Sport & Exercise

Any sports professional whose career is not blighted by some kind of injury is extremely fortunate. On this course you learn how to prevent and rehabilitate injuries to ensure that athletes spend more time on the pitch than on the treatment table.

You learn essential skills in collecting, interpreting and reporting the fitness data you acquire in specialist sports laboratories, and probe the psychological factors which can affect an athlete’s performance.

Practical sports therapy techniques are an integral part of your studies, which are honed in our multimillion-pound sports complex that includes a hydrotherapy pool and environmental chamber.

Placement in a sports injury environment exposes you to the complexities of real clinical situations, where you put techniques of rehabilitation, soft tissue massage and vertebral mobilisation into practice, often with Teesside University sports teams.

How you learn

This multidisciplinary degree uses a wide range of learning and teaching methods including clinical-based practical sessions, laboratory work, lectures, seminars, group work and placements. You also have the opportunity to take part in offering University teams a first-aid service at matches, competitions and events. Practice experience is an integral component of this degree programme. In Year 3 you are put in the sports injury environment, where you meet the complexities of real clinical situations. You have to retrieve and synthesise material previously learned in the University setting and integrate it with new information gathered in relation to the patient.

How you are assessed

You are assessed by a combination of written and practical assessments. You are also required to produce a dissertation in your final year of study.

Professional placement

The Clinical Placement module provides the opportunity to gain valuable experience working in a clinical and sporting environment both within the University sports injury clinics and a wide range of external clinics, sports clubs and rehabilitation centres across the North East.

Professional accreditation

This course is formally recognised by the Society of Sports Therapists.

Career opportunities

You'll have all the skills and training you'll need for a career as a sports therapist. You'll also be well prepared for careers in various related areas including the health and fitness industry, research and sport science support.

Entry requirements

A typical offer is 280 tariff points from at least two A levels (or equivalent) - one should be in a sport, science or PE subject. You must also have five GCSEs including English, maths and a science at grade C (or equivalent). We recommend an Access course if you're a mature student.

You also need an enhanced Criminal Records Bureau disclosure.

For additional information please see the standard University entry requirements.

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• Sport & Exercise lecture This lecture is given at the beginning of term two on the level two module “human movement in sport and exercise”. It covers theory and research into the coordination and control of human movement from both a motor learning and a biomechanics perspective. Term two requires students to apply the theory when undertaking a small research project. This podcast gives an overview of term two and what is expected of the students during the research project.
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