Course Summary

Injuries are an unwelcome yet somewhat inevitable aspect of professional and competitive sport. Accredited by the Sports Therapy Organisation (STO), this course helps you develop the skills to succeed in all areas of injury management and athlete care. You will practise and develop your skills through our supervised student led sports injury clinic. You will be trained by industry specialists to broaden understanding of the various roles.

Course Details - Modules

The course includes the following subjects: Year 1, anatomy of human movement, sports massage and manual therapy, pathophysiology of sports injuries, clinical assessment of sports injuries, treatment and management of sports injuries, strength and conditioning and injury prevention. Year 2, functional anatomy for Sports Therapy, Sports Therapy clinical practice, advanced manual therapy and injury management, injury rehabilitation and reconditioning, sports nutrition (optional module), emergency trauma and pitchside management (optional module). Benefits: opportunities to treat professional athletes, opportunities to work overseas with European partners, membership of the Sports Therapy Organisation (STO).

Course Details – Assessment Method

Assessment will be through a mixture of practical assessments, in-class tests, coursework (essays and reports), presentations and seminars.

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: C83

Campus Name: Main Site

Campus code:

Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

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


Four GCSEs at Grade C (4) or above including English, Maths and a Science based subject.

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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

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Fees and funding

Republic of Ireland 7450.0 Year 1
England 7450.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 7450.0 Year 1
Scotland 7450.0 Year 1
Wales 7450.0 Year 1
Channel Islands 7450.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.

Provider information

Kings Road
Devonport
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Plymouth
PL1 5QG

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