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Sports Therapy and Injury Rehabilitation

Course Code: UF2691, UX2691
  • Level: 5
  • Qualification: Foundation Degree
  • Course type: Full-time
  • Duration: Two years (full-time) or three years (part-time)
  • Time of day: Daytime

What's it all about?

Full Fee

Full-time £14,900 (£7,450 per year)
Part-time £11,100 (£3,700 per year)

Professionally accredited, our Foundation Degree will help you to develop the practical skills and knowledge to confidently succeed in all areas of injury management and athlete care. You will develop extensive knowledge of injury pathophysiology; clinical and pitchside trauma assessment and management; a range of treatment methods including manual and electrotherapy; human anatomy and kinesiology; functional movement screening; strength and conditioning and injury prevention models; and rehabilitation programme design. You will also have access to the latest sports injuries technologies such as laser therapy and shockwave and put your newly acquired skills to practice during our sports injuries clinics. As part of the course, you will have the opportunity to achieve a range of vocational fitness instructor qualifications.

You will be trained by industry specialists in sports therapy, strength conditioning and exercise physiology to broaden your skills and understanding of the various roles of a dynamic and multi-skilled sports medicine team.

For more information about this course please read the Programme Quality Handbook which contains programme specifications and module information.

Course information

We welcome applications from those who have all of the following:

  • 48 UCAS tariff points, to include a full level 3 qualification, or a T Level pass in an appropriate subject area
  • four GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, to include English, maths and a science-based subject

or alternatively:

  • equivalent qualifications
  • relevant work experience

Should entry requirements not be met then individual cases will be considered.

Assessment will be through a mixture of practical assessments, in-class tests, coursework (essays and reports), presentations and seminars.

Please note fees are quoted for one year only.

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