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Overview
Develop fundamental clinical skills and musculoskeletal expertise
Our dynamic four-year full time MSci Sports Therapy course offers you the opportunity to develop your sports therapy clinical skills and musculoskeletal expertise.
Accredited by the Society of Sports Therapists, this course has a long track record of producing therapists that have continued on into a variety of careers within the sport sector.
You will be able to work as an autonomous sports therapist, or as a member of the multi-disciplinary rehabilitation team, with athletes of all levels of ability, ranging from recreational to international.
Incorporate postgraduate level learning
The first three years mirrors the BSc Sports Therapy course, with an additional fourth year in which you will gain invaluable experience working in an applied setting, such as a professional sports team or sports therapy clinic.
The final year will also see you undertake postgraduate level learning including a research project, where you will receive postgraduate level instruction on research methodologies and ways of sharing your work within the scientific community.
On this course you will:
- Develop your understanding of the concepts of sports medicine and sports science, with a focus on physiological and pathological processes.
- Gain additional experience through applied work placements in your fourth year, as you continue your studies to postgraduate level.
- Work to develop excellent clinical, examination, and assessment skills.
- Learn to plan and implement appropriate independent treatment regimens for injured patients.
The Course
Develop your understanding of the concepts of sports medicine and sports science
Our MSci Sports Therapy course gives you an highly-practical and in-depth overview of the fundamental concepts and realities of contemporary practice.
In your third year you will work with injured students and staff in the University for 60 hours in your third year and a further 140 hours outside of University in a professional sports club or organisation. You will have the option to look after a team, but it is not compulsory.
In your fourth year, you will continue to gain vital experience by working in an applied setting. This experience will help you to apply the skills you will have learnt up until this point, as you continue your studies at postgraduate level.
Your Professional Placement in your fourth year will extend throughout your programme of study to align with one entire season or performance cycle i.e. September-June.
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Fundamentals for Sports Therapists
This module aims to enhance your knowledge of the structure and function of the bodys cells, tissues, and systems. The integration of the study of the normal physiology of body tissues with pathological conditions that may commonly affect them is a key theme running through this module. The module examines the relevance of these pathologies and the bodys response to them in our clinical practice.
Teaching and Assessment
Innovative teaching methods that focus on practice
Teaching
Our team of principal lecturers ensure innovation, enthusiasm and expertise combine to deliver the excellent standards that give our institution its high reputation.
When you come to Chichester, you will join a community of students and lecturers working in partnership to ensure that your learning experience reflects best practice and embraces the opportunities presented by new, interactive technologies.
Assessment
You will be assessed by a variety of methods, including essays, examinations, portfolios, practical assessments, lab reports, and oral presentations.
Our course includes a mix of assessments, so that you may develop a wide range of transferable skills. Modules are assessed at every stage of the course, offering cumulative assessment of your progress.
You can monitor your own progress, allowing you the opportunity to discuss and plan your development with your lecturers throughout the course. Where appropriate special arrangements can be made for students with an identified need.
Placement Opportunities
Utilise our extensive professional networks to support your learning
You will your develop skills through our work placements. These are typically held in a professional sports club or organisation and allow you to apply theory and knowledge in an operational sport setting.
Our third year students run our Sports Injury Teaching Clinic for four hours a week during semester time.
They provide free treatment and advice for musculoskeletal injuries to all at the University of Chichester. The Sports Injury Teaching Clinic can be found in The Tudor Hale Centre for Sport.
Careers
Acquire the skills and knowledge required to gain employment with the sports industry
We understand the importance of ensuring that you have the knowledge, skills and experience to compete successfully in today’s challenging jobs market.
With a practical-based modular approach, our MSci Sports Therapy course gives you the skills and experience necessary to succeed as a professional sports therapists, as well as in a variety of other roles within the sports industry.
Typical careers include:
- Sports therapist
- Private practice
- Fitness consultant
- Personal training
- Health promotion
- Teaching
Further study
We offer postgraduate research programmes (MPhil/PhD) across the field of sport disciplines.
Supervision is offered by a strong, research-active team with a range of expertise. Our research interests stem from applied experience to deliver ‘real world’ meaningful results.
Alumni receive a 15% discount on postgraduate courses at Chichester.
Postgraduate pathways
- MSc Applied Sport and Exercise Nutrition
- MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology
- MSc Sport and Exercise Biomechanics
- MSc Sport and Exercise Physiology
- MSc Sports Coaching
- MSc Sports Performance Analysis
- MSc Strength and Conditioning
- PGCE Secondary (Physical Education)
- Postgraduate Research (PhD)
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