
Sport Rehabilitation (with integrated foundation year) BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Sport Rehabilitation (with integrated foundation year) BSc (Hons)
You’re the difference between the motivation to push on and old habits, a dream realised and one prematurely ended. You’re ambitious – that’s why on this foundation course we will give you the support and opportunities you need to become your best.
Our sport rehabilitation foundation degree will help you on your way to achieving this full degree, accredited by both BASRaT and CIMSPA and designed to give you the industry knowledge, skills and employment prospects for you to kickstart your career as an accredited professional.
What’s more, our sport courses are ranke...
You’re the difference between the motivation to push on and old habits, a dream realised and one prematurely ended. You’re ambitious – that’s why on this foundation course we will give you the support and opportunities you need to become your best.<br/><br/>Our sport rehabilitation foundation degree will help you on your way to achieving this full degree, accredited by both BASRaT and CIMSPA and designed to give you the industry knowledge, skills and employment prospects for you to kickstart your career as an accredited professional.<br/><br/>What’s more, our sport courses are ranked 1st in the North West for continuation and 2nd in the North West for career prospects (Guardian University Guide 2023 Results).<br/><br/><strong>Course Overview</strong><br/>If you are passionate about pursuing a career as a sports rehabilitation professional but do not have the required qualifications for direct entry, our sport rehabilitation degree with an integrated foundation year offers a supportive alternative route into higher education.<br/><br/>On this four-year course, you’ll learn to prevent, examine and treat sports-related injuries whilst developing the skills to become an independent learner and practitioner. You’ll undertake a minimum of 400 hours of work experience, with opportunities including supporting runners taking part in the Brathay 10 marathons in 10 days event and our sports injury clinics.<br/><br/>You’ll receive knowledge and insight from industry-sourced professionals and have access to facilities including our rehabilitation clinic, strength and conditioning room, and biomechanics and physiology laboratories. You can also pursue your interests with our support. Industry links, including top-flight football teams, will help fast-track your job hunt.<br/><br/><strong>On this course you will</strong><br/>• Develop your knowledge and build a solid foundation of the core skills needed to progress from the sports rehabilitation foundation year onto the full degree programme.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Develop hands-on techniques, learning skills such as sports massage, musculoskeletal injury assessment, and joint mobilisations and manipulations.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Become creative in your ability to devise and implement functional and sport-specific exercise rehabilitation to restore athletes, from recreational up to elite levels of performance.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Put theory into practice by completing placements early on in your studies. Past students have worked with professional sports teams, sports rehabilitation clinics, fitness centres, and the NHS.<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Complete a range of courses and qualifications to enhance your CV, including Rocktape, Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport, and a CIMSPA endorsed Strength & Conditioning Trainer qualification.<br/><br/>
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
14/09/2026
Campus
Lancaster
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
C630
Institution Code
C99
Points of Entry
Foundation
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
48
Potential to succeed can be measured in a number of ways including academic qualifications and skills obtained outside academic study such as work experience. You can find out more about the tariff and qualification options from the UCAS tariff table. Please check selection criteria for any additional entry requirements.
Scottish Higher
D,D,D,D
Access to HE Diploma
P:45
Must pass all 60 credits, 45 at level 3
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
PPP
A level
A
T Level
Pass (D or E)
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