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Bsc Hones Sports Therapy

Sports Therapy

BSc (Hons)

Graduate as a qualified sports therapist using our dedicated sports therapy clinic, working with the general population and athletes with support from industry experienced staff. The course is accredited by the Society of Sports Therapists, so you can be confident you’ll graduate ready for your career.

You’ll undertake a minimum of 250 placement hours during the course, giving you the skills and experience that employers are looking for. You’ll benefit from contextualised teaching and learning, so you understand the realities of day-to-day practice. Focus on practical and professional skills, as well as the wider academic knowledge and theory underpinning the practice.

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Key Information

Course Duration: 3 or 4 years full time
UC UCAS Code: C612
Part or Full Time: Full Time
Level of Study: Undergraduate Degrees
Placement Year: Optional
Typical Offer: 112 UCAS tariff points or equivalent

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Learn from industry professionals, as you gain the practical hands-on skills and theoretical knowledge you need in sports therapy, medicine, exercise, science and research.  

Build your patient examination and assessment abilities, injury management, and rehabilitation plans in sport, health, and exercise settings.  

Experience our sports performance campus to learn where you'll practice pitch-side first aid, work in our student-led sports injury clinic and complete a valuable final year external placement. 

Develop your skills and professional network through on-campus opportunities and external placements, preparing you for a career as an independent graduate sports therapist. 

Hartpury University covers the cost of your student membership, DBS and first aid training giving you access to resources and student insurance for supervised placements. 

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Society of Sports Therapists (SST). This means that, on graduation you’ll be eligible to join the SST as a graduate to apply for membership and professional liability insurance. 

  • UCAS tariff points | 112 UCAS tariff points, to include Biology, Sport or PE. 

 

  • A Levels | BBC or equivalent from at least two full A Levels. This must include Biology, Sport or PE at grade D or above. 

 

  • Vocational Awards | DMM in an Extended Diploma in a relevant subject. 

 

  • Access | 112 UCAS tariff points in an Access to Higher Education Diploma. This must include nine level 3 credits at Merit or above in Biology.   

 

  • International Baccalaureate | 112 UCAS tariff points in an IB Diploma, from at least two Highers at H4 or above. This must include Biology, Sport or PE.   

 

  • Scottish Highers | 112 UCAS tariff points from at least two Highers, to include Biology, Sport or PE at C or above.  You must have completed two years study at Higher Level.  

 

  • Irish Leaving Certificate | 112 UCAS tariff points from at least two Highers, to include Biology, Sport or PE at H3 or above.  

 

  • T Level | An overall grade of Distinction, to include grade B or above in the Core component in a Science subject. T Level subjects considered are Animal Care and Management (Science Pathway), Healthcare Science and Science. Health will be considered on an individual basis. 

 

Additional Information  

DBS Clearance: the course will include working with children and vulnerable adults; therefore, you’ll be required to complete an enhanced DBS check on arrival. Having a criminal conviction may not exclude from joining the course but we may not be able to facilitate placements for applicants who have convictions of violent offences or offences against children or vulnerable adults. A criminal conviction may also mean that full professional membership to The SST is not possible. 

We also ask that you successfully complete our Fitness to Practise process.

In addition to the above, we require a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 9-4 (A*-C), to include English and Maths. We will consider equivalencies including but not limited to functional skills level 2, Irish Ordinary level, National 5s, IB standard level.  

We will consider combinations of level three qualifications. 

We welcome applications from individuals with equivalent, non-UK qualifications and mature students (over 21). We may interview as part of the application process. 

The minimum academic entry requirement for this programme is 80 UCAS tariff points, providing this is combined with relevant experience.  

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Your career

Industry opportunities on this course are diverse to ensure you develop the skills, experience and connections needed for your graduate career. Many of our students secure graduate roles with their work placement employers.

Work placements and experience

In year one and two, you’ll have the chance to complete a number of on-campus opportunities, ranging from pitchside immediate management, to student-led clinics and other event opportunities.

Your final year will consist of hours both on campus and through external, pre-approved, work placement opportunities. These hours will be logged as part of assessment elements for specific modules.

