Undergraduate

Sport Rehabilitation

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Want to specialise in a role in sport and fitness? You've come to the right place – we're the Official University Partner of Team GB.
Our course combines theory, hands-on experience, critical reflection and professional judgement – giving you a thorough platform for a career in exercise rehabilitation.
You'll be taught by academics who work with both elite-level sports performers and NHS patients. As well as FIFA, the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Apply to become a graduate member of the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT) when you complete your degree.
You'll use the latest equipment to develop your practical skills following our recent £16 million investment in our facilities.
Our students take up roles with sports clubs, the military, the NHS, and more. Others find their skills are sought by employers across the job market.
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  • Standard course
  • With a foundation year
  • September 2025

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What does this mean?

Gain the clinical skills to prevent, diagnose and treat musculoskeletal conditions with this hands-on degree from Team GB's only Official University Partner.

Designed for students wishing to specialise in a role related to sport and fitness, this fully-accredited course combines theory, hands-on experience, critical reflection and professional judgement, as well as the latest techniques in exercise rehabilitation.

You’ll learn in modern, fully equipped facilities and have access to CV-boosting opportunities to kickstart your career before you graduate. This includes being part of the University's Health, Injury and Performance (HIP) Hub following recent investment, as well as utilising our newly-built strength and conditioning suite.

  • 100% of students

    in work or further study 15 months after graduating 1

  • 16 million

    invested in new sports facilities

  • Direct links

    to local sports teams, the NHS, and nutritional health providers

  • Fully accredited course

    and 400 placement hours

  • Official University Partner

    of Team GB

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Course overview
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About this course

Sport Rehabilitators work with patients or athletes with a wide range of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions, whether it’s managing or treating a long-term medical issue or overseeing their recovery from a shorter term injury.

You’ll therefore need to have the confidence to act with independent autonomy towards your patient’s care when necessary, as well as the ability to work with other healthcare professionals, so a thorough grounding in the likes of physiology, psychology, biomechanics, and strength and conditioning is essential.

You’ll also spend a minimum of 400 hours on clinical placement gaining real-world experience, with our partners including professional sports clubs such as Hull FC and Hull KR, as well as private practitioners.

You could even develop your experience at the University's Health, Injury and Performance (HIP) Hub. This student-led clinic offers appointments to real patients from the local community and gives you the opportunity to put your knowledge into practice by overseeing their assessment, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation as part of your degree.

This degree is accredited by the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT). This means you can apply to BASRaT to become a graduate member at the end of your degree.

Scheduled study hours and how you’re assessed

Throughout your time with us, you’re expected to study for 1,200 hours in your first year and 1,400 hours in both your second and third years as you begin clinical placement.

Those figures are based on 200 hours per 20 credit module, a minimum of 200 hours of clinical placement in both your second and third year, and time spent completing independent study.

Choose your modules

Each year, you’ll study modules worth a certain number of credits, and you need 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits – so you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more. In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120. Some modules are compulsory, some are optional, so you can build a course that’s right for you.

Preparing for Learning in Higher Education

This module is designed to give you the best possible start to your university studies, making sure you have all the essential skills you need to succeed. Through lectures and workshops we will teach you how to write in an academic style, how to find quality sources, how to reference work, culminating in writing up a mini-research project.

Core•20 credits

Group Challenge (Sciences)

In a group, you'll formulate questions that can be tested by scientific investigations and take part in weekly workshops with academics.

Core•20 credits

Foundation in Data Analysis

Develop a strong foundation in data collection and analysis. This module will introduce you to qualitative and quantitative data and how to analyse it; the collection of primary and secondary data; the production of high quality graphics; and report writing.

Core•20 credits

Introduction to Biological Sciences 1

This module covers basic knowledge on cells and biological molecules and how they are connected to the function of major organ systems in animals, plants and humans. The main topics are cell structure, exchange and transport, the genetic code, microbiology and energy processes.

Compulsory•20 credits

Introduction to Sport, Health and Exercise Science

Module information coming soon. 

Compulsory•20 credits

Foundation Maths Skills

This module delivers core mathematics skills at level two and three to give a solid basis for future studies. You will study the following topics: manipulation of numerical data and converting between different units of measurement; exponentials and logarithms; and standard form and problems involving ratio, proportion and percentages.

Optional•20 credits

Foundation Mathematics 1

This module delivers core mathematics skills to build a solid basis for future studies. You will study the following topics: factors, multiples, indices, fractions and standard form; algebra, linear and quadratic equations; averages and spread; functions, exponentials and logarithms; and right angled triangles and trigonometry.

