This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 25th September 2024.
City College Plymouth has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
Course summary
Injuries are an unwelcome yet somewhat inevitable aspect of professional and competitive sport. Accredited by the Sports Therapy Organisation (STO), this course helps you develop the skills to succeed in all areas of injury management and athlete care. You will practise and develop your skills through our supervised student led sports injury clinic. You will be trained by industry specialists to broaden understanding of the various roles.
Modules
The course includes the following subjects: Year 1, anatomy of human movement, sports massage and manual therapy, pathophysiology of sports injuries, clinical assessment of sports injuries, treatment and management of sports injuries, strength and conditioning and injury prevention. Year 2, functional anatomy for Sports Therapy, Sports Therapy clinical practice, advanced manual therapy and injury management, injury rehabilitation and reconditioning, sports nutrition (optional module), emergency trauma and pitchside management (optional module). Benefits: opportunities to treat professional athletes, opportunities to work overseas with European partners, membership of the Sports Therapy Organisation (STO).
Assessment method
Assessment will be through a mixture of practical assessments, in-class tests, coursework (essays and reports), presentations and seminars.
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- C604
- Institution code:
- C83
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
International applicants will be asked to complete a fee assessment. This allows us to confirm an applicant's nationality, immigration status and residency to correctly assess fee status. Applicant's will be asked to include copies of the relevant pages of their passport, any letters from the Home Office confirming immigration status in the UK and any other relevant documentation (copy of visa stamps, marriage certificate, etc.).
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 48 points
T Level - P
Four GCSEs at Grade C (4) or above including English, Maths and a Science based subject.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £7450 | Year 1 |
| England | £7450 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £7450 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £7450 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £7450 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £7450 | Year 1 |
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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
City College Plymouth
Kings Road
Devonport
Plymouth
PL1 5QG
Clearing contact details
Clearing Contact Details
01752 305786
Additional information
Whether your exam results didn’t quite go your way, or you are only just deciding you’d like to start a university-level course this September, you can speak to our dedicated HE team by calling 01752 305786 or emailing [email protected].