Students have previously been able to source opportunities with Cheltenham Town Football Club, Gloucester Rugby, Bristol City FC, Forest Green Rovers FC, Prime Practice and in the Hartpury Medical Hub. Please note, all placements and opportunities are unpaid and have to be approved prior to commencing. 

You could also choose to do an optional integrated placement year to gain further industry experience.

Guest lecturers and continued professional development

As part of the programme, and to assist your professional development, you’ll undertake an emergency first aid certificate. This is in order to allow you to carry out the applied opportunities in your first year, including pitchside first aid hours.  The one day course provides students with standardised training for the environment of basic life support.

Industry professionals and guest lecturers may form part of your learning, enabling you to gain different experiences and context of sports therapy.

Continued Professional Development is a key part of Sports Therapy. Although not compulsory, Hartpury University may host various extra-curricular activities and courses. Prices will vary depending on the nature and duration of the course, as well as the external provider.

Graduate destinations

As a graduate sports therapist, you may progress into a variety of industries and sports therapy roles. You could go on to work as a sports therapist in many settings, including for clubs or teams, in private practices, or the fitness and health industry. Roles within the NHS and Ministry of Defence are also a possibility, as is further postgraduate study.

You’ll also gain the transferable skills you need for other graduate careers. Our careers team can support you to find, and prepare you for, employment.

Recent graduate destinations have included:

  • Sports Therapist, Hartpury Sports Academy - Medical Department 
  • Sports Therapist, Cheltenham Town FC Academy 
  • Sports Therapist, Swansea City FC 
  • Self-employed Sports Therapist 
  • Roles in the NHS and Ministry of Defence 
Success Stories

Your support network

You'll benefit from a strong support network from day one to be the best you can be. This will range from your personal tutor and specialist academic support team (our Achievement and Success Centre) to dedicated wellbeing and employability (Innovation, Careers and Enterprise) centres.

Attendance requirements

You are expected to actively engage and attend all scheduled sessions and modules. As a pre-requisite to meet the professional body requirements, a minimum attendance requirement is stipulated. Attendance will be monitored in all sessions across modules. Failure to meet the attendance requirements may result in a student being unable to sit the assessment for a module at the first attempt due to the health and safety associated with the content of the module.

Prior to re-assessment, you'll be expected to attend scheduled support sessions to fulfil the practical health and safety elements for eligibility for the re-sit opportunity. You must be available on the dates scheduled.

Academic support

You’ll have your own personal tutor while you’re here who will support you to succeed in your studies. You’ll also have access to our academic and wellbeing support teams who run regular workshops and one-to-one sessions on campus and online.

Alongside this, we have a comprehensive bank of online study skills resources to help you make the most of your qualification.

Your learning experiences

You'll experience a range of teaching methods to strengthen your digestion of topics, including lectures, workshops and practical sessions, as well as supported work placement learning as part of many courses.

Your career

Each year of your course will be made up of two semesters, within which you’ll study compulsory and optional modules on different industry-focused topics, enabling you to develop your own unique portfolio of knowledge, skills and experience, ready for your career. The course is taught in English.

Course information

Overview

Learn from industry professionals, as you gain the practical hands-on skills and theoretical knowledge you need in sports therapy, medicine, exercise, science and research.  

Build your patient examination and assessment abilities, injury management, and rehabilitation plans in sport, health, and exercise settings.  

Experience our sports performance campus to learn where you'll practice pitch-side first aid, work in our student-led sports injury clinic and complete a valuable final year external placement. 

Develop your skills and professional network through on-campus opportunities and external placements, preparing you for a career as an independent graduate sports therapist. 

Hartpury University covers the cost of your student membership, DBS and first aid training giving you access to resources and student insurance for supervised placements. 

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Society of Sports Therapists (SST). This means that, on graduation you’ll be eligible to join the SST as a graduate to apply for membership and professional liability insurance. 

Entry requirements

  • UCAS tariff points | 112 UCAS tariff points, to include Biology, Sport or PE. 

 

  • A Levels | BBC or equivalent from at least two full A Levels. This must include Biology, Sport or PE at grade D or above. 

 

  • Vocational Awards | DMM in an Extended Diploma in a relevant subject. 

