Sports Rehabilitation and Therapy (Taught)

This industry-accredited course is designed to give you the high-quality, profession-specific training needed to prevent, assess, diagnose and treat sport and physical activity-related injuries. The qualification focuses on developing practical skills while teaching how to use theory to underpin clinical reasoning. Putting theory into practice is a key focus so you develop your skills via case scenarios; on-site practice opportunities; and a work-based placement with industry experts working with professional athletes, members of the public and clinical populations.

Course accreditation / industry endorsement
The course is accredited by the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT), allowing you to apply for graduate membership and use the professional title of Graduate Sport Rehabilitator (GSR). The course is endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), allowing you to gain additional qualifications as a Strength & Conditioning trainer.

Facilities and specialist equipment

• A fully supervised, on-site sports therapy and rehabilitation centre with a sports injury clinic, open to staff, students and external athletes/clients

• Sport massage rooms/clinic therapy rooms

• Six BASES-accredited laboratories including molecular and cellular labs, and biomechanics labs with 3D camera system

• Human Performance Centre

• New strength and conditioning facility

• Community Exercise Clinic, run by staff and students

Industry links
Benefit from supervised placement opportunities including Luton Town FC, MK Dons FC, Ampthill & District RUFC, Bedford Blues RUFC, Bedfordshire County Cricket, Oaklands College Sports Academies, Samuel Whitbread School and many others. We are official partners of Luton Town FC and Bedford Blues RFC as well as other sporting organisations.

Your student experience
This course is unique in that it’s taught over four semesters, allowing you to study the theory and practical skills required to be a sports rehabilitation specialist before you apply them through our integrated work placement and dissertation units.

In the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey 2024, our sport sciences and biosciences courses rank 6th in their subject field for sense of community.

While you study, take up the opportunity to undertake an additional qualification: the Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport (PHICIS) Level 2 course.

Benefit from industry links that include schools and colleges; borough councils; Bedfordshire Police; Luton Town FC; MK Dons; Ampthill Rugby Club; Bedford Blues; Northampton Saints; Bedfordshire County Cricket; Bedfordshire Police; Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue; and Bedford Borough Council.

Attend our ISPAR seminar series and gain work-related insights from visiting industry speakers. Past speakers include Jack Wells (PGA); Akash Modhwadia (Strength and conditioning coach at MK Dons); Marsha Brierley (behaviour change practitioner at Buckinghamshire Public Health); Mark Finney (former head of S&C at Northampton Saints); and Phil Pask (former head of physio for England Rugby).

Field trips include St George’s Park, Burton-on-Trent, the home of England Football; King’s College, London; Luton Town FC; Northampton Saints physio centre; National Rehabilitation Centre; and MoD Rehabilitation Centre.