Sports Therapy

Two years full-time or three years part-time.

It aims to provide knowledge and skills in sports therapy as well as equipping students to respond to challenges within the field of sports therapy and injury rehabilitation. The course is supported by excellent practical facilities based at Moulton College.

The course focuses on the physiological function and response of the body in relation to sport participation and injury, the identification and treatment of sport injuries and the skills required of a practitioner within the injury rehabilitation process. A period of clinical experience in a variety of applied settings is an important element of this course.

Stage one

Students will complete a range of modules including practical modules (e.g sports massage), theoretical modules (e.g anatomy and human movement) and applied modules (e.g Principles of fitness and training).

Stage two

Students will complete various modules, which maintain the same balance of practical, theoretical and applied element, as in stage one. Students will also complete a period of industry experience to complement their learning on the course.

• Unique blend of practical and theoretical modular assessments
• Experienced team of lecturing staff possessing industry links and professional experience of the topic area
• State-of-the-art provision for fitness testing, injury rehabilitation and sports massage

• Anatomy and human movement
• Fitness training
• Industrial experience
• Management of injury
• Nutrition
• Physiological function and response
• Sports massage

The course includes a wide variety of assessment methods including written work, presentations, practicals, and time-constrained assessment. Assessment is continuous throughout the course.

Many potential careers are open to students completing this course. These include opportunities in the area of sports therapy including sports clinics, professional clubs, areas of rehabilitation, performance enhancement, training and fitness and research. Further opportunities could include sports and clinical management, promotion work or sports administrators.