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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
High Wycombe Campus
Full Time
Sep 2027
4 Year
Turn your passion for sport and recovery into a rewarding career. Our Society of Sport Therapists (SST) accredited BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy degree gives you the hands-on experience, knowledge, and industry connections to thrive in the world of sports rehabilitation. Whether you're treating professional athletes or supporting everyday clients, you’ll graduate ready to make an impact.
This course is offered as a four year Foundation Year degree. These degree courses are designed to provide you with the academic skills and confidence necessary to thrive at university. Whether you're looking to bolster your qualifications or refresh your knowledge before starting a full undergraduate programme, our Foundation Years are the perfect first step.
**Why study BSc Sports Therapy?**
**Real-world experience in our on-campus Sports Therapy Clinic**
We’ve invested in state-of-the-art clinical facilities on our High Wycombe Campus, including our student-led Sports and Wellbeing Clinic.
You’ll be able to:
- work with real clients from the local community - including the public, professional athletes, and sports teams – in a clinic setting
- gain valuable experience for your CV
- learn alongside course mates in a supportive, professional environment
- guided by expert and supportive lecturers with clinical experience on hand to answer questions and help you grow in confidence
We also have a Human Performance Lab, a facility designed to test and research the human body. It has been designed to enhance athletes performance through data analysis and can be used to develop the most effective strength and conditioning regime for different body types.
* Industry links and placement opportunities that prepare you for work*
As part of your course, you’ll complete placements in sports therapy settings - putting theory into practice and building your confidence with clients.
You’ll benefit from our on-campus Sports and Wellbeing teaching clinic. We also maintain strong links with:
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital – birthplace of the Paralympics
- Wycombe Hospital
- Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre – home to top-level sport
- Wycombe Wanderers FC
- Norwich City FC
- Reading Ladies FC
- The FA
You may also have opportunities to support major events, such as the London Marathon.
**What will I study?**
On our Society of Sports Therapists (SST) accredited degree, we'll help you gain the skills and experience you need to become a successful sports therapist.
We’ll guide you through the entire process of sports therapy, including injury prevention, assessment, therapeutic treatments, and exercise rehabilitation, preparing you to return clients to fitness and performance safely and effectively.
You’ll cover areas such as:
- human anatomy, biomechanics, and physiology
- injury assessment, treatment techniques, and rehabilitation
- therapeutic interventions and hands-on clinical skills
- exercise science and recovery programming.
We’ll also help you develop the skills to work in private practice or as a freelance sports therapist, including business awareness and client communication.
Foundation Year
This module prepares students entering health and social care, particularly those new to higher education or without traditional entry qualifications, by developing the core academic skills needed for university success. It focuses on critical thinking, academic writing, research, information and digital literacy, numeracy, and effective study and time management skills to build confidence and support long-term academic achievement.
Foundation Year
This module supports students entering health and social care by developing essential personal and interpersonal skills, particularly for those new to university or without traditional qualifications. It focuses on self-awareness, resilience, goal setting, communication, teamwork, and collaborative problem-solving to prepare students for both academic success and effective practice in health and social care settings.
Foundation Year
The module is designed to prepare foundation students to communicate effectively as health and social care professionals. The module will consider anti-discriminatory language, conflict resolution and communicating with patients, service users and people with lived experience who are disengaged. Communication styles, models in relation to verbal, non-verbal and written communication will be covered.
Foundation Year
This module introduces the principles of evidence-based practice, helping students develop the skills to identify, appraise, and apply reliable research to support high-quality care. It explores research methods, the role of evidence in decision-making and policy development, and ethical considerations, preparing students to critically evaluate and improve practice in future health and social care roles.
Foundation Year
This module develops students’ enquiry, critical thinking, independent learning, and collaborative skills through a discipline-specific group project based on a person-centred healthcare scenario. By the end of the module, students will have strengthened their academic, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, providing a solid foundation for future study and careers in healthcare.
Foundation Year
This module introduces students to the ethical principles and theories that underpin professional practice across a range of health and social care disciplines. It develops students’ understanding of ethical decision-making, moral responsibility, and effective communication, preparing them to navigate ethical challenges in their future professional roles.
