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Our Sport Rehabilitation with foundation year degree offers BASRaT accredited training in preventing, assessing, diagnosing and treating sports and physical activity-related injuries. Based within the excellent facilities of Bolton One, the course offers an exciting array of placement opportunities including professional sports teams, private clinics and the Ministry of Defence.
Award:
BSc (Hons)
Mode of Study:
Full-time
Duration:
4 years
Location:
The University of Bolton
UCAS points:
48
UCAS code:
C620
Start date:
20/09/2021
Sport rehabilitators are trained in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and are essential across all levels of sport. Our British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT) accredited BSc (Hons) Sport Rehabilitation with foundation year degree offers industry-approved training ready for a career working with sports men and women and members of the public.
The foundation year is the first year of this degree, offering an excellent grounding in the fundamentals of anatomy, physiology and biomechanics alongside study skills development. It’s designed to prepare you for degree level study.
We focus on equipping you with hands-on practical experience teamed with an invaluable grounding in theory. Our team will guide you as you explore musculoskeletal injury prevention screening, specific exercise therapy, and clinical treatment skills. Extensive practical and laboratory work will help to cement your understanding of human anatomy, the biomechanics and physiology of the human body, and the pathology of injury and dysfunction.
You may gain direct experience on-campus at our Sports & Spinal Injury Clinic and Athlete Development Centre in Bolton One, as well as through external placements, safe in the knowledge that as a graduate you’ll be eligible to practice as a registered Graduate Sport Rehabilitator (GSR), rehabilitating athletes from injury.
The course is accredited by the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT), the professional body for Graduate Sport Rehabilitators (GSR), who hold an Accredited Professional Register approved by the Professional Standards Authority for Healthcare in the UK.
BASRaT provides full professional liability insurance to all graduates, which enables you to practice as a sport rehabilitation professional.
Want some reassurance or advice? Speak to one of our advisors. Email us at admissions@bolton.ac.uk or call us on +44 (0)1204 903 394.
Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.
With people’s increased awareness of exercise and the need to prevent and manage injury, there’s a growing demand for practitioners specialising in musculoskeletal healthcare for the physically active. Graduates will have a comprehensive knowledge of the fundamentals of sport rehabilitation, experience of relating theory to practice and utilising skills in a practical setting on placements.
Key transferable skills that will be developed include the ability to work independently, planning and time management, adapting to changing circumstances, good communication skills, responding to customers and their needs, applying techniques of health and safety and risk assessment, and teamwork.
Graduate sport rehabilitators (GSRs) are in demand across the UK and career opportunities exist in professional and semi-professional sports clubs, private sports injury and physiotherapy clinics, health clubs, fitness centres and positions with the Ministry of Defence. A sport rehabilitator may also work alongside many other health professions or as an autonomous practitioner.
GSRs have a solid undergraduate academic platform to study at master’s level in a range of fields, including physiotherapy, strength and conditioning, exercise science, physician's associate, psychology, biomechanics, and sports medicine.
Graduates can use the qualification to enter a range of other careers including strength and conditioning, teaching, the police, the fire service, the leisure industry and the NHS. Some other possible roles include:
Home Fees | Year of study | Total | ||||
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Entry year | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
2020 | £9,250 | £9,250 | £9,250 | £9,250 | - | £37,000 |
2021 | - | £9,250 | £9,250 | £9,250 | £9,250 | £37,000 |
International | Year of study | Total | ||||
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Entry year | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
2020 | £9,250 | £12,450 | £12,450 | £12,450 | - | £46,600 |
2021 | - | £9,250 | £12,450 | £12,450 | £12,450 | £46,600 |
Important note regarding tuition fees for the 2021/2022 academic year: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for ‘Home’ fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for ‘Home’ fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the student finance eligibility 2021/2022 policy on www.gov.uk for information.
The fees for a student’s course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.
For 2021-2022 entry, the maximum government approved undergraduate tuition fee for UK students is £9,250 per year. The University is able to charge this fee subject to an approved Access and Participation Plan for 2021-2022 and its current rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework.
For details of how to apply for this course, please choose your status from the options below:
Please apply through UCAS (the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) for September entry.
The online application form and guidance notes are available on the UCAS website.
You can apply for up to 5 courses through UCAS (at the same or different institutions) for a fee of £24. Alternatively, if you only wish to apply for a single course at a single institution then a reduced applicant's fee of £13 is applicable.
You will need the following information to complete your UCAS application form:
Institution Code Name: BOLTN
Institution Code Number: B44
Tel: 0870 1122211
Web: www.ucas.com
The University welcomes applications from international students from all over the world. We try to make the application process as simple and as fast as possible for our international applicants.
How you apply is determined by your current location and what you are choosing to study:
Should you have any queries please contact the International Team on +44 (0) 1204 903110 or email international@bolton.ac.uk
Apply online: University of Bolton BSc (Hons) Sport Rehabilitation with Foundation - 20 September 2021
The University welcomes applications from our group partners and progressing students so we try to make our application process as simple and as fast as possible. By selecting the link for your chosen course from the list shown below you will be taken directly to our online application form. Please read the user guidance before completing this and ensure you upload all supporting documents such as certificates and your personal statement when you apply.
Please ensure when you are asked to add a contact email address you add your college/university email account address as well as your personal address. If you do not add your college address as your contact address we will be unable to identify you as a partner and you will be referred to apply via UCAS, which incurs a cost.
Apply online: University of Bolton BSc (Hons) Sport Rehabilitation with Foundation - 20 September 2021
We look forward to receiving your application and you continuing your academic journey with us!
We use a combination of face-to-face teaching, and directed and independent study. Knowledge, skills and understanding are developed through a wide range of teaching methods including lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical coaching sessions, and workshops. You’ll also have access to a virtual learning environment, with online learning resources.
Presentations and masterclasses by guest speakers are used throughout the programme to enhance employability and to make the link between theory and practice. Similarly, work experience forms a large part of the programme and will help you to develop your skills in a practical environment.
In terms of assessment, you can expect time constrained written exams, practical assessments, and coursework, such as essays, reports, presentations, portfolios, and others. These contribute to your final marks and allow you to demonstrate that you have met the learning outcomes for the course.
We also use other forms of assessment to help you learn, provide you with feedback and inform your development, though these don’t count towards your final marks. For instance, you might be asked to complete quizzes or undertake practical exercises. You’ll also receive feedback on assessment drafts. These will help to identify any areas which would benefit from extra attention on your part, or where you need extra support from your tutor.
The modules listed below may be a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules shown as part of the course.
Level | Assesment method |
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Level one | Coursework 50%, Practical exams 25%, Written exams 25% |
Level two | Coursework 44%, Practical exams 44%, Written exams 12% |
Level three | Coursework 56%, Practical exams 44% |
Level four | Coursework 67%, Practical exams 33% |
Level | Learning activity |
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Level one | Guided independent study 64%, Scheduled learning and teaching activities 36% |
Level two | Guided independent study 61%, Scheduled learning and teaching activities 39% |
Level three | Guided independent study 60%, Placement/study abroad 3%, Scheduled learning and teaching activities 37% |
Level four | Guided independent study 57%, Placement/study abroad 30%, Scheduled learning and teaching activities 13% |
Disclaimer
The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.
The academic staff detailed above teach across a range of courses in this subject area and may not teach on this course specifically.
A.Naylor@bolton.ac.uk
+44 (0)1204 903664
C.Bardsley@bolton.ac.uk
+44 (0)1204 903614
enquiries@bolton.ac.uk
+44 (0)1204 903903
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