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).
To qualify for admission, students will normally be expected to have achieved a 2:1 or a good 2:2 honours degree in one of the following disciplines:
Sport and Exercise science
Sports Coaching
Sports Psychology
Strength and Conditioning
Sports Therapy
Physical Education
Health and Physical Activity
Physiotherapy
Osteopathy
Chiropractic
Additional requirements
In addition, applications will also be considered from students with a 2:1 or a good 2:2 degree in one of the following:
Biology
Anatomy
Physiology
Occupational therapy
Applications will also be considered from individuals with a degree in other allied healthcare professional fields including but not limited to nursing, radiography, health promotion, health and exercise. Applicants based on relevant work experience within the industry as detailed in a personal statement will also be considered. This may include voluntary work, coaching, personal training or shadowing. All students will be considered on an individual basis.
If an applicant is shortlisted, they will be invited to complete an interview. The interview panel will might consist of LSBU staff, lecturers, service users and clinicians.
The admission and selection procedures outlined are based on the following principles:
Fitness to practice
Personal statement
An imperative to ensure flexibility of entry
The course team’s commitment to facilitate equal opportunities at the point of entry and throughout the course
The university operates an equal opportunities policy where there is no discrimination in view of age, gender, race, marital status, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, disability or religious beliefs.
All offers of places on the course are conditionally based on:
Satisfactory outcome of an interview;
Occupational Health clearance;
Satisfactory outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Applications from candidates with disabilities are considered and assessment of abilities and needs undertaken sensitively. The safety of the potential students is an important consideration.
All applicants must be 18 years or over at the commencement of the course.
English Language Requirement
Students for whom English is not their first language must achieve a minimum score of 6.5 overall or equivalent (including 7.0 in written element and a minimum score of 6.5 in speaking, reading and listening element) for the International English Language Test Score (IELTS)
Credit Accumulation & Transfer and Accreditation of Prior Learning
Students will not be considered for Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) as per the new guidelines set out by BASRaT in 2014. APL will only be considered by the programme if the student in question has completed a module on another BASRaT accredited course. Any considerations on APL will be made in conjunction with the Course Director and BASRaT directly.
No fee information has been provided for this course
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