Sports Rehabilitation and Therapy

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This course provides an opportunity for trained practitioners in physiotherapy and physical therapy, to extend their learning within a specific area of sports injuries and rehabilitation.

The programme will allow students to develop detailed anatomical and applied functional knowledge, while enhancing scientific research skills within sports performance evaluation, applications of clinical practice and frameworks for scientific research.

Students may also gain clinical experience within our fully operational and equipped injury and rehabilitation clinic.

The degree is especially ideal for those applicants who are qualified to practice as a physiotherapist in their country, but wish to enhance their employability within this field.

Career opportunities
Successful completion of this course offers significantly improved employment opportunities for practitioners who wish to advance their career in the area of sports injuries and rehabilitation. Many of the most exciting and rewarding roles emerge within individual and team sport, at both professional and amateur level.

There are seven core modules, including a dissertation of around 10,000 words (Sport and Exercise Science Research Dissertation).

Core modules:

* Frameworks for Scientific Research
* Sports Science Skills and Perspectives
* Sport and Clinical Observation Placement
* Rehabilitation for Sport
* Sports Performance Evaluation
* Sport and Exercise Science Research Dissertation
* Applications of Clinical Practice to Sport

It is usually expected that applicants hold a license to practice physiotherapy or related physical therapy. The normal academic standard for entry is a lower second honours degree in physiotherapy. Graduates with related degrees or other suitable qualifications will be considered on an individual basis. Applicants with strong professional experience are also invited to apply. Equivalent overseas qualifications will be accepted and international students are expected to meet the Universitys English qualification requirements. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test: 87 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.