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Applied Sports Injuries, Rehabilitation and Performance at Southampton, Solent University - UCAS

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2026 - 2027
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18Apr
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Course summary

Learn to develop and apply your sport and exercise therapy, physiotherapy, or sports rehabilitation expertise to work with injured and non-injured athletes across all sports. Looking to get into or build on your existing knowledge and skills in the exciting area of sports injuries and performance? This course is designed for sport and exercise therapy, physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation graduates who are either interested in moving into sport, or already working within sport and wishing to complete this master's degree alongside their clinical practice. Focusing on advanced clinical practice in sport, this course will provide you with the opportunity to study specialist modules designed to develop a specialist expertise in acute sports trauma, physical rehabilitation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of a wide range of sports injuries. You'll have the opportunity to develop the practical skills needed to rehabilitate injured athletes and enhance the fitness, and performance of non-injured athletes. You'll also gain an advanced understanding of the key theories and concepts related to the training, physical development, and rehabilitation of athletes, as well as sport and exercise science procedures used in evaluating and monitoring fitness and performance. A mentored professional placement at a sports club will provide you the opportunity to put theory into practice. You'll be expected to take responsibility for your own caseload, examining, assessing, treating, and managing athletes. This will enable you to develop, apply and reflect on your own performance across the core areas of therapy and to draw on, and review, the profession’s evidence base. The programme has excellent links with professional football clubs, and you will have the opportunity to undertake the FA level 4 Intermediate Trauma Medical Management in Football (ITMMiF) as part of this course. This course is for This course is for graduate sports therapists, sport rehabilitators, and physiotherapists looking to progress their knowledge in the sporting field. Applicants should be working as a therapist within a team environment.

Modules

  • Assessment and Evaluation of the Athlete
This module will focus on developing your clinical skills and underpinning theoretical knowledge in the assessment and evaluation of pre- and post-injury/ medical illness of an athlete. You will further develop your clinical reasoning and practical abilities in the planning and implementation of sport-specific assessment and evaluation protocols.
  • Management and Rehabilitation of Athletes
This module will focus on developing your clinical skills and underpinning theoretical knowledge in the management and rehabilitation of an athlete. You will further develop your clinical reasoning and practical abilities in the planning and implementation of sport specific management and rehabilitation protocols.
  • Applied Research Methods and Study Design
Your clinical decision processes will be based on the synthesis of the current evidence-based football medicine research for best practice, which underpins all learning strategies within this course. This module aims to promote your knowledge and understanding of the research process, and to develop the real-world skills necessary to undertake a successful research project.
  • Professional Practice in Sport
This practice-orientated module will provide you with an opportunity to draw together the key aspects of this course, incorporating a placement in a practical based sports setting. You’ll learn what it means to be a therapist in a sporting environment, where you can practice your professional skills with real injured athletes and be able to consolidate, reflect and apply the knowledge and skills acquired on the course to real clinical situations.
  • Applied Techniques in Sport and Exercise Science
When prescribing therapeutic exercise programmes to prepare the football athlete for training and competition and reduce the likelihood of injury, you will need to possess appropriate specialised knowledge of Sport and Exercise Science principles. This multi-disciplinary module serves to equip you with the underpinning theory behind three branches of Sport and Exercise Science – Exercise Physiology, Psychology, and Biomechanics. Key themes central to football medicine will underpin the content of this module and will cover the integration of a spectrum of factors that influence optimal performance and injury risk. Practical work will evaluate these factors with reference to the influence of training and conditioning.
  • Independent Research Project
This is a student-led module and as such the content is largely determined by you under the guidance of your supervisor. The module provides you with an opportunity to undertake a sustained, intensive and independent investigation into a theme of your choosing and present the work in a peer reviewed journal format. It will provide an opportunity for you to demonstrate your scholarly skills within a unique area of study.

How to apply

International applicants

All international applicants need to be aware that the English language requirements to attend Solent University, and the English language requirements to obtain a visa from the Home Office, may be different. This means that if you meet the Solent University language requirement to gain a place on the course, you may still have to meet additional requirements to be granted with a visa by the Home Office. We strongly advise all applicants to visit the Home Office website which outlines all the requirements for a successful visa application and to take a look at our course entry statement document.

Entry requirements

An honours degree at 2:1 or higher in a related field (sport and exercise therapy, physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation) * Applicants will be either interested in moving into sport, or already working within a professional sport environment. * Applicants who do not have a degree at 2:1 or above may be admitted to the course, provided they can demonstrate the necessary graduate-equivalent knowledge, abilities, and skills. * Applicants will hold a professional registration and professional indemnity to practice in the UK.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6IELTS minimum 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each individual component
TOEFL (iBT)92TOEFL IBT 92 with a minimum of 22 in writing and a minimum of 20 in reading, listening and speaking
Institution's Own TestDuolingo English Language Test - 115 overall with minimum of 100 in each component

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £10400 Whole course
Northern Ireland £10400 Whole course
Scotland £10400 Whole course
Wales £10400 Whole course
Channel Islands £10400 Whole course
Republic of Ireland £10400 Whole course
EU £18350 Whole course
International £18350 Whole course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

While most course costs are covered by your tuition fees, some essential resources and optional extras may need to be paid for separately. For advice on budgeting and managing your money, please contact [email protected].

Sponsorship information

Solent University offers a range of bursaries and scholarships that provide financial assistance or waive fees for tuition or accommodation. Each bursary or scholarship has specific eligibility criteria. Check out our bursaries and scholarships pages to find out more (https://www.solent.ac.uk/finance/bursaries)

Applied Sports Injuries, Rehabilitation and Performance at Southampton, Solent University - UCAS