MSc Sport Rehabilitation at Plymouth Marjon University

Our MSc Sport Rehabilitation has been designed to develop autonomous practitioners who can function as part of an interdisciplinary team across various sport, physical activity, and public health settings. It develops the five core competencies of a Graduate Sport Rehabilitator: Professional Responsibility and Development, Prevention, Recognition and Evaluation of the Individual, Management of the Individual – Therapeutic Intervention, Rehabilitation and Performance Enhancement, and Immediate Care. You will apply your skills during clinical placement opportunities in a range of settings, such as Plymouth Argyle FC, Plymouth Patriots, Exeter Chiefs, the FA Women’s High-Performance Centre, Armed Forces partnerships and in our on-site Health and Wellbeing Clinics, accumulating more than 400 hours of experience.

Faculty: Sport, PE & Coaching  |  Duration: Two years part-time. Mandatory attendance 2 consecutive days per month plus online study equivalent to 2 days per week  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

1st Year: Clinical treatment skills, Pathophysiology and clinical assessment, Fundamentals of exercise and rehabilitation, Research methods, Research methods, Clinical experience. 2nd Year: Applied functional rehabilitation, Professional practice, Research project.

Career pathways

After obtaining the MSc in Sport Rehabilitation you will be eligible to register with the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT) as a Graduate Sport Rehabilitator (GSR) and pursue a variety of career paths in the field of sports medicine and rehabilitation. As a sport rehabilitation specialist, graduates have gained employment in a variety of settings including professional sports (Plymouth Argyle FC, Torquay United FC, Exeter City FC, Plymouth Albion RFC, Exeter Chiefs RFC), Cornwall and Devon County Football Associations, amateur and semi-professional sports teams, private clinics, the armed forces, the NHS and charities such as the Firefighter’s Charity.

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