MSc Sport Rehabilitation at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

A master's designed to achieve BASRaT accreditation that develops industry-ready sport rehabilitation practitioners with clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice skills. The 400 clinical placement hours required for BASRaT membership are included, and students complete a Level 2 advanced trauma care qualification endorsed by the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences | Duration: 18 months to 2 years full time; 3-5 years part time | Intake: 2026 | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Exit awards are PgCert Rehabilitation Studies, PgDip Musculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation and MSc. Modules: Sports Injuries and Clinical Assessment, Rehabilitation Principles and Injury Management, Applied Functional Rehabilitation, Professional Clinical Practice, Research Methods in Sport and Dissertation Project.

Career pathways

Graduate Sport Rehabilitators work as autonomous practitioners in sports injury clinics, health clubs, professional sports clubs, fitness centres, rehabilitation units, the military and GP referral schemes; BASRaT registration follows a registration exam after the MSc.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A good honours degree (normally 2.1 or above) in Sports Rehabilitation, Sports Therapy, Physiotherapy, Osteopathy, Strength and Conditioning, Sport and Exercise Science or Podiatry. Exceptional entry may be available to applicants with more than 3 years' sport rehabilitation experience. Application form with personal statement and transcript, and interview required. Gathered-field admissions: applications are considered together after the closing date of 4pm on 10 April 2026. English language (BASRaT requirement): IELTS 7.5 overall with no lower than 7.0 in Speaking and Reading and no lower than 6.5 in the other elements.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,000 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time home Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed; period not stated in the table. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,600 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time international Postgraduate Masters (including MRes) fee as listed. Source

Intake: 2026

Duration: 18 months to 2 years full time; 3-5 years part time

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