Sport Rehabilitation (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)

Program Overview

The Sport Rehabilitation BSc (Hons) with Foundation Year program, accredited by BASRaT, equips students with the knowledge and skills to manage musculoskeletal injuries, create rehabilitation programs, and support athletes. It combines theoretical learning with practical experience, including an onsite teaching clinic and optional work placements. Graduates are prepared for careers in sport injury clinics, health clubs, and other settings, with transferable skills in collaboration, communication, and critical thinking.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Sport Rehabilitation BSc (Hons) with Foundation Year

This program, accredited by the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT), aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to manage musculoskeletal injuries, manage pain, and support athletes. It emphasizes exercise and rehabilitation program creation through sports and exercise medicine principles.

Objectives:

• Provide students with a solid foundation in the principles of sport and exercise medicine.
• Develop students' clinical skills in the assessment and management of musculoskeletal injuries.
• Prepare students for careers as sport rehabilitation practitioners.

Program Description:

• Combines theoretical knowledge with practical experience.
• Features an onsite teaching clinic for hands-on learning.
• Offers optional work placements in professional settings.
• Includes opportunities to gain additional qualifications in Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport (PHICIS).

Outline:

Year 1 (Foundation Year):

• Focuses on developing foundational knowledge and skills in science and communication.
• Includes modules such as Critical Skills in Science, Core Professional Integrity in Science, and Introduction to Research Methods and Individual Project.

Years 2 & 3:

• Builds upon Year 1 knowledge, focusing on clinical skills and rehabilitation principles.
• Includes modules such as Clinical Human Anatomy, Clinical Assessment of Neuromusculoskeletal Injury, Exercise Science and Prescription, Patient Management, Physiology, Clinical Placement, Rehabilitation, Research Methods, Biomechanics, Management of Health and Wellbeing, and Late Stage Rehabilitation.

Assessment:

• Employs various methods, including written examinations, vivas, oral presentations, and coursework assignments.
• Utilizes practical viva assessments due to the program's clinical nature.
• Includes an independent research project and a formal clinical examination in the final year.

Teaching:

• Combines theoretical lectures, practical sessions, and group work.
• Utilizes online resources to support student learning.
• Emphasizes communication, teamwork, and clinical skills development.
• Employs an intensive teaching approach with periods focused on specific areas.

Careers:

• Prepares graduates for roles in sport injury clinics, health clubs, professional sports clubs, fitness centers, the military, and GP referral schemes.
• Provides graduates with transferable skills such as collaboration, communication, and critical thinking.

Other:

• Offers international collaborations with academic institutions in the USA, Ireland, Greece, Japan, and Taiwan.
• Has a global reputation for producing world-class sport rehabilitation practitioners.
• Students have access to an experienced and dedicated team of academics and clinical practitioners.

• Home: £9,250
• International: £16,980
• Please note: these fees are annual and may increase in line with inflation each year subject to the Government's review of Higher Education Funding.