Course summary

This course trains you to be an exercise-based rehabilitation and fitness specialist, able to apply clinical reasoning to sport- and fitness-related injuries while you develop practical skills in rehabilitation. You put learning into practice via real-life practice opportunities at our on-site clinic; work-based placement with industry experts; and student learning trips. Course Accreditation/Industry Endorsement

• This course is accredited by the British Association of Sport and Rehabilitation and Trainers (BASRaT). Once you have successfully completed the course, you can apply for graduate membership and use the professional title of graduate sport rehabilitator (GSR).

• Six BASES-accredited laboratories.

• Strength and conditioning facility.

• Free gym.

• Sports arena.

• Sport centre.

• Multi-use games areas.

• External sports pitches.

• Human Performance Centre.

• Up-to-the-minute sports analysis equipment – such as the Catapult GPS tracking and Nacsport camera system – allows you to measure and evaluate the performances of players and teams.

• Realistic mock-classrooms for PE teaching practice including specialist technology allowing you to watch and self-assess your lesson.

• A Forest School for training in outdoor learning and play.

• We are official partners of Luton Town FC and Bedford Blues RFC as well as collaborating with other sporting organisations in the region, giving you the opportunity to put your learning into practice through work placements.

• As a Higher Education Partner of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), our courses are mapped against the Institute’s professional standards.

• Benefit from the support of your own personal academic tutor who will guide and support you throughout your student journey.

• Collaborate with our partners to deliver school and community-based projects. Your laboratory-based work develops your understanding of human performance as well as sport psychology and physical activity.

• Enhance your learning and build your experience through field trips to destinations such as St George’s Park, Burton-upon-Trent, the home of England Football;

• Benefit from our industry links with the Blues Foundation; school partnerships across the region; Bedford International Athletics Stadium; Luton Town FC; the

• Develop your professional network though our links with Sport England, governing bodies, active partnerships and industry experts.

• Recent industry visitors include Nick Cox, Academic Manager at Manchester United, and Kevin Pickard, International Swimming Coach.