Exercise, Health and Rehabilitation Science BSc(Hons)

Endorsement

Our course is endorsed by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA).

CIMSPA is the professional development body for the UK’s sport and physical activity sector, committed to supporting, developing and enabling professionals and organisations to succeed and, as a result, inspire our nation to become more active.

Endorsement is against two CIMSPA Professional Standards:

• Health Navigator (Occupation)
• Working with People with Long Term Conditions (Population)

Endorsement confirms that the course meets industry standards and provides graduates with the knowledge and skills that employers have identified as most valuable.

Graduating from a CIMSPA endorsed course will look impressive on your CV and help it to stand out to employers in a competitive environment.

CIMSPA have also awarded Brighton it’s 3-star 'Enhancing' grade for sport courses quality.

We were one of the first institutions nationally, selected to become a CIMSPA Higher Education Partner.

The partnership offers many benefits for students studying this course including substantially discounted CIMSPA student membership. Membership will improve your employability and includes free CPD e-learning, magazines and digital newsletters, networking opportunities, and access to graduate work placement, volunteering, internships and job opportunities.

Prepare for your career

In your career you’ll need a combination of knowledge, skills, personal qualities and relevant experiences – and you’ll get all of this from your degree.

• You’ll develop the expertise to work with a broad range of populations including those with long-term conditions, sports injuries and disabilities.
• Options will help you to tailor the course to your interests and career aspirations.
• You'll develop transferable personal skills in teamwork, and project and time management that will be valued wherever your career takes you.

• A placement will give you professional experience and you will also have opportunities to work with clients on rehabilitation programmes.
• You’ll gain hands-on experience using our specialist facilities throughout your studies
• You will be able to draw on the expertise of our academics throughout your course and for your dissertation.

Placements

In your final year a placement will provide you with hands-on professional experience. This will enhance your CV and provide you with a network of industry contacts.

We have partnerships with a wide range of organisations in the field of exercise, health and rehabilitation. You could work in a community programme collaborating with clinical and healthcare professionals and disability groups to improve people’s health. This could include a falls prevention exercise classes in local care homes or in a cardiac, stroke or cancer rehabilitation programme.

Opportunities also exist in more sport related settings such as with local amateur and professional hockey, cricket and football teams.

Students on related courses have had placement positions including:

• long-term multiple conditions exercise class assistant with Freedom Leisure
• adapted physical activity assistant with Chailey Heritage Foundation
• assistant to a paralympic coach planning training programmes for swimming
• assistant physiotherapist with Eastbourne Borough Football club
• Working with Brighton & Hove Albion FC’s Cerebral Palsy team.

Work-related experience

In addition to the placement, you'll have other opportunities to improve your skills and employability.

In year 2 you will apply your learning to real-life experiences through the physiology, psychology and exercise referral and rehabilitation core modules.

This will include working with clients in a supervised setting profiling performance and health, and completing testing of function in the physiology and psychology labs and in community settings.

Graduate destinations

The growing public agenda towards managing health through physical activity opens up many career opportunities for students studying the BSc Exercise, Health and Rehabilitation Science degree.

A recent report into the economic impact of sport and exercise science demonstrated the growth in employment for graduates in health and well-being related aspects of sport and exercise, alongside the growth of commercial businesses providing services in support of a healthy lifestyle throughout the lifespan.

The skills you’ll develop towards becoming a practitioner in the area of exercise, health and rehabilitation will be attractive to a wide range of employers both in the NHS and with private healthcare providers.

Graduates can expect to progress to roles such as:

• health and well-being advisor
• cardiac scientist
• respiratory/cardiac physiologist
• physiotherapy technical instructor.

Further study

This degree opens up a range of postgraduate study options.

At Brighton, you could progress on to one of our sport and exercise postgraduate degrees or one of our other subject areas if you are looking to change course.

You could also apply to study for a one-year PGCE to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or choose to apply for a research degree and join our team of world-leading researchers.

Supporting your employability

Outside of your course, our Careers Service is here to support you as you discover (and re-discover) your strengths and what matters to you. We are here for you throughout your university journey as you work towards a fulfilling and rewarding career.

Connect with our careers team

• find part-time work that you can combine with your studies
• find, or be, a mentor or get involved with our peer-to-peer support scheme
• develop your business ideas through our entrepreneurial support network
• get professional advice and support with career planning, CV writing and interview top tips
• meet potential employers at our careers fairs
• find rewarding volunteering opportunities to help you discover more about what makes you tick, and build your CV.

Whatever your career needs, we are here to help. And that's not just while you are a student, our support carries on after you've graduated.

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Professional links

We were one of the first 10 institutions nationally, selected by the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), to become a CIMSPA Higher Education Partner. The partnership acknowledges our commitment to producing graduates with the skillset needed to be deployed straight into the sport and physical activity sector.

The partnership offers many benefits for students studying this course including substantially discounted CIMSPA student membership. Membership will improve your employability and includes free CPD e-learning, magazines and digital newsletters, networking opportunities, and access to graduate work placement, volunteering, internships and job opportunities.