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Sports Therapy BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Sports Therapy BSc (Hons)
Our innovative, practice-based Sports Therapy course is a chance for you to develop specialist skills in the prevention, treatment, management and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries. Underpinned by sports medicine and sport and exercise science, this course is accredited by The Society of Sports Therapists. This ensures that the knowledge and competencies you gain during your time on the course are aligned with professional industry standards.
You will learn with a dynamic, expert and research-rich team of sports therapists, health professionals and sports scientist...
Our innovative, practice-based Sports Therapy course is a chance for you to develop specialist skills in the prevention, treatment, management and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries. Underpinned by sports medicine and sport and exercise science, this course is accredited by The Society of Sports Therapists. This ensures that the knowledge and competencies you gain during your time on the course are aligned with professional industry standards.<br/><br/>You will learn with a dynamic, expert and research-rich team of sports therapists, health professionals and sports scientists, enabling you to gain a holistic education in sports therapy. Upon successful completion of the programme, you will be fully equipped with the clinical skills to work with professional sports teams, as well as with individual elite performers. Alternatively, you may wish to work in private practice, treating a wide variety of individuals in a musculoskeletal injury clinic.<br/><br/>You will cover all competencies required by The Society of Sports Therapists, such as examination, assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, delivery of soft tissue therapies, peripheral and vertebral joint mobilisations, sport and exercise rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, and trauma management to name a few.<br/><br/>There will be compulsory work placements built into all three years of your course providing you with invaluable real-life, hands-on learning. These will include both internal and external opportunities with sporting teams and musculoskeletal injury clinics. Additionally, you can opt to complete a 12 month placement (sandwich course), which could either be within the UK or abroad.<br/><br/>By studying this course, you’ll split your time between our recently extended £71 million campus in Edgbaston, Birmingham, and the world-class Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr, Birmingham which contain our state-of-the-art sport and exercise laboratory, sports therapy rooms, cutting-edge resources and a designated sports area. The Stadium was home to the Commonwealth Games in summer 2022, and the University is investing an additional £5m in areas across both main stands which will be home to our students.<br/><br/>**£1,000 scholarships for 2025/26**<br/><br/>If you apply to BCU by 30 June 2025, you could be eligible for one of our £1,000 scholarships:<br/>- Accelerate – if you are from a lower income family or household<br/><br/><br/>- High Achievers’ – if you achieve 144 UCAS points or more from your main three qualifications<br/><br/><br/>For full details and terms, visit www.bcu.ac.uk/scholarships
Course Information
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2025
Campus
City South Campus, Edgbaston
Application Details
29 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
C630
Institution Code
B25
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
104
Please note: If you qualify for our BCU Accelerate scheme, you could receive an offer that is two grades below our normal entry requirements. If your level 3 qualifications do not meet the UCAS tariff for this course, you may be offered a place on our Foundation Year instead. You do not need to submit a separate application but will automatically be considered for this if your predicted grades fall below the UCAS entry tariff.
Scottish Higher
104 UCAS Tariff points from three Advanced Highers (CDD) or two Advanced Highers (DD) plus two Highers (CC). Required subjects: Sport, Health or Science subject at Higher level or above.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass with 60 credits, 45 credits at level 3. Accepted subjects: Science.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
28
Obtain a minimum of 28 points overall. Required subjects: One of Biology, Chemistry or Physics at Higher level. For students who do not already hold a GCSE in Mathematics at grade C/4 or above, grade 5 in Maths (Standard level) from the IB Diploma will be accepted. For students who do not already hold a GCSE in English Language at grade C/4 or above, English Language (Standard level) from the IB Diploma will be accepted. For English A, this must be grade 4 or above; for English B, this must be grade 5.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
104 UCAS tariff points. Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications. Extended Diploma - accepted subjects: Sport and Exercise Science, Applied Science, Sporting Excellence and Performance, Sport, Fitness and Personal Training, or Sport. Extended Certificate - accepted subjects: BTEC Extended Certificate only considered if there are 120 credits in the 'Anatomy and Physiology' unit. Excluded subjects: BTEC Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching & Development.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Minimum of 104 UCAS tariff points, achieved in five Higher level subjects. Required subjects: Sport, Health or a Science subject related subject at Higher level.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE English Language or English Literature and GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above. If you do not have these or are not undertaking them, we accept other level 2 equivalents, or we may ask you to pass BCU's GCSE equivalency tests.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
104 UCAS tariff points. Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications. Extended Diploma - accepted subjects: Sport and Exercise Science, Applied Science, Sporting Excellence and Performance, Sport, Fitness and Personal Training, or Sport. Extended Certificate - accepted subjects: BTEC Extended Certificate only considered if there are 120 credits in the 'Anatomy and Physiology' unit. Excluded subjects: BTEC Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching & Development.
Scottish Advanced Higher
104 UCAS Tariff points from three Advanced Highers (CDD) or two Advanced Highers (DD) plus two Highers (CC). Required subjects: Sport, Health or Science subject at Higher level or above.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
104 UCAS tariff points. Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications. Extended Diploma - accepted subjects: Sport and Exercise Science, Applied Science, Sporting Excellence and Performance, Sport, Fitness and Personal Training, or Sport. Extended Certificate - accepted subjects: BTEC Extended Certificate only considered if there are 120 credits in the 'Anatomy and Physiology' unit. Excluded subjects: BTEC Extended Diploma in Sports Coaching & Development.
A level
B,C,C
104 UCAS tariff points from three A Levels. Grades BCC (or equivalent). Required subjects: Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Applied Sciences, Psychology or Physical Education at A Level grade C or above. Excluded subjects: General Studies; Critical Thinking; Extended Project.
T Level
M
Merit overall. Accepted subjects: Science.
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
| EU, International | £17,690 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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