BSc (Hons) Sport Therapy and Rehabilitation at University of Kent

Programme overview

A BASRaT-accredited degree at Canterbury that trains students to assess, treat and rehabilitate musculoskeletal injuries. Students work with real clients in supervised student-led clinics and complete a minimum of 400 hours of placement. Foundation year and year in industry options are available.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time or part-time; variants: year in industry (Canterbury) | Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Stage 1 covers research methods, functional anatomy, musculoskeletal injuries, sports and remedial massage, clinical assessment and exercise physiology. Stage 2 includes manual therapy and spinal conditions, movement as medicine, principles of rehabilitation and applied rehabilitation; Stage 3 includes clinical practice, applied research, injury prevention and advanced clinical practice, with options such as strength and conditioning and psychology of injury recovery.

Career pathways

Graduates work in sport rehabilitation and therapy, professional and grassroots sports teams, injury clinics, NHS and private healthcare, strength and conditioning, and sport science or exercise referral; physiotherapy is possible with further study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer 96-112 UCAS points: A level BBC (contextual offer CCC); BTEC DMM (contextual MMM); IB 28 points in the IB Diploma or 112 UCAS Tariff points (contextual 24 points or 96 Tariff points). GCSE Mathematics grade C/4. T level: Merit overall in Science with at least grade B in the core components and merit in the occupational specialism. Access to HE Diploma: 45 level 3 credits with 18 at Distinction and 24 at Merit. International applicants: the course requires a Good level of English language (CEFR B2), for example IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component. International fee-paying students needing a Student visa cannot take the part-time route.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual tuition fee from the 2027/28 fee table Source

International applicants: GBP 23,950 a year (2027/28). Full-time annual tuition fee from the 2027/28 fee table Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/apply

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