Clinical Exercise Therapy (With Foundation Year) Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

This course gives you the skills and evidence-based knowledge you need to progress into a career as a graduate clinical exercise therapist (GCET). You apply your knowledge and skills through a minimum of 150 hours of work-based learning opportunities in a range of settings. This includes our on-site Community Exercise Clinic, working with a range of clinical populations including neurological, cardiac, dementia and hypotensive, with further work-based placement opportunities with industry experts.

Foundation Year\
Whether you’re returning to learning and require additional help and support to up-skill, or if you didn’t quite meet the grades to pursue an undergraduate course, taking a Foundation Year can provide a fantastic entry route to a degree-level qualification. The Foundation Year supports you to build up your academic writing skills and numeracy while exploring a range of subject-specific content so you are fully prepared for the core three-year course. You will need to successfully complete the Foundation Year to progress on to the first year of your degree.

Course accreditation/industry endorsement\
Gain additional free qualifications through our partnership with the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) including Gym Instruction, Group Exercise and Working with People with Long Term Conditions. You also have the option to take a further subsidised Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport (PHICIS) Level 2 qualification.

Facilities and specialist equipment\
State-of-the-art sports therapy and rehabilitation MSK centre with a sports injury clinic, open to staff, students and external athletes/clients\
On-site community exercise clinic\
Sports massage rooms\
Purpose-built strength and conditioning facility\
Free gym and Olympic weight room\
Sports arena; sports centre; multi-use games areas and other external sports pitches

Partnerships and collaborations\
We are official partners of Luton Town FC and Bedford Blues RFC as well as other sporting organisations in the region such as Bedford Tigers RLFC, MK Dons, Cricket East and Be Active, giving you opportunities to build your employability through work placements. As well as sports clubs and teams, we collaborate with borough councils, academies and schools, Bedfordshire Police, Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue, the Stroke Association and Bedfordshire NHS Trust.

Your student experience\
As well as a highly experienced academic team, you benefit from the guidance of practising therapists, coaches and injury rehabilitation professionals.

Learn in our on-campus [sports therapy and rehabillitation MSK clinic](https://www.beds.ac.uk/howtoapply/departments/school-of-sport-psychology-and-social-science/sports-rehab-clinic/ "Find out more"), [community exercise clinic](https://www.beds.ac.uk/human-performance-centre/exercise-clinic/ "More about our exercise clinic") and gym facilities.

Work with clients with long-term conditions and injuries in our clinics, and use case-study assessments to develop confidence through real experience.

Apply your knowledge and skills through a minimum of 150 hours of work-based learning.

Students benefit from NHS and social-care placement opportunities, working in clinical settings with industry experts such as neurophysiotherapists and clinical exercise physiologists.

Hear from visiting experts in the field of clinical exercise therapy and sport therapy.

Enhance your learning through field trips to destinations such as Luton Town Football Club; Northampton Saints physio centre; and King’s College, London's anatomy rooms.

Take the opportunity to follow a specialism in your final year.

Benefit from the support of your own personal academic tutor who will guide and support you throughout your student journey.

Our Bedford campus is a small, thriving academic community where academic staff get to know you well.