MSci Sports Therapy
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 120 tariff points from A levels or combination with Extended Project / BTEC / Cambridge Technical. A level: BBB to include Biology or PE at grade B or above
About this course
MSci in Sport and Exercise Science, focusing on sports therapy and musculoskeletal practice. Core topics include Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Clinical Skills, and Ethics & Professional Practice. Accredited by the Society of Sports Therapists, the programme includes a professional placement in settings such as professional sports teams or therapy clinics. The fourth year involves postgraduate-level research training and an independent research project.
Modules
- Investigating Sport, Exercise and Coaching
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Developing Physical Fitness
- Professional Skills
- Acute Injury, Trauma and Pathology
- MSK Examination and Assessment
- Clinical Biomechanics
- Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Neuromusculoskeletal Manual Therapy to the Spine
- Rehabilitation: Return to Competition
- Rehabilitation: Return to Function
- Researching Sport, Exercise & Health
- Sports Injury Management 2
- Advanced Musculoskeletal Manual Therapy
- Advanced Research in Sport and Exercise
- Advanced Sports Injury Management
- Psychology of Injury and Rehabilitation
- Research Project
- Therapeutic and Clinical Electrotherapy
- Advanced Sports MSK Management 1
- Advanced Sports MSK Management 2
- Dissertation
- Professional Placement