Sport Rehabilitation (with integrated foundation year)
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
Must pass all 60 credits, 45 at level 3
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Scottish Higher
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About this course
**Course Overview**
Want a career helping everyone from the occasional jogger to elite professional athlete recover from injury and get back to peak performance?
On our course, you’ll learn to work collaboratively with other healthcare and sport-related professionals, just as you would in a sports rehabilitation role, which will also be a great boost to your CV.
Well, whether you want employment in the NHS, with professional sports clubs or as a consultant, we’ll help ensure you develop all the knowledge and skills you need to become a fully trained British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT) sports rehabilitator.
Our foundation course will enable you to acquire the core skills needed to progress onto the full degree programme.
**Why Choose University of Cumbria**
Our course is designed so you gain high-quality profession-specific training to prevent, assess, diagnose and treat sports and physical activity-related injuries.
And, with academic theory backed up with hands-on practice in our multi-million- pound sports complex, rehabilitation gyms and dedicated sports laboratories, we’ll teach you all you need to secure employment in this dynamic profession.
You’ll be living in a vibrant student city by the spectacular north west coastline. And, within an hour of the Lake District National Park and the big cities of Manchester and Liverpool. So, whether you want lively or leisurely, you’re within reach of both.
- We have good industry links with professional sports clubs
- Our contacts and partnerships give you great placement and job prospects
- Great tutor support and we get to know you because our seminar sizes are small
- 400 hours of placement in sports clubs, hospitals and clinics for BASRaT accreditation
- Taught by tutors with a wealth of experience in professional sport and sport rehabilitation
- Tutors are involved in international research, which keeps your learning up to date
- More than 20 years excelling in sport-related degrees
- Develop confident rehabilitation skills to a standard expected by employers
- Gain professional opportunities, including Kinesiology Tape and gym instruction
- Partnerships with local leisure centres (Including Salt Ayre) gives you access to even more sports facilities and rehabilitation experiences
Modules
Foundation Year; Essential Academic Skills • Routes to Success • Applied Practice • Working with Data • Principles of Anatomy & Physiology • Foundations of Sport Rehabilitation *Module availability is subject to validation and student numbers. Years 1-3 modules include; •The Neuro-musculoskeletal System •Biomechanics •Foundations of Sport and Exercise Performance •Introduction to Sport and Exercise Therapy •Complementary Therapies – Therapeutic Massage •Sport and Exercise Physiology •Therapeutic Assessment and Management •Therapeutic Techniques •Exercise Testing and Prescription •Therapeutic Practice •Injury and Rehabilitation •Therapy Practice in Sporting Environments
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One of the fastest growing subjects in the country, the number of sports science graduates went from under 3,000 in 2003 to over 10,000 in 2013. Numbers have fallen slightly since 2015, but we still have over 9,000 graduates in the subject. However, the good news is the country's appetite for good health and fitness - and the adaptability of graduates in the subject - means that sports science grads are less likely than average to be out of work. Sports science graduates, not surprisingly, tend to get jobs in sport, fitness and health - coaching and teaching especially - but they're found all over the economy. Management and business are also popular options for graduates from this subject — and sports science graduates are particularly found where drive, determination and physical fitness are an advantage.
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