Program Overview

BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Therapy (Top Up)

Overview

This unique course is designed to give you the industry knowledge, skills, and enhanced employment prospects for you to kickstart your career as a Sport and Exercise Therapist. Our Sport courses are ranked 1st in the North West for continuation and 2nd in the North West for Career Prospects (Guardian University Guide 2023 Results).

Course Overview

You’ll learn to prevent, examine and treat sports-related injuries whilst developing the skills to become an independent learner and practitioner. You’ll receive knowledge and insight from industry-sourced professionals and have access to facilities including our rehabilitation clinic, strength and conditioning room, and biomechanics and physiology laboratories.

On this course you will...

• Help people recover from sports, and physical activity-related injuries and conditions. You will positively contribute to sporting performance and public health.
• Develop hands-on techniques, learning skills such as sports massage, musculoskeletal injury assessment, and joint mobilisations and manipulations.
• Become creative in your ability to devise and implement functional and sport-specific exercise rehabilitation to restore athletes, from recreational up to elite levels of performance.
• Put theory into practice by completing placements early on in your studies. Past students have worked with professional sports teams, sports rehabilitation clinics, fitness centres, and the NHS.
• Complete a range of courses and qualifications to enhance your CV, including Rocktape, Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport, and a CIMSPA endorsed Strength & Conditioning Trainer qualification.
• Have the opportunity to take part in a 10-day residential placement working with ultra-endurance runners in the Lake District.

Key Details

• Recruiting to: UK / RoI / Settled in UK, EU / EEA / International
• Course Location: Lancaster
• Institute: Institute of Health
• UCAS Code: C615
• Delivery Style: In-Person
• Course Duration: Full-time: 1 Year, Part-time: 2 Years
• Course Start Point: September
• Award: BSc (Hons)

Entry Requirements

• Successful completion of a related foundation degree or higher national diploma (HND).
• GCSEs: GCSE English grade 4 (C) or equivalent.
• Other experience: BTEC Higher National Diploma in Sport & Exercise Therapy or Sport Rehabilitation or to Level 5 or equivalent.

Tuition Fees

• 2025 - 2026: £9,535 (UK), £14,900 (International)
• 2024 - 2025: £9,250 (UK), £13,575 (International)

Additional Costs

• Books: approximately £100-200 per year
• Stationery: approximately £30 - £40 per year
• Clothing and Equipment: approximately £200 - £300
• Field Trips: costs vary depending on the location and accommodation chosen

Course Structure

What you will learn

• Detailed knowledge and understanding of human anatomy
• Physiology and relevant pathophysiology of neuromusculoskeletal conditions
• Competence in manual/therapeutic techniques
• Skills in exercise prescription
• Rehabilitation
• Conditioning and screening
• Highly developed communication and inter-professional skills.

Year one

• Neurodynamics in Sport
• Professional Development & Employment
• Advanced Athlete Care
• Screening & Pre-habilitation
• Independent Investigative Project

Teaching & Assessment

How you will learn

• Transferable and subject-specific skills are practised and developed through a wide range of teaching and learning methods including practical demonstrations, laboratory practicals, case studies, discussion, debates, small group work, seminar presentations, reflection, problem-based learning, vocational placement, independent study, and research.

How you will be assessed

• Assessments within this programme have been designed to reflect the authentic professional requirements of the working practice in Sport Rehabilitation.
• Examples of assessment methods include:
  • Practical skills assessments
  • Professional discussions
  • Competency logbooks
  • Group/individual presentations
  • Online resources
  • Case studies
  • Reflective reports
  • Academic essay
  • Assessment reports
  • Written exams.