Sports Therapy (Hons) Bournemouth University

Overview

Through the Sports Therapy (Hons) BSc course from Bournemouth University upon graduation you’ll be able to empower sports men, women and children to achieve optimal potential and performance.

The course is split between theoretical and practical elements, and you’ll learn how to provide advice and treatment to manage the individual needs of a person within their sporting environment. This may involve designing and carrying out injury prevention programmes, providing immediate care of injuries and basic life support in recreational, clinical, training and competitive environments.

There will be opportunities to assess and manage sports injuries by providing specialist advice and treatments like sport and remedial massage and musculoskeletal interventions as part of  rehabilitation programmes.

Why study Sports Therapy (Hons) BSc course from Bournemouth University?

• This course is accredited by the Society of Sports Therapists meaning that on successful completion of this course you will be eligible to apply for full membership with them

• Blending theoretical and practical elements – you'll learn how to assess and manage sports injuries, and provide specialist advice and treatments like sport and remedial massage and musculoskeletal interventions

• Our purpose-built facility, the Rehabilitation Suite, has a large number of couches available, with a plethora of equipment, and plenty of space for other activities.

• Lecturers are from a broad range of sporting and sports therapy backgrounds which is fed back into our teaching.

• Placement experience throughout the course means you will gain relevant experience in real sports therapy settings from observation of clinicians to managing a caseload

• We have strong links with sports injury clinics, sports clubs and some of the biggest names in the sports industry to inform our teaching and provide placement opportunities.

Careers

• After graduating, students have a variety of career options open to them. From working as therapy professionals to working in sports and fitness occupations. 

Typical job roles and industries

There are a variety of career options for students once you’ve graduated from this course. These include:

• Working in a sports therapy clinic, either by setting up your own practice or working for others

• Working with all levels of sports teams for both injury prevention and injury rehabilitation

• Working within clinical and NHS settings in roles such as Sport and Exercise Therapist, Musculoskeletal Clinician or Rehabilitation Assistant

• Working in the health and fitness industry.