 

  • Access | 112 UCAS tariff points in an Access to Higher Education Diploma. This must include nine level 3 credits at Merit or above in Biology.   

 

  • International Baccalaureate | 112 UCAS tariff points in an IB Diploma, from at least two Highers at H4 or above. This must include Biology, Sport or PE.   

 

  • Scottish Highers | 112 UCAS tariff points from at least two Highers, to include Biology, Sport or PE at C or above.  You must have completed two years study at Higher Level.  

 

  • Irish Leaving Certificate | 112 UCAS tariff points from at least two Highers, to include Biology, Sport or PE at H3 or above.  

 

  • T Level | An overall grade of Distinction, to include grade B or above in the Core component in a Science subject. T Level subjects considered are Animal Care and Management (Science Pathway), Healthcare Science and Science. Health will be considered on an individual basis. 

 

Additional Information  

DBS Clearance: the course will include working with children and vulnerable adults; therefore, you’ll be required to complete an enhanced DBS check on arrival. Having a criminal conviction may not exclude from joining the course but we may not be able to facilitate placements for applicants who have convictions of violent offences or offences against children or vulnerable adults. A criminal conviction may also mean that full professional membership to The SST is not possible. 

We also ask that you successfully complete our Fitness to Practise process.

In addition to the above, we require a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 9-4 (A*-C), to include English and Maths. We will consider equivalencies including but not limited to functional skills level 2, Irish Ordinary level, National 5s, IB standard level.  

We will consider combinations of level three qualifications. 

We welcome applications from individuals with equivalent, non-UK qualifications and mature students (over 21). We may interview as part of the application process. 

The minimum academic entry requirement for this programme is 80 UCAS tariff points, providing this is combined with relevant experience.  

Employability

Your career

Industry opportunities on this course are diverse to ensure you develop the skills, experience and connections needed for your graduate career. Many of our students secure graduate roles with their work placement employers.

Work placements and experience

In year one and two, you’ll have the chance to complete a number of on-campus opportunities, ranging from pitchside immediate management, to student-led clinics and other event opportunities.

Your final year will consist of hours both on campus and through external, pre-approved, work placement opportunities. These hours will be logged as part of assessment elements for specific modules.

Students have previously been able to source opportunities with Cheltenham Town Football Club, Gloucester Rugby, Bristol City FC, Forest Green Rovers FC, Prime Practice and in the Hartpury Medical Hub. Please note, all placements and opportunities are unpaid and have to be approved prior to commencing. 

You could also choose to do an optional integrated placement year to gain further industry experience.

Guest lecturers and continued professional development

As part of the programme, and to assist your professional development, you’ll undertake an emergency first aid certificate. This is in order to allow you to carry out the applied opportunities in your first year, including pitchside first aid hours.  The one day course provides students with standardised training for the environment of basic life support.

Industry professionals and guest lecturers may form part of your learning, enabling you to gain different experiences and context of sports therapy.

Continued Professional Development is a key part of Sports Therapy. Although not compulsory, Hartpury University may host various extra-curricular activities and courses. Prices will vary depending on the nature and duration of the course, as well as the external provider.

Graduate destinations

As a graduate sports therapist, you may progress into a variety of industries and sports therapy roles. You could go on to work as a sports therapist in many settings, including for clubs or teams, in private practices, or the fitness and health industry. Roles within the NHS and Ministry of Defence are also a possibility, as is further postgraduate study.

You’ll also gain the transferable skills you need for other graduate careers. Our careers team can support you to find, and prepare you for, employment.

Recent graduate destinations have included:

  • Sports Therapist, Hartpury Sports Academy - Medical Department 
  • Sports Therapist, Cheltenham Town FC Academy 
  • Sports Therapist, Swansea City FC 
  • Self-employed Sports Therapist 
  • Roles in the NHS and Ministry of Defence 

How you'll study

Your support network

You'll benefit from a strong support network from day one to be the best you can be. This will range from your personal tutor and specialist academic support team (our Achievement and Success Centre) to dedicated wellbeing and employability (Innovation, Careers and Enterprise) centres.

