BSc (Hons) Sport Conditioning, Rehabilitation & Massage at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

An interdisciplinary applied sport science degree combining strength and conditioning, sport rehabilitation and sports massage. Module outcomes are linked to UKSCA competencies, and the degree is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education and approved by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences | Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years full time including foundation year; part time up to 8 years | Intake: 2027 | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Musculoskeletal Anatomy, Human Performance Science, Professional and Academic Development, Fundamentals of Training, Movement Screening. Year 2: Programming Principles for Performance and Injury, Coaching Pedagogy, Project-Based Learning, Injury Pathology and Management. Year 3: Athlete Profiling, Industry Placement, Contemporary Issues in Sport, Applied Case Study, Final Project.

Career pathways

Graduates work with professional and academy sports teams and national governing bodies, in private clinical practice and in the fitness industry, or continue to physiotherapy, MSc Sport Rehabilitation, MSc Strength and Conditioning or doctoral study.

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Entry requirements

Typical offer: 120-128 tariff points. A levels: three A levels, grades BB including a Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, PE/Sport Studies, Psychology, Mathematics or Social Biology accepted as Science). BTEC National/Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DMM-DDM in Science or PE. T Level: Distinction in a Science subject. Access to HE Diploma: 15 Level 3 credits at Distinction and 30 at Merit. IB Diploma: one Higher Level 6 and one Higher Level 5, with H6 in Science. Irish Leaving Certificate: 3 x H2 including Science. Scottish Advanced Highers: CC including Science. GCSE: five at grade C/4 or above including English Language/Welsh First Language, Mathematics/Mathematics-Numeracy and Science. Contextual offers available. International applicants: academic IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in all elements, or equivalent. A foundation year route is available.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: 2027

Duration: 3 years full time; 4 years full time including foundation year; part time up to 8 years

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