BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation at Canterbury Christ Church University

Programme overview

Kickstart your career as a sports therapist with a BSc Sport Therapy and Rehabilitation degree from CCCU.

Faculty: School of Sciences, Psychology, Arts and Humanities, Computing, Engineering, and Sport | Department: Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences | Duration: 3 years (Full-time) | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2026, September 2027 | Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Become an expert in the British Association of Sport Rehabilitator's (BASRaT) key competencies. Get hands-on experience throughout the degree as you help people recover through rehab and therapy. Core modules include Year 1: Soft Tissue Practice, Lower Limb Anatomy, Biomechanics and MSK Injuries, Upper Limb Anatomy, Biomechanics and MSK Injuries, Clinical Skills and Exercise Physiology, Professional Practice 1 - Sports Rehabilitation, Student Success Modules; Year 2: Prevention, Management and Rehabilitation of Peripheral Joints, Examination, Assessment and Treatment of Peripheral Joints, Psychology of Sport Injury and Rehabilitation, Prevention, Management and Rehabilitation of the Spine, Examination, Assessment and Treatment of the Spine, Professional Practice 2 - Sports Rehabilitation, Sports Trauma Management; Year 3: Clinical Practice and Project (Part 1), Clinical Practice and Project (Part 2), Exercise Prescription for Public Health and Wellbeing, Professional Practice 3 - Sports Rehabilitation and Industry Placement.

Career pathways

Our degree can open up roles in a number of different areas. Examples of careers you can pursue with a Sports Therapy & Rehabilitation degree include: Sport rehabilitator or therapist in both sport and clinical settings, Strength, conditioning, fitness and wellbeing advisory work, Health screening and prevention roles (e.g. fall prevention, pre-obesity/pre-diabetic populations)..

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Entry requirements

Typical offer: 112 UCAS tariff points; A levels: BBC; BTEC: DMM; International Baccalaureate: 29 Points; Access to HE Diploma: 15 Distinctions and 30 Merits. DBS requirements. A current satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. Where you do not already have this you can apply for this check through the University. For more information please see CCCU DBS requirements. It is a condition of registration on any course requiring a satisfactory check from DBS that the student maintains good standing in relation to their behaviour and, where required, subscribes to the criminal record status check service. It is also a condition of registration that prospective students undertake an Occupation Health screen to ensure that they are fit to practice. This online health screen establishes your vaccination status and boosters may be offered if needed in readiness for any NHS placements. Further information about the Occupational Health Screen can be found on our website. English language: IELTS 6.0 overall with no element below 5.5. UCAS code: B103.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time annual tuition fee (UK) Source

International applicants: GBP 17,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time annual tuition fee (overseas) Source

Intake: September 2026, September 2027

Duration: 3 years (Full-time)

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