PG Cert Sports Injury Management at Leeds Beckett University

Programme overview

Refine your expertise so that you can help athletes to recover from injury and also maintain the health of the general public. This course will provide you with the range of skills required to respond to a growing number of challenging developments within sport, such as dealing with an increasingly ageing population wanting to be physically active. You will understand the process of an injury audit to identify risk factors and learn how to implement an evidence-based treatment plan that minimises the chance of re-injury.

Faculty: School of Health | Duration: 15 weeks full-time | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: 20 Sep 2027 | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Epidemiology & Sports Trauma Management (core for full-time), Neuromuscular Biomechanics (core for full-time), Evidence-Based Practice in Sports Physiology (core for full-time), Epidemiology & Sports Trauma Management (option for part-time), Neuromuscular Biomechanics (option for part-time), Evidence-Based Practice in Sports Physiology (option for part-time), Sports Injury Management & Rehabilitation (part-time option only), Clinical Decision Making in Sport (part-time option only), Clinical Exercise Testing (part-time option only).

Career pathways

Your skills will be highly sought after by sports clubs, national governing sports bodies and health organisations such as the NHS. You could also set up as a self-employed practitioner within a private sports clinic.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should have either a medical degree from a recognised university; at least a second class honours degree in the cognate subjects or Physiotherapy, Sports Therapy, Sports Rehabilitation, Podiatry or Osteopathy; or an MSc award in Physiotherapy (pre-registration) or Sports Therapy; or a Master of Osteopathy (MOST). Applicants for this course are not usually interviewed. Therefore, it is important you demonstrate evidence of the following in your personal statement: A high level of interest in Sport and Exercise related health care Evidence of work experience in a sporting environment Evidence of excellent communication skills Evidence of self-directed study Evidence of the ability to work as part of a team Evidence of the ability to integrate information & skills across different subject areas Evidence of recent personal/academic development (normally within the past 5 years) All applicants should satisfy our University English language requirements. Please note the IELTS requirement for this course are IELTS 6.5 with no skill below 6.0. 5 with no skill below 6.0.

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,090 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £4090. Source

International applicants: GBP 6,330 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £6330. Source

Intake: 20 Sep 2027

Duration: 15 weeks full-time

Apply through the official page: https://myapplication.leedsbeckett.ac.uk

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