Sports Therapy BSc Hons
Course overview
| Qualification | Bachelor's Degree |
| Study mode | Full-time, Part-time |
| Duration | 3 years |
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| Tuition (Local students) | Data not available |
| Tuition (Foreign students) | Data not available |
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Entry Requirements
This course provides a solid knowledge of all areas of sports therapy, including human movement and biomechanics, physiology, exercise programme prescription, nutrition and sports psychology.
Sports Therapists need an in-depth understanding of these sports science disciplines to appreciate the higher level of function required by athletes and to enable them to communicate professionally with athletes and coaches. You will also learn the therapeutic skills of detailed anatomy, examination and assessment of all joints, joint mobilisations, massage, sports rehabilitation and other electrotherapy modalities. The course will also develop academic skills such as of scientific writing, researching, critical thinking and clinical reasoning utilising the current evidence base.
Placement links have been forged with a number of local professional and amateur football and rugby teams - other sports also provide placement opportunities. The department also has links with overseas universities, particularly the USA. Students in previous years have undertaken a 4-week placement within an Athletic Training department in a USA university.
From the very first year students are encouraged to participate in a number of external sporting events which are arranged by staff. Over the past few years these have included the provision of massage at the Flora London Marathon, Tough Guy, Evesham Rowing Festival, Race for Life, Mens Health Survival of the Fittest.
The University has an extensive range of library texts, journals and online resources in both health and sport to support the programme. The sports therapy programme makes use of all the state-of-the-art facilities on campus include human performance and sports science laboratories, clinic environments, sports therapy specific clinical skills teaching rooms, fitness suite, sports hall, AstroTurf, playing fields.
Techniques taught in class must be practiced outside formal contact hours in order to develop appropriate handling skills. Students must expect to practice these throughout the course, not just prior to assessments. You are required to undertake additional activities outside the normal teaching hours, including work within the massage and sports injury clinics, first aid work with the UW student teams.