UK Universities for Sports Therapy Programmes

Sports Therapy has been emerged as a bright career choice with higher career prospectus for the modern youth in the recent past because of the increased demand for the professional sports therapists worldwide. There are, in fact, very few professional qualifications available in the field of sports therapy, sports health and sports rehabilitation. Some of these courses are offered by world renowned UK universities such as the University of Abertay Dundee, the Kingston University London, the Oxford Brookes University and the University of the West of England, Bristol.

University of Abertay Dundee

The major sports therapy courses available at the University of Abertay Dundee are Sport Health and Exercise M.Phil and Sport Health and Exercise PhD

Kingston University London

Kingston University London offers a first degree course of three year duration in sports health. The course is titled as ‘Exercise, Nutrition & Health BSc (Hons)’

Oxford Brookes University

Oxford Brookes University also offers Exercise, Nutrition and Health BSc (Hons) and this course starts in the month of September.

University of the West of England, Bristol

Major sports therapy courses conducted at the University of the West of England, Bristol are Sport and Exercise Management Foundation Degree; Sports Conditioning – Sports Coaching BSc (Hons) and Sports Conditioning and Coaching BSc (Hons)

Besides these universities, some of the UK colleges also conduct academic programmes in sports therapy and sports rehabilitation. Major courses offered by them include sports study programmes such as Sport Rehabilitation BSc Hons (St Mary’s University College); Athlete Performance and Management Level 4 Foundation Degree (Filton College); Sports Massage Therapy Premier Level 3 Certificate (City of Bath College); Sports Training and Rehabilitation Foundation Science (Newcastle College); Sports Therapy Higher National Diploma-HND Certificate (Glasgow College of Nautical Studies); Sports and Exercise Science National Certificate / Diploma Level 3 BTEC (Gorseinon College); Sports and Exercise Science – Therapy BTEC National Diploma (North East Worcestershire College); Sports Massage Diploma ITEC (Harrogate College); Sports Rehabilitation and Sports Massage Therapy Level 3 certificate, Sports Therapy Level 2 Certificate and Sports Therapy Level 3 certificate (Lancaster and Morecambe College); Sports Massage Level 3 Diploma VTCT (South Downs College) and Sports Therapy Higher National Diploma/HND (Central College Glasgow)