BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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Are you passionate about working with professional athletes or helping individuals return to everyday activities? Do you have a keen eye for detail and a fascination with the body's mechanics and its adaptation over time? If so, immerse yourself in our cutting-edge Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation degree.

Accredited by the University of Gloucestershire and offering membership to the Society of Sports Therapists(SST), our Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation degree provides a unique blend of academic learning and practical experience. You'll benefit from insights from leading lecturers and industry professionals, alongside hands-on placements within our elite performance setting at the WISE Campus. This comprehensive approach equips you with diverse career options and development opportunities post-graduation.

This degree prepares you to collaborate with professional athletes in high-performance centres and enhance your expertise to work in clinics and with specialist populations, such as military personnel returning to service. With the growing demand for sports therapists across various sectors, now is the perfect time to embark on this rewarding journey.

Key Features:

Professional Placements: Benefit from 200 hours of clinical placement, with opportunities to work with our esteemed professional sports partners, including Bristol Bears, Bristol Flyers, Bristol City Women's Football Club, and Bristol Rovers. This hands-on experience, both pitch-side and in clinic settings, will enhance your skills and prepare you for a successful career in sports therapy.
Access to Industry Experts: Our teaching team is actively involved in professional development and integrates the latest technologies and concepts into their teaching. With their extensive industry expertise, you'll gain valuable insights from leading professionals and researchers.
Enrichment Opportunities: Attend seminars with our strength and conditioning team and participate in external events like the Therapy Expo. These opportunities will allow you to hear from consultants and researchers and explore the latest technological advancements, such as shockwave therapies and instrument-assisted massage tools.
Additional Qualifications: Beyond your degree, we offer subsidised courses in areas like kinesio taping, pitch-side trauma management, and personal training, further enhancing your qualifications.
BUCS Teams: SGS College boasts a range of BUCS teams, including American Football and Football. You can join these teams and train in our high-performance facilities while pursuing your Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation studies. Scholarships and bursaries are also available for some athletes.
Academic Support: SGS College’s University Centre is renowned for its exceptional academic support, as evidenced by our high National Student Survey (NSS 2024) scores. Our commitment to student wellbeing and academic excellence is reflected in the 94.6% satisfaction rate among our students, significantly above the national benchmark average.

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Study Modules

SR4001

The Professional Practitioner

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Introducing you to the professional expectations of the Society of Sports Therapists (SST) this module looks at the different roles and responsibilities of a practitioner in a multi-disciplinary team. Additionally, you will explore the underpinning theory which ensures practitioners operate in a safe and ethical manner using a research informed approach.

100% Report

SR4002

Musculoskeletal Anatomy

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Understanding human anatomy is the basis for therapeutic modalities and professional practice. In this module you will learn about the structure and function skeleton and how groups of bones form articulating joints, before delving into the histology of soft tissue. The module will enhance your theoretical knowledge of joint movement as well as facilitating you to effectively palpate anatomical structures such as ligaments, menisci, cartilage, fascia, and bursa.

60% Exam

40% Practical Assessment

SR4003

Principles in Biomechanics

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Exploring how kinetics (forces) and kinematics (movement) impact performance, injury, and rehabilitation is paramount to the role of a therapist. In this module, you will get hands on with video analysis tools and techniques to aid in the identification of irregular movement patterns. Furthermore, you will examine and identify potential injury risks for various populations, all vital skills for a sports therapy and rehabilitation career.

100% Presentation

SR4004

Injury Pathology and Clinical Assessment

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The module will develop your anatomical knowledge gained in Musculoskeletal Anatomy and support you in applying this knowledge into joint assessment techniques. You will learn about various assessment techniques that are used to assist in peripheral joint injury diagnosis. Developing and conducting an effective subjective and objective clinical assessment is of paramount importance to help aid your clinical reasoning skills. Furthermore, you will develop your understanding of the pathology, aetiology and epidemiology of common sporting injuries and begin to apply these in sports settings.

100% Practical at two different assessment points

SR4005

Introduction to Sports Massage

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Sports massage has a variety of applications relating to sports specific performance and settings. This module aims to enhance your ability to apply soft tissue techniques which can support sporting professionals both pre and post sporting events. Additionally, massage can be used to alleviate pain and assist those in specialist populations who suffer from lymphatic oedema. The module will aid you in advancing your massage practice as well as assisting you in the development of a robust consultation. By the end of the module and upon passing, you will be eligible to undertake massage work in sporting settings.

100% Practical

SR4006

Principles of Training and Conditioning

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In this module students will develop an understanding of the key knowledge underpinning physical activity and exercise-based interventions. Students will develop the practical skills required to coach functional movement patterns and critical aspects of strength and conditioning which can be applied within fitness programmes. Principles of training, periodisation and components of fitness will be explored with the aim of improving physical attributes in athletic and non-athletic populations.

100% Practical

SR5005

Research Methods

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This module will help you to consolidate your understanding and application of evidence-based practice in therapeutic and rehabilitation environments. The module develops skills in collection, collation and synthesis of data and evidence from a range of different information sources to a level where a literature review is composed as a paper for publication and/or a chosen area/topic for future research is identified and justified.