Optional•20 credits

Foundation Mathematics A

You will study pure mathematics topics, including proof, algebra, trigonometry, differentiation, integration, exponentials, logarithms, sequences and series. The applied topic is probability and statistics.

Optional•20 credits

On the foundation year, you take modules that are provided across the Faculty for the pre-certificate stage, gaining a solid grounding in readiness for further study on the BSc. 
8 Modules

Human Anatomy

This module introduces you to the human anatomy in detail. You’ll explore topics including: the structure of the human skeleton, major landmarks, and joints and classification.

Core•20 credits

Conducting Science in Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation

A solid grounding in to the scientific practice underlying the subject. It explores and critiques how data is collected and analysed.

Core•20 credits

Introduction to Musculoskeletal Injuries and Assessment

This module provides a comprehensive overview of the skills and techniques required for effective clinical assessment of the musculoskeletal system. As well as introduce the concepts of clinical reasoning, the experience of pain and common assessment approaches as they relate to the Graduate Sport Rehabilitator’s (GSR’s) practice.

Core•20 credits

Human Physiology

Explore topics including the circulatory system, blood and cardiac and skeletal muscles; the nervous system; reproduction; respiration; the gastro-intestinal system; and the endocrine system.

Core•20 credits

Therapeutic Interventions

Gain an understanding of the rationale behind therapeutic modalities, including current knowledge of the healing process at the cellular level and analgesia.

Core•20 credits

Introduction to Exercise and Training

Through a mix of both theoretical and practical sessions, you'll develop your knowledge and experience of a number of different exercise and training modalities that a strength and conditioning coach could utilise in an effort to affect and improve performance. This module will also help you to develop as a coach, explaining the principles of good coaching, communication and delivery to a diverse range of athletes and non-athletes alike.

Core•20 credits

Due to the professional nature of the programme, all modules are mandatory. To prepare you for a seamless transition from student life to employment, we teach all of the topics progressively throughout your time here. If you choose Masters-level study, your final year provides the opportunity for clinical specialism.
6 Modules

Clinical Skills

The module will allow students to demonstrate competency in skills, such as special testing & peripheral and spinal joint mobilisation. 

Core• credits

Professional Practice

Get to grips with the professional standards set by the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT) and how these interact with working practices. 

Core•20 credits

Research Methods

Prepare and complete a small action research project to develop skills that will help you across your studies. It's hands-on learning about research methodology, ethical approval, data analysis and formulating research questions.

Core•20 credits

Functional Rehabilitation

Explore the physiological principles that underpin a range of exercise-based techniques used extensively within injury rehabilitation. 

Core•20 credits

Advanced Rehabilitation and Conditioning

This module will deliver an in-depth analysis of the pathway that will assist in returning athletes to their competitive best following injury. Students will learn and understand the requirements of various sports and the demands placed upon the athletes who participate. Theoretical content will explore the late-stage requirements that are essential in both restoring athletes to their competitive best, but also maintaining injury-free status upon their return.

Core•20 credits

Advancing Clinical Skills

Advancing Clinical Skills builds on previous modules by allowing students to demonstrate a comprehensive musculoskeletal assessment and begin to apply appropriate treatment techniques. The module's timing is essential as it will prepare students with some Level 5 guidance to become the autonomous practitioners required in your final year.

Core•20 credits
6 Modules

Dissertation

Choose a topic you are passionate about and make an original contribution to research by designing, carrying out, and delivering a 10,000-word thesis. Over the course of your final year you will conduct independent research, supported by an academic supervisor.

Core•40 credits

Neurodynamics

​This module introduces you to the central and peripheral nervous systems in health and disease, and their inter-relationships with musculoskeletal pathologies. 

Core•20 credits

Management of Exercise and Physical Activity on Health and Disease

This module aims to provide an understanding of the challenges that the UK faces with public health concerns. As specialists in the prescription and application of exercise for the improvement of health, this makes the Graduate Sport Rehabilitator the ideal professional to meet the needs of these patients. At the end of the module, students will demonstrate autonomy in exercise prescription and management for populations with health issues and disease.

Core•20 credits

Interdisciplinary Considerations in Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Science

This module is part of a shared curriculum across multiple Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Science programmes, bringing together students with a range of knowledge and skills in their distinct discipline areas and teaching them to apply this in an interdisciplinary context.

You'll work collaboratively to problem  solve in real-world scenarios and learn to recognise where individuals with other experiences and skills may be better suited to deal with specific issues. This module mirrors the professional environment outside of academia, where professionals in the field of athletic care operate both independently (as autonomous practitioners) and collaboratively (within interdisciplinary teams) in accordance with relevant governing bodies such as BASES, BASRaT and the SENR.

