Sports Therapy (Including Placement Year)
University of Essex
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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University of Essex

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OCT-26

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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University of Essex

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Start date

OCT-26

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Colchester Campus

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Sandwich

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OCT-26

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4 Years

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Our BSc Sports Therapy provides you with the knowledge base to underpin your practical skills and expertise in order to become eligible to register as a sports therapist. Our course focuses on employability and self-development, supporting you to become an autonomous practitioner upon graduation, confident in your practice yet aware of the need for continuing professional development.Our course builds on the experience of delivering sports therapy. You develop a range of treatment options ...Read more

Our BSc Sports Therapy provides you with the knowledge base to underpin your practical skills and expertise in order to become eligible to register as a sports therapist. Our course focuses on employability and self-development, supporting you to become an autonomous practitioner upon graduation, confident in your practice yet aware of the need for continuing professional development.Our course builds on the experience of delivering sports therapy. You develop a range of treatment options including electrotherapy, exercise therapy and manual therapies. In your final year, you will complete 200 hours of supervised clinical placements in our Sports Therapy Clinic and through external teams and clubs. During these placements, you will work and be supervised as Sports Therapists, practising elements of the profession that you have been taught.

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73/279
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
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42nd
CUG Ranking
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Source: Complete University Guide 2026
29th
What students say
M
Malik
27 Feb 26

It has great facilities, good lecturers, good sources of entertainment..Read more

SR
Student Reviewer
26 Feb 26

The community and facilities are great, the university truly cares about their student population and put effort into checking in on them...Read more

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112 - 120 Grades / Points required

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£20,500 per year

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Full time annual fee would be 20500, Student would pay 4100 in their year of Placement/sandwich. Living and accommodation costs (per year, approximately)- 8,776 – 14,995

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M
Malik
27 Feb 26
Sports Therapy
It has great facilities, good lecturers, good sources of entertainment...
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SR
Student Reviewer
26 Feb 26
Sports Therapy
The community and facilities are great, the university truly cares about their student population and put effort into checking in on them....
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University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park Colchester Essex CO4 3SQ United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Hythe   0.6 miles away

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