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MSc Sports Therapy
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Objectives
You'll examine physiology, biomechanics and psychosocial factors, and evaluate how they impact upon or are affected by sports injury, treatment and rehabilitation. Using a problem-based learning approach, you'll investigate the full range of therapies and practical, hands-on injury treatments, relating these to the relevant theoretical evidence.
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Entry requirements
Applicants should normally have a good honours degree in sport science or a related area.
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Academic title
MSc Sports Therapy
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Course description
This exciting multidisciplinary course is recognised by the Society of Sports Therapists. Once you've graduated you'll be eligible to register as a practising therapist.
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Clinical Rehabilitation
This module incorporates sports first aid, assessment and rehabilitation skills of musculoskeletal sporting injuries. You will be assessed through the development of your continuous professional development (CPD portfolio) and a practical exam demonstrating rehabilitation of an injury.
Clinical Science: Peripheral and Soft Tissue Techniques
You will study the development of soft tissue massage techniques and peripheral manual therapy mobilisations. Your ability to perform skills will be assessed with a practical case study based exam.
Understanding Research
This module builds on your undergraduate research skills in the field of sport and exercise. It also incorporates the use of appropriate statistics and critical analysis of statistical methods using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences.
Clinical Science: Spinal Rehabilitation
This module looks at assessing and rehabilitating spinal musculoskeletal injuries with soft tissue and spinal manual mobilisations. You will further develop your continuous professional development and clinical reasoning skills using case studies and practical examples.
Research Proposal
This module involves developing the dissertation research topic. You will present a written proposal and attend a viva to discuss your chosen topic.
Option module
You have the opportunity to chose a module from the MSc Sport and Exercise or undertake an independent learning module in a subject area of interest.
Clinical placements
Clinical placements provide the opportunity for you to apply theory to practice in a supervised practical setting. Clinical placements could be in the University's sports injury rehabilitation centre, offsite with sports clubs and teams or within a health and fitness setting.
You will participate in clinical placements and sport first aid training. Timing and structure of these placements within the programme is dependant on the sporting team chosen (ie winter or summer sports). You may attend a block placement, full-time or part-time placements, attending clinics, practice sessions and/or weekend sporting fixtures.
Course structure
Core modules include Assessment and Rehabilitation of Athletes, Peripheral and Vertebral Soft Tissue and Mobilisation Techniques, and Clinical Electrotherapy. Practical experience is an essential element of the programme and this may be gained on placements in public or private settings or in sports therapy support projects connected with the University's sports injury rehabilitation centre.
Careers
Typically graduates are employed as sports therapists. However, you'll also be well prepared for employment in related areas including the health and fitness industry, sport development, research and sport science support.
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