Core•20 credits

To graduate, you will be required to complete Emergency First Aid and Level 2 RFU Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport. 
4 Modules

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Entry requirements

What do I need?

When it comes to applying to university, you'll need a certain number of UCAS points. Different qualifications and grades are worth a different amount of points. For this course, you'll need…

Use UCAS's calculator to work out your estimated points

We consider experience and qualifications from the UK and worldwide which may not exactly match the combinations above.

But it's not just about the grades - we'll look at your whole application. We want to know what makes you tick, and about your previous experience, so make sure that you complete your personal statement.

Have questions? Our admissions team will be happy to help.

What do I need?

If you require a student visa to study or if your first language is not English you will be required to provide acceptable evidence of your English language proficiency level.

See other English language proficiency qualifications accepted by the University of Hull.

If your English currently does not reach the University’s required standard for this programme, you may be interested in one of our English language courses.

Visit your country page to find out more about our entry requirements.

Fees & funding

How much is it?

Additional costs you may have to pay

Your tuition fees will cover most costs associated with your programme. There are some extra costs that you might have to pay, or choose to pay, depending on your programme of study and the decisions you make:

  • Books (you can borrow books on your reading lists from the library, but you may buy your own)
  • Optional field trips
  • Study abroad (incl. travel costs, accommodation, visas, immunisation)
  • Placement costs (incl. travel costs and accommodation)
  • Student visas (international students)
  • Laptop (you’ll have access to laptops and computers on campus, but you may want your own)
  • Printing and photocopying
  • Professional-body membership
  • Graduation (gown hire and photography)

Remember, you’ll still need to take into account your living costs. This could include accommodation, travel, food and more.

How do I pay for it?

How much is it?

Additional costs you may have to pay

Your tuition fees will cover most costs associated with your programme. There are some extra costs that you might have to pay, or choose to pay, depending on your programme of study and the decisions you make:

  • Books (you can borrow books on your reading lists from the library, but you may buy your own)
  • Optional field trips
  • Study abroad (incl. travel costs, accommodation, visas, immunisation)
  • Placement costs (incl. travel costs and accommodation)
  • Student visas (international students)
  • Laptop (you’ll have access to laptops and computers on campus, but you may want your own)
  • Printing and photocopying
  • Professional-body membership
  • Graduation (gown hire and photography)

Remember, you’ll still need to take into account your living costs. This could include accommodation, travel, food and more.

How do I pay for it?

Our academics

You’ll be taught by experts who know your name: tutors who work at elite, semi-elite and amateur levels of sport and in private practice. 

Our highly-qualified staff also deliver trauma course for the Rugby Football Union nationally.

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Lois Smith
Featured academic

Lois Smith

Lois is our Director of Studies in Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Science. After initially joining the University in 2017, she completed her Masters the following year and has gone on to become a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Ben Oliver
Featured academic

Dr Ben Oliver

Ben is our programme director who joined the Sport Rehabilitation lecturing team in 2020. Alongside working in rugby union and directing two private sports injury clinics, he is the module leader for Clinical Biomechanics and Clinical Skills.

Take a look at our facilities

Sport Rehabilitation Suite

We have two specialist sports rehabilitation teaching suites providing students with state-of-the-art spaces for practical skills labs, group-based seminars and a student-led Sports Injury Clinic.

Health and Human Performance Lab

This £1.5 million laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility for teaching, research and sport science support in the field of biomechanics.

Exercise Physiology Teaching Laboratory

Our teaching lab is where students learn the fundamental practical skills of exercise physiology using the latest equipment.

Allam Sport Centre

We've invested £16 million in new sports facilities, including a state-of-the-art gym and new pitches. So you'll be learning with the sector's most innovative technology.

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Sports Rehabilitation Laboratory
A student looks at data on a computer screen in the Health and Human Performance Lab
Physiology Teaching Laboratory
Allam Sports Centre Sports Hall
Sports rehabilitation student with skeleton diagram

Future prospects

You’ll graduate with clinical skills in the prevention, assessment and management of neuro-musculoskeletal injuries.

Our students go on to work with sports clubs at all levels, in the military, in private practice and with the NHS. Others find their professional skills are sought by employers across the graduate job market.

Our careers team will be on-hand to give you expert advice and training, and you’ll have the chance to network with a wide range of employers throughout your degree as part of our annual Student Thesis Conference.

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Your next steps

Like what you’ve seen? Then it’s time to apply.

The standard way to apply for this course is through UCAS. This will give you the chance to showcase your skill, qualities and passion for the subject, as well as providing your academic qualifications.

How to apply

Not ready to apply?

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All modules presented on this course page are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.

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