Program Overview

Strength and Conditioning with Rehabilitation

Course Overview

This course is designed to prepare students for a rewarding career as a strength and conditioning coach. Students will learn about exercise science, movement, coaching, and rehabilitation, and will have the opportunity to specialize in biomechanics or exercise physiology from Year 2.

Course Options

• 3 years full-time
• 4 years with foundation year
• 4 years with placement

Key Facts

• STUDY OPTIONS: 3 years
• START DATES: September
• LOCATION: Cambridge
• ENTRY: UCAS code: C630
• FEES:
  • £9,535 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
  • £17,500 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Teaching and Assessment

Year 1 (Level 4)

• Multidisciplinary Sport and Exercise Science 1 (30 credits)
• Introduction to Sport Coaching and Development (30 credits)
• Multidisciplinary Sport and Exercise Science 2 (30 credits)
• Practical Delivery of Sport and Physical Education (30 credits)
• Professional Development - Level 4
• Into ARU
• CIMSPA Level 2 Gym Instructor (0 credits) *

Year 2 (Level 5)

• Applied Research Skills (15 credits)
• Physiological Profiling for Strength and Power
• Functional Rehabilitation
• Practical Competencies in Biomechanics
• Strength and Conditioning (15 credits)
• Applied Teaching and Coaching (15 credits)
• Ruskin Module (15 credits)
• Professional Development - Level 5
• CIMSPA Level 3 Personal Trainer (0 credits) *
• Biomechanics: Analysis of Motion *
• Physiological Profiling for Endurance *

Year 3 (Level 6)

• Talent Identification and Development in Sport (15 credits)
• Rehabilitation for Performance
• Exercise Medicine (15 credits)
• Advanced Strength and Conditioning (15 credits)
• Undergraduate Research Project (30 credits) *
• Advanced Work Placement (30 credits) *
• Physiological Basis of Training *
• Current Topics in Biomechanics *
• Applied Biomechanics *
• Physiological Responses to Training *

Facilities

• Strength and conditioning suite (three lifting platforms, open physical conditioning space)
• Rehabilitation clinic
• 3D motion capture suite
• Notational analysis software
• Heart-rate monitors
• GPS monitoring technology
• Breath-by-breath oxygen-analysis systems
• Accelerometers

Careers

• Strength and conditioning coach
• Gym instructor
• Personal trainer
• Self-employed or working for a team or organisation, with professional or recreational athletes, or with inactive or older people

Entry Requirements

• 104 UCAS Tariff points
• 3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English and Maths
• If English is not your first language, you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification
• An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be required prior to commencing your course

Fees and Paying for University

• £9,535 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
• £17,500 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
• £250 per year to cover optional external qualifications/professional memberships, sports attire for practical sessions and miscellaneous study items (eg printing)
• Living costs at university can range from around £7,000–£9,000 per year

Apply

• Visit UCAS to apply
• Apply direct (for international students)