Attendance requirements

You are expected to actively engage and attend all scheduled sessions and modules. As a pre-requisite to meet the professional body requirements, a minimum attendance requirement is stipulated. Attendance will be monitored in all sessions across modules. Failure to meet the attendance requirements may result in a student being unable to sit the assessment for a module at the first attempt due to the health and safety associated with the content of the module.

Prior to re-assessment, you'll be expected to attend scheduled support sessions to fulfil the practical health and safety elements for eligibility for the re-sit opportunity. You must be available on the dates scheduled.

Academic support

You’ll have your own personal tutor while you’re here who will support you to succeed in your studies. You’ll also have access to our academic and wellbeing support teams who run regular workshops and one-to-one sessions on campus and online.

Alongside this, we have a comprehensive bank of online study skills resources to help you make the most of your qualification.

Your learning experiences

You'll experience a range of teaching methods to strengthen your digestion of topics, including lectures, workshops and practical sessions, as well as supported work placement learning as part of many courses.

Your career

Each year of your course will be made up of two semesters, within which you’ll study compulsory and optional modules on different industry-focused topics, enabling you to develop your own unique portfolio of knowledge, skills and experience, ready for your career. The course is taught in English.

Modules

What you'll study

This course covers a broad range of sports medicine and science topics through core modules, from anatomy, biomechanics, and exercise physiology to sports therapy, rehabilitation, and strength and conditioning.

Module credits

On successful completion of your modules you’ll gain academic credit that accumulates towards your award. The marks you gain in your second and final years may contribute towards your final degree classification.

This year will focus on fundamental topics and help you gain the foundation skills and knowledge you need to study at a higher level. You’ll cover topics including anatomy, sports therapy skills, the principles of strength and conditioning, as well as wider sports science topics. Alongside your studies, you’ll also complete a minimum number of hours of applied practical opportunities.

Compulsory Modules 

Anatomy and Peripheral Joint Examination and Assessment 

Develop a foundation in anatomical theory and practical skills to understand the relationship between structure and function, while gaining hands-on experience in peripheral examination and assessment to effectively understand injury and pathology. 

Fundamentals of Professional Practice for Sports Therapists 

Begin your journey to be a Sports Therapist with hands-on training in managing acute injuries on and off the field, mastering first aid and basic life support, and building essential professional skills for a career in sports therapy. 

Soft Tissue Therapy and Practice  

Learn how to master the foundational principles and practical skills of sports massage and soft tissue techniques, developing expertise to deliver effective therapeutic treatments. 

Fundamentals of Movement and Exercise for Sports Therapists 

Gain the expertise to lead exercise programmes for healthy populations, while developing key coaching and communication skills to design, deliver, and implement effective programs, games, and activities that boost health, fitness, and performance. 

Academic Skills for Sport and Exercise Scientists 

This module will allow you to develop a range of key academic and professional skills which will be invaluable for success in your studies, and serve as ideal preparation for a future career in sport. 

Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Science for Sports Therapists 

Build a strong foundation in sport and exercise science, gaining hands-on experience in biomechanics, physiology lab and field-based testing and real-world application strategies for health and performance. 

Build on what you learnt in the previous year and explore more advanced applied skills and knowledge at this level. In addition to undertaking a minimum number of hours of applied practical opportunities, you’ll cover topics in greater detail, giving you more complex skills and understanding. Modules include further examination and assessment, rehabilitation, sports science and manual therapy topics.

Compulsory Modules 

The Sport and Exercise Researcher 

Explore the research process, how research is designed within sport and exercise science, and its implications for practice. 

Applied Professional Practice for Sports Therapists 

Elevate musculoskeletal injury management skills, blending hands on experience with real world application to build expertise to develop industry ready confidence and professional insight. 

Developing the Sports Therapy Practitioner 

Enhance skills in musculoskeletal assessment and management, building applied clinical reasoning skills to create effective care pathways for range of populations and healthcare environments. 

Applied Sport and Exercise Science for Sports Therapists 

Enhance your sports therapy expertise by integrating sport and exercise principles of applying psychological insights and sports nutrition strategies. 

Manual Therapy 1 

Apply essential manual therapy techniques for managing peripheral musculoskeletal injuries, pain and joint dysfunction through hands on practice that reinforces key theoretical concepts. 

