Overview
The study of the effects of exercise and recovery from injury has given practitioners a greater understanding of how a health care practitioner can help the human body to perform and recover. Our sport and exercise rehabilitation graduates are in high demand, able to support people to reach their peak potential.
Why study BSc Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation at Middlesex University?
We focus on increasing your critical awareness of the current trends in sport and exercise rehabilitation, and build your confidence to apply these pioneering advancements to the workplace. Sport rehabilitation research is consistently focused on improving athletic performance and reducing injury risk. You will study at the heart of this research, building the knowledge and skills to implement rehabilitation programmes, to return athletes to optimum fitness.
You will complete 400 hours of placement within the course in a variety of settings including charity events such as the London Marathon, elite sports clubs and academy’s and Physiotherapy clinics.
This course is accredited by BASRAT who have recently been successful in their application to join the Voluntary Health Care Professions council Register, who have created an accredited voluntary register for graduates. This move will enhance your credibility in the sport rehabilitation field and will further improve your graduate employment opportunities.
The course is also accredited by the Sports Massage Association which means you will have the opportunity to be qualified up to a level 4 standard Sports Massage Therapist within the course.
Course highlights
We nurture determined, professional graduate sports rehabilitators, primed with the technical skills, and scientific knowledge, to work across the spectrum of rehabilitation and fitness professions
Our state-of-the-art sports facilities at Allianz Park are unique, and include clinical teaching rooms, sports injury clinic, rehabilitation, conditioning, and health and fitness suites and research labs
With staff working within the industry and previous students that have gone on to gain employment, we have a variety of placements opportunities for students including those working in elite sport
Our staff are active sports medicine professionals; many are sport rehabilitators and physiotherapists at the national and international level
As a student of this course you'll receive a free electronic textbook for every module.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1
Pathology, Classification and Mechanism of Injury (15 credits) - Compulsory
Fundamentals of Training Principles in Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation (15 credits) - Compulsory
Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Science (30 credits) - Compulsory
Anatomy, Client Assessment and Sports Massage (30 credits) - Compulsory
Professional Skills and Work Based Practice (30 credits) - Compulsory
Year 2
Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition (15 credits) - Compulsory
Corrective Exercise Based Rehabilitation (15 credits) - Compulsory
Pitch Side and Immediate Care (15 credits) - Compulsory
Introduction to Therapeutic Modalities (15 credits) - Compulsory
Advanced Soft Tissue Techniques (15 credits) - Compulsory
Clinical Biomechanics (15 credits) - Compulsory
Research Methods (30 credits) - Compulsory
Year 3
Work Based Practice (15 credits) - Compulsory
Advanced Client Care (30 credits) - Compulsory
Advanced Rehabilitation and Performance Programming (30 credits) - Compulsory
Dissertation (30 credits) - Compulsory
Modules for direct entry onto year 2 or 3 differ from those listed above. For details please visit the course page on Middlesex University’s website.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
C604
Institution code:
M80
Campus Name:
Hendon Campus
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
including a C or above in Science or PE
including 32 points in a Science subject or PE
in a related subject
in a related subject
We have a personalised admissions approach in which we make fair, but aspirational offers to our applicants. We feel it’s important that you continue to aim high and achieve great results. If you don’t quite make the grades you hoped to, we’ll look at more than your qualifications when making our final decision. We’ll take into consideration any barriers you may have faced in your learning, especially with potential disruption due to the coronavirus, your achievements in other areas and your personal statement. At Middlesex, we’ll always aim to be as flexible as possible. We pride ourselves on how we recognise potential in our applicants, and support them to succeed in the future.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course