Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Hons) University of Kent

Overview

Reasons to study Sport Therapy and Rehabilitation at Kent

• You’ll complete professional placements to put into practice the skills you learn and make valuable industry contacts.
• Benefit from our new Kent Sport Clinic - the largest in the South East - where under the supervision of a fully qualified member of staff, you’ll get real world experience supporting athletes and the general public.
• You are taught by lecturers with vast experience in sports training, treatment of injuries and rehabilitation.
• Canterbury campus is home to an outstanding sports centre and gym, outdoor pitches, indoor and outdoor tennis and netball courts and plenty of green space as well as more than 60 extra-curricular sports clubs.
• This Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (Hons) programme at University of Kent is accredited by the British Association of Sports Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT). Graduates can apply for accreditation and full membership of BASRaT, the UK regulator for sport rehabilitation.
• If you are already competing at county level or equivalent (at least), you can apply for a sports scholarship from the University.

Careers

You graduate with an excellent grounding in rehabilitation knowledge and extensive hands-on experience. In addition, you also develop the key transferable skills sought by employers, such as:

• excellent communication skills
• work independently or as part of a team
• the ability to solve problems and think analytically
• time management.

This means that our graduates are well equipped for careers across a range of fields and have gone on to work for companies such as The King’s School, NHS, and for Oxford United Football Club.