Manual Therapy 2 

Apply essential manual therapy techniques for managing musculoskeletal injuries, pain and joint dysfunction through hands on practice that reinforces key theoretical concepts, with particular focus on the spine. 

Spinal Joint Assessment 

Enhance spinal assessment skills, enabling identification and evaluation of injuries and development of clinical reasoning to distinguish between different pathologies. 

Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation 

Unlock your potential in sport and exercise rehabilitation, learn how to manage injuries and design effective , progressive rehabilitation plans to confidently guide individuals or groups through stages of recovery, e across a variety of sports and fitness levels. 

An optional integrated placement year between your second and final years gives you the opportunity to put your skills and knowledge into practice and gain valuable industry experience through an approved placement provider.

In your final year, you’ll consolidate your knowledge and practical skills ready to graduate as a qualified sports therapist. You’ll complete a dissertation, a substantial research project that enables you to experience being responsible for planning, implementing and reporting on a specialist topic.

Gain further practical skills with wider clinical and practical sports therapy experience, as well as studying sports conditioning and return to play topics.  You’ll also be required to complete a minimum number of external work placement hours.

Compulsory Modules

Advanced Professional Practice for Sports Therapists 

Emphasis on building expertise through continued professional development and self-reflection to develop industry ready confidence and professional insight. 

Complete Injury Management 

Study sports trauma management and continue to develop sports therapy practical skills and learn the decision making processes in patient assessment, treatment and management. 

Applied Strength and Conditioning for Sports Therapists  

Unlock expertise in the introductory principles of strength and conditioning learning monitoring, screening and designing strategies for optimal athletic performance in the context of sports therapy. 

Professional Placement for Sports Therapists 

Gain experiential learning in sport, exercise, and health settings, building essential career skills and developing as a practitioner through real-world learning and professional development.  Students are expected to undertake an external placement and applied opportunities, which in total meets a minimum of 250 hours through the programme to allow development of clinical practice across the key areas of sports therapy. 

Injury Prevention and Return to Sport for Sports Therapists 

Enhance your skills in injury management and rehabilitation by developing tailored, evidence-based programs that prioritise screening, prevention, return to sport and recovery stages to ensure safe and effective return to peak performance. 

Sport Research Project 

Your opportunity to independently research a topic related to your programme of study and develop a range of graduate skills. 

Modules

Overview

What you'll study

This course covers a broad range of sports medicine and science topics through core modules, from anatomy, biomechanics, and exercise physiology to sports therapy, rehabilitation, and strength and conditioning.

Module credits

On successful completion of your modules you’ll gain academic credit that accumulates towards your award. The marks you gain in your second and final years may contribute towards your final degree classification.

Level four (year one)

This year will focus on fundamental topics and help you gain the foundation skills and knowledge you need to study at a higher level. You’ll cover topics including anatomy, sports therapy skills, the principles of strength and conditioning, as well as wider sports science topics. Alongside your studies, you’ll also complete a minimum number of hours of applied practical opportunities.

Compulsory Modules 

Anatomy and Peripheral Joint Examination and Assessment 

Develop a foundation in anatomical theory and practical skills to understand the relationship between structure and function, while gaining hands-on experience in peripheral examination and assessment to effectively understand injury and pathology. 

Fundamentals of Professional Practice for Sports Therapists 

Begin your journey to be a Sports Therapist with hands-on training in managing acute injuries on and off the field, mastering first aid and basic life support, and building essential professional skills for a career in sports therapy. 

Soft Tissue Therapy and Practice  

Learn how to master the foundational principles and practical skills of sports massage and soft tissue techniques, developing expertise to deliver effective therapeutic treatments. 

Fundamentals of Movement and Exercise for Sports Therapists 

Gain the expertise to lead exercise programmes for healthy populations, while developing key coaching and communication skills to design, deliver, and implement effective programs, games, and activities that boost health, fitness, and performance. 

Academic Skills for Sport and Exercise Scientists 

This module will allow you to develop a range of key academic and professional skills which will be invaluable for success in your studies, and serve as ideal preparation for a future career in sport. 

Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Science for Sports Therapists 

Build a strong foundation in sport and exercise science, gaining hands-on experience in biomechanics, physiology lab and field-based testing and real-world application strategies for health and performance. 

Level five (year two)

Build on what you learnt in the previous year and explore more advanced applied skills and knowledge at this level. In addition to undertaking a minimum number of hours of applied practical opportunities, you’ll cover topics in greater detail, giving you more complex skills and understanding. Modules include further examination and assessment, rehabilitation, sports science and manual therapy topics.

Compulsory Modules 

The Sport and Exercise Researcher 

Explore the research process, how research is designed within sport and exercise science, and its implications for practice. 

Applied Professional Practice for Sports Therapists 

Elevate musculoskeletal injury management skills, blending hands on experience with real world application to build expertise to develop industry ready confidence and professional insight. 

Developing the Sports Therapy Practitioner 

Enhance skills in musculoskeletal assessment and management, building applied clinical reasoning skills to create effective care pathways for range of populations and healthcare environments. 

Applied Sport and Exercise Science for Sports Therapists 

Enhance your sports therapy expertise by integrating sport and exercise principles of applying psychological insights and sports nutrition strategies. 

Manual Therapy 1 

Apply essential manual therapy techniques for managing peripheral musculoskeletal injuries, pain and joint dysfunction through hands on practice that reinforces key theoretical concepts. 

Manual Therapy 2 

Apply essential manual therapy techniques for managing musculoskeletal injuries, pain and joint dysfunction through hands on practice that reinforces key theoretical concepts, with particular focus on the spine. 

Spinal Joint Assessment 

Enhance spinal assessment skills, enabling identification and evaluation of injuries and development of clinical reasoning to distinguish between different pathologies. 

Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation 

Unlock your potential in sport and exercise rehabilitation, learn how to manage injuries and design effective , progressive rehabilitation plans to confidently guide individuals or groups through stages of recovery, e across a variety of sports and fitness levels. 

Placement year (optional)

An optional integrated placement year between your second and final years gives you the opportunity to put your skills and knowledge into practice and gain valuable industry experience through an approved placement provider.

Level Six (final year)

In your final year, you’ll consolidate your knowledge and practical skills ready to graduate as a qualified sports therapist. You’ll complete a dissertation, a substantial research project that enables you to experience being responsible for planning, implementing and reporting on a specialist topic.

Gain further practical skills with wider clinical and practical sports therapy experience, as well as studying sports conditioning and return to play topics.  You’ll also be required to complete a minimum number of external work placement hours.

Compulsory Modules

Advanced Professional Practice for Sports Therapists 

Emphasis on building expertise through continued professional development and self-reflection to develop industry ready confidence and professional insight. 

Complete Injury Management 

Study sports trauma management and continue to develop sports therapy practical skills and learn the decision making processes in patient assessment, treatment and management. 

Applied Strength and Conditioning for Sports Therapists  

Unlock expertise in the introductory principles of strength and conditioning learning monitoring, screening and designing strategies for optimal athletic performance in the context of sports therapy. 

Professional Placement for Sports Therapists 

Gain experiential learning in sport, exercise, and health settings, building essential career skills and developing as a practitioner through real-world learning and professional development.  Students are expected to undertake an external placement and applied opportunities, which in total meets a minimum of 250 hours through the programme to allow development of clinical practice across the key areas of sports therapy. 

Injury Prevention and Return to Sport for Sports Therapists 

Enhance your skills in injury management and rehabilitation by developing tailored, evidence-based programs that prioritise screening, prevention, return to sport and recovery stages to ensure safe and effective return to peak performance. 

Sport Research Project 

Your opportunity to independently research a topic related to your programme of study and develop a range of graduate skills. 

The modules contain a mixture of scheduled learning – lectures, workshops and practical sessions – alongside independent learning. You're expected to dedicate at least two to three hours of independent study per contact hour. Your course may also include work placement learning as part of some modules, which may require additional hours of study.

Year Contact learning Placement learning Independent learning
Level four (year one) 24% 2% 74%
Level five (year two) 23% 3% 74%
Placement year (optional) 1% 80% 19%
Level six (final year) 12% 14% 74%

You'll be assessed through a mixture of written exams, practical exams and written assignments. Many of the modules will be marked based on a mixture of assessment types, whilst others will be based solely on one type of assessment. Feedback will be given via a mixture of written bullet point-style feedback and/or oral feedback.

