Sport Rehabilitation (with integrated foundation year) - BSc (Hons)

This course is designed to give you the industry knowledge, skills and enhanced employment prospects to kickstart your career in sport rehabilitation. Sport Rehabilitators are registered healthcare professionals specialising in musculoskeletal injury assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. You will learn to prevent, examine and treat sports related injuries, while practising in facilities including our rehabilitation clinic, strength and conditioning room, and biomechanics and physiology laboratories. Our tutors are industry professionals who will support you throughout the degree. Your journey begins with an introductory foundation year, designed to develop your skills, confidence, and core knowledge in a supportive environment. This year helps you build strong academic foundations and practical skills, ensuring you’re fully prepared to progress smoothly into the undergraduate degree. Beyond the university setting, you will complete at least 400 hours of work experience, with opportunities to work with professional sports teams and in sports rehabilitation clinics, fitness centres, and the NHS. You will also support ultraendurance runners taking part in the annual Brathay 10 in 10 (10 marathons in 10 days) event. You will enhance your CV by completing a range of courses and qualifications, including Rocktape, Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport, and a Strength and Conditioning Trainer qualification endorsed by the Chartered Institute in the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA). Accredited by the industry leading British Association of Sport Rehabilitators (BASRaT) and in association with the World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy (WFATT), our course will set you up for success through enhanced national and international employment prospects.