Course Summary

**Course overview** - Learn about the theory and practice of care, management and rehabilitation on our Sports Therapy Foundation Entry degree. - Foundation Entry degree courses are ideal if you’ve got the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly join an honours programme. It’s a great stepping stone to a full degree. - All our degree courses are underpinned by high quality research as well as placement opportunities with leading sports organisations, from Super League and national rugby clubs to Premier League football clubs across the country. **Why study with us** - The course brings together the fields of physiology, psychology, pathology, exercise rehabilitation and manual therapies. - You’ll learn about getting people back to fitness and functionality after a sporting injury. - You’ll also gain experience of the role of manual therapy, massage and sports specific exercise as therapeutic components of a rehabilitation programme

Course Details - Modules

Year 1: Essential Literature for Sport, Tourism and The Outdoors, Fundamentals of Sport, Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, The Basis of Human Movement, Professional Work Environments for STO, Study Skills for Lifelong Learning, Volunteering and Safety Management Year 2: Anatomy, Research Methods and Evidence Based Practice1, Fundamentals of Movement and Exercise, Physiology and Pathology for Sports Therapists, Foundations in Sports Therapy, Management, Treatment and Referral in Sports Injuries Year 3: Soft Tissue Therapy and Practice, Screening Techniques for Sports Injury Prevention, Manual Therapy for Sports Injuries, Rehabilitation of Sports Injury, Functional Anatomy and Pathology in Assessment, Research Methods and Evidence Based Practice 2 (e-learning option part time) Year 4: Compulsory Modules; Sports Therapy and Clinical Practice, Management of Sports Injuries in Specific Populations, Complete Management of an Injured Athlete, Applied Strength and Conditioning for Sports Therapists. Optional Module from a choice of: Dissertation Or Research Project. With one of the following:- Skills for Leadership and Business, Advances in Fitness Training, Industry Based Experience

Course Details – Assessment Method

Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

The Society of Sports Therapists

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: C633

Institution code: C30

Campus Name: Main Site

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Foundation

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

64 UCAS points at A2 including Biology, Physical Education or Sports & Exercise Sciences

including Biology, Physical Education or Sports & Exercise Sciences

64 UCAS points including Biology, Physical Education or Sports & Exercise Sciences

64 UCAS points including Biology, Physical Education or Sports & Exercise Sciences

64 UCAS points including Biology, Physical Education or Sports & Exercise Sciences

Science preferable - Biology, Physical Education, Sport & Exercise Science

including Biology, Physical Education or Sports & Exercise Sciences

Pass IB Diploma including 64 UCAS points from Higher Level subjects, including HL Biology, Physical Education or Sports & Exercise Sciences

including Biology, Physical Education or Sports & Exercise Sciences

64 UCAS points including Biology, Physical Education or Sports & Exercise Sciences

including Biology, Physical Education or Sports & Exercise Sciences

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

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IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Unistats information

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Fees and funding

England 6000.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 6000.0 Year 1
Scotland 6000.0 Year 1
Wales 6000.0 Year 1
Channel Islands 6000.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Please note fees for the foundation year will be £6,000, and then £9,250 per year for the remainder of the course. *subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate

Provider information

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Preston
PR1 2HE

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