Year Written exam Practical exam Coursework
Level four (year one) 13% 52% 35%
Level five (year two) 0% 45% 55%
Placement year (optional) 0% 0% 100%
Level six (final year) 0% 41% 59%

Each year of this course is taught over two semesters, normally consisting of 12 weeks of scheduled teaching and then assessment weeks, with an overview below:

  • Scheduled teaching takes place between 8.30am to 8.30pm Monday to Friday
  • Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities
  • Work placements may entail different days and hours
  • Part-time students may need to attend learning activities five days each week, depending on modules selected
  • Timetables are available during enrolment week
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Please visit our student finance page for information on tuition fees and student loans, as well as non-repayable grants, bursaries and scholarships, eligible to different groups, to support with study costs including the Sports Therapy Professional Practice Grant for final year placement students. 

Below, you'll find extra costs associated with studying this course.

Clothing and footwear (circa £150)

You’ll need to purchase appropriate clothing and footwear before you enrol, or during enrolment week. We’ll let you know exactly what you need to purchase in your enrolment guide.

Additional costs

In the final year of the degree, students are expected to source an external placement that meets the accredited criteria. This may have additional travel costs.

Hartpury University may host various extra-curricular activities and courses, prices may vary dependent on the nature and duration of the course and external provider, but these are not compulsory.

Work placements can require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, paid for by the student or placement provider.

The programme offers an optional study abroad programme that will incur additional costs for the student.

Accommodation and living costs

Please visit our student accommodation page for details.

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Develop hands-on expertise and undertake research in our over £10 million Sports Academy, enabling our students to learn using some of the most advanced technologies in the UK.

With access to specialist laboratories, gyms and pitches, you’ll explore new ways to improve health and fitness for everyone – from elite athletes to school children.

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Hannah Jones
“When I visited, I could see that it had everything I needed to be the best both on and off the pitch and that has definitely been the case. I also realised that you’re not just a number at Hartpury University– the lecturers know you by person and that was a big plus for me.”
Hannah Jones
BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy
Dan Holloway Bsc Sports Coaching Graduate

"Being immersed in a high performance environment at Hartpury, both academically and practically, you develop a mindset that allows you to push yourself to perform at a higher level. That ethos and culture has helped me to take the path that I'm on now."

Dan Holloway, Nike Football UK Head Coach

"Being immersed in a high performance environment at Hartpury, both academically and practically, you develop a mindset that allows you to push yourself to perform at a higher level. That ethos and culture has helped me to take the path that I'm on now."

Dan Holloway, Nike Football UK Head Coach

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We're home to top-level coaches, sport and exercise scientists, nutritionists, conditioners, medics and athletes, across our Sports Academy programmes and student-led teams. Our students graduate with valuable skills to succeed in a range of different careers.

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Whether you aspire to coach in the community, work with athletes, become a sports therapist or PE teacher, or manage a team or club, our degrees will give you the qualifications, skills, and confidence to become a game changer in sport.

 

Sport degrees Courses

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Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information, however our programmes are reviewed and developed regularly. Changes or cancellation of courses may be necessary to ensure alignment with emerging employment areas, to comply with accrediting body requirements, revisions to subject benchmark statements or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make necessary changes and will notify all offer-holders of changes as and when they occur.

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Explore our sport degrees
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BSc (Hons) Strength and Conditioning

Immerse yourself in a performance sports environment, using dedicated gyms and human performance laboratories to perfect your coaching style. Work alongside our student athletes as you develop the knowledge to improve the physical preparation of sports men and women.

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BSc (Hons) Sports Performance

Unlock your potential with the new BSc (Hons) Sports Performance programme, designed for those passionate about experiencing a career in the professional sports industry.

Bsc Hons Sports Coaching
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BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching

Develop your coaching expertise with a programme tailored to your career ambitions. In year two you’ll choose between Community Coaching or Performance Coaching, allowing you to specialise in the area that aligns with your goals.  

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