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BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Therapy

Solent University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This dynamic sport and exercise therapy degree will help provide you with the essential professional skills and musculoskeletal expertise you will need to secure an exciting career working with athletes, sports teams and more. The scope of practice is not limited to sporting injuries alone; we treat all musculoskeletal injuries including chronic and work-related injuries.

We utilise the principles of sport and exercise sciences incorporating physiological and pathological processes to ensure that you can return your patients to their previous levels of training, competition and, where applicable, work.

This highly practical course is specifically tailored for you to study a combination of sports therapy and sport and exercise science modules, which will include acute sports trauma management, innovative examination and assessment techniques, therapeutic exercise prescription, interventions to reduce the risk of injury, return to or monitoring of sports specific fitness, fundamental principles of how to coach/instruct in sporting and exercise settings, manual therapy techniques, electrotherapy, exercise physiology, nutrition, psychology and biomechanics.

You’ll have the opportunity to undertake a placement year at a professional sporting club or organisation for a complete season/performance cycle. The programme has excellent links with professional sporting clubs and organisations. This hands-on practical course is delivered in state-of-the-art facilities by internationally renowned research and clinically active staff.

General Eligibility

112-128 UCAS tariff points from A-levels or equivalent

  • A minimum of two completed A-levels with science A-Levels preferred, a BTEC Extended Diploma at DMM or BTEC Diploma at D*D*, a T-Level Merit, or equivalent, which comply with the minimum entry requirement of 112 UCAS points.

  • GCSE Maths and English language at grade C or above.

  • All students will be required to undertake a criminal convictions check through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

  • For further information about UK qualifications, please contact admissions.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Core modules

  • Functional Human Anatomy and Kinesiology

  • Lower Limb Sports Injuries and Assessment

  • Sports Massage and Soft Tissue Interventions

  • Clinical Pathophysiology for Sports Therapists

  • Sports Coaching and Fitness Instruction

  • Research Methods for Sport Performance

2 Year 2

Core modules

  • Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation

  • Spinal Assessment and Mobilisation

  • Upper Limb Sports Injuries and Assessment

  • Physiological Testing for Sport and Exercise

  • Sport and Exercise Biomechanics

  • Applied Research and Study Design in Sports Performance

3 Year 3

Core modules

  • Applied Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation

  • Sports Trauma and Applied Clinical Practice

  • Peripheral Joint Mobilisations

  • Sport and Exercise Therapy Placement

  • Independent Project

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79
  • IELTS minimum 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component

  • TOEFL IBT minimum 80 with a minimum of 20 in each individual component

  • Duolingo English Language Test - 115 overall with a minimum of 95 in each component

Additional Information

This course is available: 4 years with foundation year 4 years with a year in the industry 5 years with foundation and industry years

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