This module will provide a detailed review of the musculoskeletal architecture of the human body. Identifying the roles and functions of the main bones, ligaments, tendons and muscles. You’ll align this knowledge to consider and analyse the anatomical functions of movements in the cardinal planes, axis and basic sporting techniques.
This module will begin by providing an overview of the anatomy and physiology of multiple physiological systems both at rest, and during exercise. You’ll study how they interact to preserve homeostasis and be assessed on their understanding of how physiology can affect health and wellbeing in the general population.
This module is designed to give you an insight into the fundamentals of Sports Therapy and will cover the key concepts, theories and techniques which underpin effective S&C practice. In addition, you’ll also gain an overview of the core competencies, knowledge, and professional standard requirements of the contemporary S&C practitioner.
This module will introduce you to the foundations of Sports Therapy. It will combine the development of interpersonal and professional skills related to the working within a dynamic Professional Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) through applied practice. These include; soft tissue massage, assessment and examination of peripheral limbs, first aid and basic life support.
The module is designed to introduce the principles and practices of academic practice and academic research in the sports domain. You’ll review the key components of empirical research before gathering hands on experience of planning and conducting simple field-based case studies.
This module provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental principles of sports biomechanics, focusing on the theoretical and mathematical basis of movement analysis and physical forces in sports. You’ll develop a solid understanding of kinematics and kinetics, projectile motion, fluid mechanics, and basic biomechanical assessments. Additionally, you’ll begin to develop essential presentation skills relevant to delivering research findings in a research or poster conference format.
This module aims to provide you with the knowledge needed to produce research of sufficient quality to make a valuable contribution to the sport industry. You’ll study the conceptual issues and practical considerations through the entire process of research, including the underlying philosophical debates about the nature of knowledge.
Exercise physiology is the study of the body's metabolic response to short-term and adaptations to long-term physical activity. This module covers the basics of structured exercise training, physiological testing/monitoring for a range of sports, and how individual bodies are affected by exposure to extreme environments when training within them.
This module will provide you with an understanding of theory and practical concepts underpinning sport and exercise to prevent or rehabilitate from common injuries. You’ll learn and be able to implement effective and efficient exercise-based rehabilitation programs through knowledge, application, and analysis.
This module will provide you with a grounding in how motion can interact to influence overall performance. Consider the mechanical factors which impact both linear and angular movement within sport, reviewing the methods for calculating distance/displacement and subsequent kinematic parameters, before assessing the role of forces in the production of movement.
This module will provide you with the clinical reasoning and application skills to assess, manage and treat a range of lower limb injuries and conditions. From gaining knowledge in pathophysiology, epidemiology and aetiological, you’ll develop critical decision-making skills to plan and implement an effective assessment and treatment plan from a selection of evidenced based strategies.
This module will provide you with the understanding, knowledge, clinical reasoning and application skills to assess, manage and treat a range of upper limb and spinal injuries and conditions. From gaining knowledge in pathophysiology, epidemiology and aetiological, you’ll develop critical decision-making skills to plan and implement an effective assessment and treatment plan from a selection of evidenced based strategies.
This module provides you with an exciting opportunity to conduct a substantial independent project, under the guidance of a supervisor, that addresses an issue of relevance to your professional interest. The topic must be appropriate to the course as negotiated with the course team and show relevance to real world issues.
This module aims to give you the opportunity to develop practice through experiential learning in a sport, exercise and health environment via work placements and/or the University’s Centre. You will be required to complete a minimum of 200 hours of supervised clinical sports therapy practice to meet the requirements of the professional body.
This module aims to give you the opportunity to develop your abilities in the care of an injured person. It will require you to discriminate between different management approaches to the treatment of injury based on literature. Special interest will be given to the domains of special populations, illness, disease, health and wellbeing.
This module aims to give you the opportunity to learn about the different members of the multidisciplinary team and how they interact with each other for the benefit of the patient. You’ll be taught about key specialities within musculoskeletal medicine and discuss common injuries and rehabilitation in the afore-mentioned populations. In addition, you’ll explore a selection of evidence based advance sports therapy techniques/skills which will build upon the skills and knowledge you’ve already gained.
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