain modules must be passed at each level before progression onto higher level clinical modules.

Level 4

Module

• Developing an Academic Approach
• Human Physiology and Nutrition
• Exercise Prescription and Fitness Testing
• Musculoskeletal Anatomy
• Therapeutic Modalities
• Examination and Management of Lower Limb Sports Injuries

Level 5

Module

• Exercise and Environmental Physiology
• Research Design
• Functional Anatomy and Clinical Biomechanics
• Peripheral Manual Therapy
• Examination and Management of Upper Limb Sports Injuries
• Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation
• Sports Trauma Management

Level 6

Module

• Advanced Management of Sports Injuries
• Applied Independent Sports Research Project
• Strength and Conditioning
• Examination and Management of the Vertebral Column
• Special Populations
• Sports Therapy Clinical Placement
• Year Abroad: Sport
• Sandwich Placement - Sport