Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation BSc Honours

The London Sport Institute is top in London for Sport Exercise Science and Rehabilitation – Guardian League Tables 2023.

This means we'll help you thrive in a variety of professional sports coaching roles. this course is taught by active sports professionals involved in coaching, sports rehabilitation and performance.

Why choose Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation BSc Honours at Middlesex?

The course is also based in our modern facilities at StoneX Stadium, home of Saracens Rugby Club. You’ll have access to the brand new £23 million redevelopment project of the West Stand, offering state-of-the-art facilities as a top educational and high-performance centre for teaching and research excellence. With some of the most advanced equipment in the UK, you will be able to utilise the new specialist spaces, simulation suites, specialist labs, plus much more.

What you will gain

You'll graduate armed with the knowledge and understanding of risk management and programmes to prevent injuries and illnesses as well as the nutritional requirements of the physically active and/or professional sportsperson.

You'll understand the social, psychological and physical behaviours of the physically active or professional sportsperson and will have gained the laboratory and clinical skills necessary for assessing and treating injuries and illnesses.

You'll come to understand the principles of safe and effective training for a variety of clients including elite athletes and special populations taking into consideration national and professional bodies' guidelines as well as the client's social and cultural background.

Accreditations

The BSc Sport & Exercise Rehabilitation programme is accredited by BASRaT (The British Association of Sport Rehabilitators). BASRaT provides a platform from which Sport Rehabilitators can promote their work, both nationally and internationally, and indeed further themselves through a rigorous process of continuing professional development.

Being registered with BASRaT provides access to support throughout a GSR’s career as well as access to an international network of highly-skilled practitioners in the field of NMSK healthcare.

What you will learn

This specialist degree emphasises injury prevention, primary healthcare and lifestyle management. You'll learn how to provide immediate care following acute injury or illness and to recognise potential causes of injury for all sportspeople, at all levels of fitness.

You'll learn how to devise and implement strategies to reduce injury risk. You'll also learn how to evaluate an individual's health to determine the appropriate evidence-based therapeutic and exercise interventions for recovery of function, return to physical activity or high performance.

Practical studies and lectures are taught on campus and at nearby StoneX Stadium, home of Saracens Rugby Club, where you will spend a significant amount of study time, in addition to 400 hours of clinical practice.

How can the BSc Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation support your career?

With the ever-increasing focus on the sporting world to achieve the best results possible, sports rehabilitators are in high demand.

After graduating from this course, you'll be qualified to pursue a career as a graduate sports rehabilitator under BASRaT, or progress into postgraduate study, particularly in the sports medicine, physiotherapy, strength and conditioning, and teaching/lecturing field. You'll also be well placed to progress into postgraduate study, particularly in sports rehabilitation or physiotherapy courses.

Graduate job roles

Our BSc Sport and Exercise Rehabilitation graduates have gone on to work in a wide range of roles including performance analyst, physiotherapist assistant, sports massage therapist, gym instructor, clinic supervisor, and teaching assistant, to name a few

Graduate employers

You can gain employment within sports rehabilitation clinics, health clinics, elite or amateur sports teams, the leisure and fitness industry, or occupational health units, the NHS and the Armed Forces.

Transferable skills

You'll gain knowledge of human anatomy and physiology with reference to exercise, health, development and ageing. You'll gain valuable experience in working with various clients, including the general public as well as high-level athletes, allowing you to develop your skills in managing and treating both acute and long-term injuries.

MDXworks

Our employability service, MDXworks will launch you into the world of work from the beginning of your course, with placements, projects and networking opportunities through our 1000+ links with industry and big-name employers in London and globally.

Our dedicated lifetime career support, like our business start-up support programme and funding for entrepreneurs, has put us in the top 20 UK universities for business leaders and entrepreneurs – Business Money 2023 and a top 10 university for producing CEOs (Novuana, 2023).

Global network

You’ll study with students from 122 countries who’ll hopefully become part of your global network. And after you graduate, we'll still support you through our alumni network to help you progress in your chosen career.