About Sport And Exercise Therapy Bsc (hons) in University of Wolverhampton

This exciting, hands-on Sport and Exercise Therapy course involves the prevention of injury and rehabilitation back to optimum levels of functional, occupational and sports specific fitness for a wide range of patients. The course uses the principles of sport and exercise sciences, and the study of health, injury, and disease, to prepare patients for training, competition, or work. Working as part of a professional team in a real-world environment, you will gain applied practical skills in sport and remedial massage, and plan and implement appropriate rehabilitation programmes.

Placement modules allow you to gain hands-on experience and mentoring in an applied sports and exercise therapy context, including a clinical placement at Level 6.

The course is accredited by the leading professional body for this subject in the UK, The Society of Sports Therapists (SST), with the course being built upon the society’s five pillars of competency:

1. Prevention
2. Recognition & Evaluation
3. Management, Treatment and Referral
4. Rehabilitation
5. Education and Professional Issues.

Upon successful completion of the course, graduates will be eligible to apply for full insured membership with The Society of Sports Therapists.

You will have access to our sport therapy/physiotherapy suite, sport and exercise science laboratories that include cutting edge technology such as our 3D motion capture system, and our environment chamber.

You will have opportunities to work with some of our key partners such as British Judo, Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. and Walsall F.C, as well as university sports teams to develop industry skills relevant to a career in sport and exercise therapy. In addition we have close links with local organisations such as cardiac rehabilitation centres.

Our ‘Career Development Week’ will allow you to gain additional employment-related skills and qualifications as you progress through the course.

Our employability modules enable you to explore Sport and Exercise Therapy related career pathways and engage in career development planning that prepares you for graduate-level employment in a competitive industry.

A placement module will provide the opportunity to gain hands-on experience and mentoring in an applied sports and exercise therapy context.

You will also have the opportunity to transfer to an optional sandwich placement year. Our sandwich placement option allows you to take a full-year work placement, which can be undertaken abroad. A number of students in our department have been successful in securing places on these schemes in countries such as Spain, France, Canada and the US.

Academic qualification equivalents

• Higher Secondary School Certificate/Indian School Certificate – Standard XII 

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS :Overall score of 6.0 with 5.5 in each component

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University of Wolverhampton Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

The estimated fee of different programs is given in the following table. There could be some exceptions, so the applicant must check before applying.

Accommodation costs

University of Wolverhampton Application Process

International students who want to seek admissions at University of Wolverhampton can follow the below-mentioned application process:

Application Fee: Undergraduate: £18 for UCAS, Postgraduate: No fee

Application Deadlines: follows the deadline set up by UCAS. Late applications are welcomed only for the courses that still have places available.

Supporting documents:

• Official transcripts
• English proficiency test score
• Academic requirements according to the course
• Statement of purpose
• Financial statements
• Passport copy
• Academic references
• Interview