MSc Sports Therapy

The course prepares students to enter the profession of sports therapy, and graduates become accredited Graduate Sports Therapists. The course delivers competencies to prepare your entry into the profession, such as the prevention examination, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of individuals. The teaching team have extensive experience working clinically across multiple sectors, such as youth through professional and elite sport, industrial, and performing arts.

You will be introduced to postgraduate study and learn to combine theory, hands-on experience, critical reflection, and research evidence to make clinical decisions. You will learn in bespoke sport science and sports therapy teaching suites that facilitate your clinical skills.

Study Style

Throughout the course you will be introduced to content through interactive lectures, seminars, practical sessions, virtual learning environment interaction, and independent study. The course is structured around skills-based, evidence-based, and problem-based learning to aid in the develop of students critical thinking and clinical techniques.

The course is assessed through a range of methods, such as practical exams, portfolios, coursework and presentations. All modules on the course include a practical assessment.

Activities on the course are focused around learning and refining professional clinical skills, and students underpin their studies with practical placement experience. The university has a strong reputation for the sporting achievements of its students and alumni – as a member of this dynamic community you will have access to first-class facilities to complement your studies.