Course summary

Gain the skills and knowledge to become a registered member of the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators (BASRaT) and work as a Graduate Sport Rehabilitator (GSR). This course will prepare you to become an autonomous healthcare practitioner specialising in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a range of musculoskeletal injuries and diseases, from early-stage to late-stage rehabilitation and return to sport and occupation, in both the general population and athletes You will also be trained to be first response practitioner working pitch-side at sporting events, and to design, prescribe and implement exercise programmes for injury prevention and performance enhancement in populations with injury, illness and disease. Our School of Allied and Community Health within the Institute of Health and Social Care is one of the largest in the country, enabling you to study in a state-of-the-art environment within a wide and supportive network. There are also a number of opportunities available within this course, such as the chance to undertake the Level 2 Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport Course (PHICIS), accredited by the Rugby Football Union (RFU).