Overview

The Sports Therapy (Hons) programme from University of Hertfordshire offers a sandwich year enabling you to go on a full year placement to gain invaluable clinical experience with professional sports teams, either within the UK or overseas.

Additional opportunities include:

Visits to observe human dissections

Massaging at events such as the London Marathon

Presenting research at national conferences

First aid cover at events

Sandwich Year and Work Placement opportunities

Use of The Clinical Simulation Centre within the Sports Trauma Management module, a state-of-the-art facility which provides a realistic environment where necessary skills can be practiced

Personal tutor scheme

First Aid at Work Certification

Level 2 Fitness Instructor Additional Course

Opportunities to support research

What's next for my career?

The Sports Therapy degree has led graduates to a wide variety of employments. Opportunities may be found working with professional sports teams, in independent sports injury clinics, in health centres and gyms, or on a self-employed basis.

In addition, graduates have gone on to study for a MSc or PhD, complete a PGCE to become a teacher, or found opportunities with athletes with disabilities or in schools and youth sport.

The skills that are developed throughout the course give the graduate many choices as to where to take their career, with the strong vocational element of the degree and the extensive clinical experience giving a head start in the jobs market.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Exercise Prescription and Fitness Testing

Musculoskeletal Anatomy

Examination and Management of Lower Limb Sports Injuries

Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation

Therapeutic Modalities

Exercise and Environmental Physiology

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hatfield, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Sport and Exercise Science View 591 other Bachelors in Sport and Exercise Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

120

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TOEFL^® IBT

72

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

UCAS points

112– 120

A Level

BBC–BBB to include grade C in A Level Biology or other relevant life science (acceptable A levels: Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Applied Science, Physical Education, Sports Studies, Sports Science or Psychology)

BTEC

DMM–DDM

BTEC Sport and Exercise Science or Applied Science Extended Diploma at DMM.

BTEC Sport Extended Diploma (RQF 2016) at DMM (With merits achieved in the following modules – Principles of Anatomy and Physiology in Sport, The Physiology of Fitness and Fitness Testing for Sport and Exercise).

Accepted T Levels

112–120 UCAS points

Access Course Tariff

Applicants must be studying a science based access course.

Access to health, health and care, health professions, beauty therapy for example are NOT acceptable.

IB requirement

112–120 points with a minimum of two Higher level subjects including a Science subject at Higher Level 4 or above.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17450 GBP / year

≈ 17450 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part time

UK: £1190 per 15 credits

International: £2180 per 15 credits

Living costs

Hatfield

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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