Sports Therapy

Improving human health has never been a bigger global challenge. Get the specialist, practical skills you need to aid in the treatment and recovery of injuries.

Skills

Make a difference to human lives with a degree in sports therapy.

This programme is aimed at students wanting to become Sports Therapists. A Sports Therapist, who is a Member of The Society of Sports Therapists, is an Allied Health Professional who has the knowledge, skills and ability to:

• Assess individuals for a range of conditions and injuries.
• Evaluate various on field scenarios and administer appropriate management (including basic life support) and return to activity decisions for acute trauma. 
• Aid in return to sport and enhance overall performance.
• Devise sport-specific programmes to prepare athletes for sport participation and implement protocols to reduce the likelihood of injury.
• Refer to other healthcare professionals where appropriate.

Learning

Experience a dynamic, contemporary curriculum in state-of-the-art facilities.

• Sport and exercise science labs equipped with start of the art equipment for assessing human physiology and biomechanics
• Newly developed Allied Health and Nursing centre, equipped with simulation wards and consultation rooms
• On-campus sports facilities, such as sports hall and gymnasium
• High-spec computer suites, supported by a team of expert laboratory and IT technicians.

In Year 3, you’ll have the chance to shape your own studies by conducting research on a self-selected topic. This enables you to explore and develop current knowledge in a chosen area of sports therapy, or sports and exercise science before you graduate.

Working in both small groups and individually, you’ll enjoy a mix of lectures and practicals as you work through progressive modules, including:

• Biomechanics analysis and movement
• Fundamentals of exercise physiology
• Sports massage
• Exercise therapy
• Advanced trauma management

Assessment

Push yourself further with real-world assignments. 

Throughout the course, you’ll experience a wide range of assessments that enhance your understanding and practical skills, while giving you a taste of industry practices.

These include:

• online tests
• written examinations
• laboratory reports
• presentations
• essays
• research and data collection projects

You’ll leave Roehampton with an in-depth understanding of both the theory and the hands-on applications of biomedical science, ready to take the next step.

Careers

Shape the future of public health. 

If you’re ready to learn, we’ll help you gain the confidence and opportunities to achieve.

Our graduates go on to work in different specialisms within sports sciences/allied health, such as:

• Sports Therapist working in a range of settings including sports environments of different levels, or private and public clinical contexts.
• Postgraduate study in fields such as ‘Physiotherapy’ and ‘Strength and Conditioning’.
• Academia, whether this be from a research point-of-view or progressing into a lecturing role.