100% Assignment

SR5004

Treatment and Modalities

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Utilising various treatment modalities including electrotherapy and manual therapy, alongside additional adjuncts such as gait aids, thermo/cryotherapy, taping and bracing this module will help you develop your professional toolkit. Employing manual therapy techniques for peripheral limbs will be a core focus of the module to ensure you have sound theoretical knowledge, alongside an ability to effectively apply the treatment to a range of pathologies/joints.

100% Practical taken as two different assessment points

SR5003

Principles of Injury and Rehabilitation

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Developing your ability to design and implement evidence-based rehabilitation programmes for various upper and lower-limb pathologies and tissue types in this module you will learn how to apply knowledge Principles of Training and Conditioning, to support the needs of an injured client. The module will focus upon the progression through the early, intermediate, and pre-discharge stages of rehabilitation, using exit criteria to inform the transition between stages. Alongside this, you will gain insight into how to address modifiable risk factors for injury and how testing can be utilised to inform decision making throughout the process.

50% Assignment

50% Practical

SR5002

Exercise Physiology

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Your focus in this module will be on the immediate and long-term effects of exercise on the physiological systems, for example - energy metabolism, the cardiovascular system, neuromuscular system and the endocrine system of the human body. Key areas of exercise physiology are covered, including introduction to health physiology, chronic diseases and the aging process and its impact on the body as well as how the body responds to exercise in different environmental conditions and how the systems adapt to long term changes in exercise. You will then conduct physiological tests and analyse the related data to prescribe effective treatment.

100% Examination – Multiple Choice

SR5001

Advanced Clinical Assessment

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This module aims to teach you how to perform an advanced subjective and objective assessment for the upper and lower limb, including the identification of yellow and red flags, to allow the formulation of potential diagnoses. Advanced objective assessments are taught, building upon active, passive, and resisted ranges of movements introduced in level 4, using clinical (special) tests, functional movements, gait analysis and the identification of risk factors for injury. During this module you will undertake 50 hours of placement within a sports setting!

100% Practical

50 Hours of Placement with Sign off from Placement Supervisor

SR6001

Spinal Assessment and Treatment

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This module focuses upon the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of spinal (lumbar, thoracic, and cervical) and trunk injuries. Content will include how to conduct a detailed subjective and objective examination, identifying red flags through specific questioning and clinical tests in relation to the spinal column. Manual therapy techniques for assessment and treatment will feature heavily alongside how to create and implement therapy and rehabilitation programmes targeting the trunk.

30% Assignment

70% Practical

SR6002

Clinical Placement and Professional Practice

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Placement provides the opportunity for you to gain essential practice-based experience in a range of different settings. You will develop your skills in assessment and management of injuries and conditions across a range of settings and environments, such as our own sports and injury clinic, with our sports teams and pitch side at games and events. Competencies will be monitored and recorded through the placement portfolio.

150 Clinical Hours

A Placement Portfolio

SR6003

Sports Psychology

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The physical benefits of exercise are extensively documented, but exercise can also be used to enhance society’s psychological health, well-being, and cognitive functioning. By using exercise to enhance well-being, individuals can reap the physical benefits and experience an overall increase in their quality of life. In this module you explore a range of topics related to mental and cognitive well-being and examine and explore ways.

100% Presentation

SR6004

Sport Nutrition and Performance Enhancement

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Acquiring new knowledge and understanding of macro and micronutrients, energy balance in human and the concept of nutrient essentiality This module reviews energy and nutrient balance as fundamental concepts in nutritional science and explore how you can manage overweight, obese and malnourished populations. Over the duration of this module, you will gain an understanding of how nutrition can support injured populations through rehabilitation, concussion and in return to play protocols. You will examine how diet can be manipulated to enable physiological improvements in human performance, including the ability to calculate energy expenditure.

100% Practical

SR6005

Dissertation

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You complete an in-depth, independent investigation into a specialist aspect of your field of study. Bringing together a range of practical and academic skills developed in previous study, including analysing and critically evaluating data and a critical reflection on the potential risks, and moral and ethical issues. You are supported by a research supervisor who helps you develop and complete your dissertation. Your dissertation will require ethical approval and can be a great steppingstone towards publication post-graduation.

100% Report

Course Video

Alex Gaiger

Assistant Principal | University Centre WISE Campus

*This programme is subject to validation and delivery approval by the University of Gloucestershire.

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Campus:

University Centre WISE

Level:

Bachelors Degree

Full-time Duration:

3 Years

Full-time Fee (Per Year):

£9,000

Part-time Duration:

6 Years

Part-time Fee (Per Year):

£4,500

UCAS Application Code:

ST10

UCAS Entry Tariff:

112

Entry Requirements

The minimum UCAS tariff entry points from a level 3 qualification. GCSE Maths, English and Science at grade C/4. Mature students over 24 without the relevant qualifications will be required to demonstrate previous experience and evidence of academic ability.

CONTACT ADMISSIONS

Awarded by the University of Gloucestershire Awarded by the University of Arts London

Course info last updated:

September 30, 2024

Full-Time

Part-Time

Delivery Format

The delivery format for your degree-level programs is primarily face-to-face and in-person sessions. However, there may be some hybrid sessions offered occasionally, mainly for flexibility purposes, such as tutorials or for larger events like visiting lecturers. Additionally, it's mentioned that all degree programs are well-supported by Virtual Learning Environments, which include Teams or Google Classroom.

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