Sport Therapy And Rehabilitation With Foundation Year (Hons) University of Derby

Overview

Our  Sport Therapy And Rehabilitation With Foundation Year (Hons) delivered at  University of Derby  teaching team has vast professional experience in sports therapy and rehabilitation. Staff have forged extensive links with local sports clubs and private sports injury clinics which allow students to benefit from fantastic hands-on placements in their final year of study.   

Key facts

• Choose a course recognised for its high academic quality; this course is accredited by The Society of Sports Therapists

• Complete over 200 hours of clinical placements to gain hands-on experience of the profession and apply theory to practice

• Build a thorough understanding of the rehabilitation process, including manual therapy techniques, exercise therapy and sports massage

• Have the opportunity to work at national sporting events to gain experience in the industry

• Make the most of our specialist clinical space and other facilities 

• Be inspired by our enthusiastic and expert staff who boast a wealth of professional experience working with elite athletes

Careers

• Because this course is aligned to the professional guidelines set out by The Society of Sports Therapists, you’ll be fully prepared to go into practice as an injury and exercise-based rehabilitation and fitness specialist. You can also progress to roles working in multi-disciplinary or inter-disciplinary healthcare teams.
• Your qualification also puts you on the pathway to postgraduate education, including the exciting and innovative masters courses available at Derby. You could consider our MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Science - which also has a psychology pathway, or our MSc Clinical Exercise Science programme.