MSc Sports Therapy at Edge Hill University

You’re a sports therapy graduate with accreditation from the Society of Sports Therapists, and you’re keen to shine as you launch your career. Our MSc Sports Therapy adds 200 hours of hands-on professional experience to your portfolio and boosts your CV with specialist niche skills and knowledge. You’ll boost your understanding of strength and conditioning training methods and advance your understanding of current thinking.

Department: Sport and Physical Activity  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Intake: September 2026; September 2027  |  Location: Ormskirk, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

A critical aspect of your MSc Sports Therapy is our focus on your personal, professional practice through working with real clients in a professional setting, complemented by additional specialist training. Your 200-hour vocational placement, worth one-third of the overall course credit, is carefully selected to line up with your career goals. Your placement will connect with your interest and likely involve aspects of injury management related to nutrition, psychology and ethical-legal considerations, injury prevention and sports performance. Compulsory modules include Advanced Professional Practice; Advanced Research Project; Contemporary Issues in Clinical Practice; Critical Issues in Strength and Conditioning; Critical Issues in Research.

Career pathways

You’ll leave us with your MSc Sports Therapy, ready to work as an experienced graduate sports therapist. You’ll significantly increase your expertise and knowledge as an evidence-based sports therapist and build valuable industry connections through your vocational placement.

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