Sport Rehabilitation and Conditioning BSc (Hons) at University of Northampton

Programme overview

This degree trains you in the skills needed to prevent, assess, manage and rehabilitate sports-related injuries. You'll combine academic study with practical work, graduating ready for a career in sport rehabilitation and conditioning.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Sport and Behavioural Sciences | Department: Public and Professional Healthcare | Duration: Full Time: 3 years; Full Time Foundation: 4 years; Part Time: 4-6 years | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: September | Location: Northampton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This sport rehabilitation degree is built upon the core competencies required and set by BASRaT which includes modules that develop your knowledge and skill in musculoskeletal injuries, athlete screening and injury prevention, manual therapies and strength and conditioning, as well as the underpinning sports-science disciplines modules such as physiology, anatomy, nutrition, psychological management of athletes and a research dissertation. Modules include Neuromusculoskeletal Injury, Illness, Disease and Assessment, Manual Therapy for Neuromusculosketal Conditions, Professional and Academic Skills for Sport Rehabilitators, Exercise Prescription for Injury Prevention, Functional Anatomy and Physiology, Screening and Testing for Injury Prevention, Mobilisation and Exercise for Spinal Conditions, Athlete Injury, Health and Wellbeing Management, Rehabilitative Exercise and Programming, Screening and Conditioning for Sport Performance, Sport Rehabilitation Practice, Research and Academic Skills for Sport.

Career pathways

This Sports Rehabilitation Degree provides you with the skills necessary to secure employment in a range of sectors including sport rehabilitation, sport therapy, soft tissue therapy, sports teaching, and strength and conditioning in both sports and private practice settings. Graduate sports rehabilitators can also pursue careers within specialist military medical and rehabilitation centres.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A typical offer for the Sport Rehabilitation course would be: BCC – BBC at A Level or MMM – DMM at BTEC/Cambridge Technical or Pass (C and above) at T Level We welcome applications from students with a mix of A levels and BTEC/Cambridge Technical qualifications. English language: IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 5.5 in all bands for study at undergraduate level.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 17,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time, new students Source

Intake: September

Duration: Full Time: 3 years; Full Time Foundation: 4 years; Part Time: 4-6 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/undergraduate/how-to-apply/

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