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Sports and Exercise Therapy

Entry requirements


A level

B,B,C

to include A Levels in Science, Mathematics, PE or Psychology but to exclude General Studies

Pass Access to HE Diploma in with a minimum of 112 UCAS Tariff points to include Science, Mathematics, PE or Psychology but to exclude General Studies

GCSE/National 4/National 5

The University normally requires Mathematics/Numeracy and English at Grade C/4 or above, or their equivalent, but consideration is given to individual circumstances.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DMM

to include Science, Mathematics, PE or Psychology but to exclude General Studies

T Level

M

Passing the T Level with Merit to include Science, Mathematics, PE or Psychology but to exclude General Studies

UCAS Tariff

112

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

C

and BB at A Level to include Science, Mathematics, PE or Psychology but to exclude General Studies

About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Sports therapy

A Graduate Sports Therapist is a muscloskeletal clinician with expertise in the sports and exercise environment.

Aimed at students with an interest in working with sports and exercise injuries, this course will teach you to assess, diagnose, treat, rehabilitate and prevent injuries to the musculoskeletal system.

As an accredited degree, graduates are entitled to full professional membership of the Society of Sports Therapists. In addition to the BSc (Hons) degree, students can gain valuable experience working with individual athletes and sports teams at USW and with external placement providers.

At level 4 you will start your clinical studies with basic pitchside first aid, functional anatomy, introduction to clinical assessment, screening and soft tissue techniques. You will gain experience working with our university sports teams and through our popular sports massage clinic.

At level 5 you will be taught to assess and diagnose injuries to the spine and peripheral joints, use a number of treatment methods to reduce pain and improve range of movement and function, and finally, by the end of your second year you will be competent in early to intermediate stage rehabilitation. You will gain even more experience in our fully supervised sports injury clinic where you will apply all of your new skills under the watch of our experienced clinical staff.

In your final year, you will complete a dissertation in an area of your choice. You will also study a clinical placement module, late to predischarge rehabilitation and prevention module and sports trauma management.

All of your clinical modules are joined with our BASES endorsed sport and exercise science modules such as exercise physiology and biomechanics at each year of study.

As a member of the Society of Sports Therapists you are covered to work (after graduating) anywhere in the world with the exception of the USA and Canada (due to NATA licensing laws).

The Uni


Course location:

Pontypridd

Department:

Health, Sport & Professional Practice

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88%
Sports therapy

How do students rate their degree experience?

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Sport and exercise sciences

Teaching and learning

87%
Staff make the subject interesting
93%
Staff are good at explaining things
85%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
84%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

81%
Library resources
82%
IT resources
86%
Course specific equipment and facilities
79%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

100%
UK students
0%
International students
41%
Male students
59%
Female students
59%
2:1 or above
16%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

D
C
C

After graduation


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Sport and exercise sciences

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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