About the Course

This industry-accredited course is designed to give you the high-quality, profession-specific training you need to be able to prevent, assess, diagnose and treat sports- and physical activity-related injuries. Your learning is hands-on with over 400 hours of practice placement across a range of settings.

The degree focuses on developing your practical skills while teaching you how to apply theory to underpin clinical reasoning. Study and practice areas may include gym instruction, sports massage and manual therapies as well as anatomy, biomechanics, human physiology and different types of injury.

You put your learning into practice via case scenarios; on-site practice opportunities; work-based placement with industry experts, some of whom are graduates of this course; and student learning trips. You may work with professional athletes, members of the public and University staff as well as fellow students to improve quality of life and return to normal physical function.

Why choose this course?

• The course is accredited by British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT) and, upon graduation, you can apply for graduate membership and use the professional title of Graduate Sport Rehabilitator (GSR)
• As a Higher Education Partner of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), our courses allow you to work towards many sport and physical activity professional standards
• You use industry-standard equipment and techniques in our state-of-the-art learning environment that includes sports therapy and rehabilitation clinics; an on-site community exercise clinic; and gym facilities
• You complete a minimum of 400 hours of practice placement in a range of different settings from elite professional sports teams to private clinics and independent practitioners
• You benefit from learning a range of transferable skills valued by employers

I have been a Lecturer in Sports Therapy within a number of educational settings since 2006, having qualified with a degree in Sports & Exercise Science with History from the University of Liverpool and a BSc in Sports Therapy from the, then named, University of Luton. Since gaining a PGCE, and MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine, I have developed a keen interest in the Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training and its beneficial adaptation to athlete recovery through rehabilitation. I became a full-time Lecturer in Sports Therapy at the University of Bedfordshire in 2018. I love teaching, delivering practical manual therapy sessions; and the community morale; which I strive to develop with my students to achieve high levels of engagement across the course. I find a creative and innovative approach to teaching is the most beneficial way of motivating and driving my students to achieve highly in a very competitive industry.