Course Summary

This hands-on Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation degree has a practical focus and is ideally suited if you are interested in health, fitness, sports massage, personal training and injury treatment. It will prepare you for a career as a sport and exercise rehabilitator. You will be taught by tutors who have worked in the industry and develop skills such as communication, patient management, professionalism and the ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will complete 400 hours of voluntary work placement in a range of organisations including our on-site Sports Injury Clinic. This course is accredited by the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT). You will have the opportunity to undertake additional qualifications alongside your degree including First Aid, Active IQ Level 2 Fitness Instruction and Level 3 in Personal Training. In your third year of study you will have the chance to complete the Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport course which means you will become BASRaT accredited. Once you complete your degree you may decide to progress onto a physiotherapy or sports therapy Masters degree. You may also wish to apply for roles including sports rehabilitator, rehabilitation therapist, personal trainer or gym instructor within a range of sport settings. A number of our graduates decide to work independently and set up their own clinics

Course Details - Modules

Year One: • Academic Study Skills • Personal Development or Recognition of Prior Learning • Human Anatomy and Physiology • The Fitness Practitioner • Sports Massage • Kinesiology • Sports Injury Management • Research Methods 1 • Work-Related Learning • Clinical Assessment. Year Two: • Peripheral Mobilisations and Advanced Soft Tissue Techniques • Advanced Injury Practitioner • Applied Biomechanics • Psychology of Injury • Injury Treatment Modalities • Exercise and Rehabilitation • Professional Development • Research Methods 2 • Work-Based Learning. Year Three: • Dissertation • Research Methods 3 • Career Development • Clinical Practice and Advanced Trauma • Spinal Mobilisations.

Course Details – Assessment Method

Students are taught through: • Lectures • Seminars • Practical sessions • Workshops • Guest speakers and visits • Independent research • Case studies. Students are assessed through: • Practicals • Portfolios • Presentations • Reports • Projects • Vivas • Exams.

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: CB69

Institution code: N23

Campus Name: Main Site

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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

Please e-mail undergraduate@ncl-coll.ac.uk.


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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

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Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 91%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 0%

Go onto work and study: 0%

Fees and funding

EU 9000.0 Year 1
England 9000.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9000.0 Year 1
Scotland 9000.0 Year 1
Wales 9000.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.

Provider information

Rye Hill Campus
Scotswood Road
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 7SA

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