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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Teesside University
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation course at Teesside University.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
88 - 112 tariff points from at least 2 A levels (or equivalent) including a sport, science or physical education subject.
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: C630
Here's what Teesside University says about its Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation course.
Course overview: You become a practitioner to assess, treat, manage and prevent an array of musculoskeletal injuries. You help manage pain and dysfunction in sporting and clinical environments for athletes and sedentary people.
The course is accredited by the British Association of Sports Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT), and there are opportunities to complete other vocational certified awards including pre-hospital trauma and gym-based instruction.
The course is a mixture of vocationally relevant skills with academic underpinning, giving you the latest evidence-based practice to facilitate the skills to become a confident, professional and successful rehabilitator. You develop skills in sports massage; hands-on anatomy; manual diagnostic testing; gym-based conditioning and Olympic lifting; biomechanical and physiological screening; land and pool-base rehabilitation; peripheral and spinal mobilisations and trauma care. Academically, you develop key writing, report and statistical skills, while developing a scientific research ability. You are required to complete a CPD portfolio which is an integral part of the programme to enhance your employability skills and help you to meet professional body requirements.
At Teesside you are supported to develop your working practice via internal placements and key links with external professional football, rugby and clinical/health-based placements, giving you exposure to high level industry specific knowledge and facilities. You gain valuable experience in a range of professional environments, from internal sports massage clinics, rehabilitation clinics, pitch-side first aid, external sports teams and musculoskeletal practice.
Our meaningful industry relationships see employers access our facilities and knowledge base because they see it as pivotal to successful outcomes within industry. Your academic team are research and industry active, meaning you benefit from live case research, and cutting-edge developments in sports therapy and rehabilitation. This ensures you develop an evidence-base practice approach to your working practices, meaning you follow the science to help patients safely and effectively.
Top reasons to study this course
- Industry-standard facilities: benefit your learning with our hydrotherapy pool, biomechanical suite, clinical practice setting, sports injury clinic, strength and conditioning spaces and physiology laboratories.
- Experienced teaching team: our academic team are research and industry active, many with practitioner backgrounds.
- Placement opportunities: our range of practice experience ensures you are work-ready.
- Recognition: this course is accredited by the British Association of Sports Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT), with membership offering the ability to work in the United States of America, as well as the United Kingdom.
After the course: You have numerous options available to forge a career. Becoming an accredited member of BASRaT you can work in professional sport, clinical practice or open your own practice. Through registration with governing bodies, you can seek careers specifically within the NHS, Ministry of Defence and numerous sports environments, including rehabilitation, sport, health and exercise. Pursuing an academic route, graduates can consider master’s and PhD-level study, go in to teaching or research.
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Department
Sport and Exercise
Location
Teesside University Middlesbrough Campus | Middlesbrough
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Sport and exercise sciences
• Sports therapy
Start date
September 15, 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
The modules you will study
Access course information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).
How you will be assessed
Access assessment information through Teesside University’s website using the course page link provided (or visit www.tees.ac.uk).
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from Teesside University students who took the Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
92%
med
Teaching on my course
92%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
90%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
98%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
88%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
92%
high
Learning opportunities
90%
high
Learning opportunities
90%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
95%
high
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
92%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
90%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
88%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
82%
med
Assessment and feedback
92%
high
Assessment and feedback
92%
high
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
90%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
90%
med
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
92%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
90%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
95%
high
Academic support
94%
med
Academic support
94%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
98%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
90%
med
Organisation and management
88%
med
Organisation and management
88%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
88%
med
How well organised is your course?
88%
med
Learning resources
88%
med
Learning resources
88%
med
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
85%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
90%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
90%
med
Student voice
91%
high
Student voice
91%
high
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
82%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
95%
high
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
95%
high
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
78%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
89%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
84%
med
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.
89%
high
I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.
94%
high
I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.
94%
high
I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).
72%
high
I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).
94%
high
My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.
78%
med
Student information
The Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation course at Teesside University features content from more than one subject area. Choose an option below to find out about the students taking courses in each of those subject areas at this uni.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
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| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Physical Education | C | |||||
| Psychology | C | |||||
| Biology | C | |||||
| English Language | B | |||||
| Geography | C | |||||
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Physical Education | C | |||||
| Psychology | C | |||||
| Biology | C | |||||
| English Language | B | |||||
| Geography | C | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about Teesside University graduates who took Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
65%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
95%
In work, study or other activity
70%
Say it fits with future plans
80%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
15%
Teaching Professionals
10%
Caring personal services
10%
Natural and social science professionals
10%
Therapy professionals
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from Teesside University graduates who took Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£17.2k
First year after graduation
£21.5k
Third year after graduation
£22.6k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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