Sport and Exercise Therapy - BSc (Hons) at Anglia Ruskin University

Overview

Get hands-on. Immerse yourself in the world of sport, exercise, injury and rehabilitation and gain manual therapy skills in our specialist Cambridge facilities, endorsed by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences. Get experience in our student-led clinic or with a placement year. Accredited by the Society of Sports Therapists, this degree covers the principles of rehabilitation techniques and exercise science, so you’ll graduate ready to work as a professional sports therapist, with sport teams or within a clinic.

Careers

We work with employers to make sure you graduate with the knowledge, skills and abilities they need. They help us review what we teach and how we teach it – and they offer hands-on, practical opportunities to learn through work-based projects, internships or placements.

You'll graduate as a healthcare professional from a course accredited by the Society of Sport Therapists.

Sports therapy professionals are increasingly in demand in the performance sport, recreational sport and healthcare industries. They can work for teams or organisations, or be self-employed. You could pursue a career in a sports medicine team, supporting professional players back from injury. Or you might choose to work with the increasing number of 'weekend warriors' and recreational athletes, who also need support to recover from injury. Alternatively, you could focus on working with the wider community – perhaps those who are inactive or older, and need assistance to get back to functional fitness.

While you're studying at ARU, we'll encourage you to make connections with industry. We have links with a range of sporting organisations, such as:

• Living Sport (Cambridge and Peterborough Sports Development)
• Cambridge City Council
• Addenbrooke's Hospital
• British Paralympic Association
• Cambridge Utd FC
• British Cycling
• England & Wales Cricket Board.

When you first register as a student, you'll become a member of the Society of Sport Therapists, which provides guidance and advice for the profession. Our course will also signpost opportunities to gain wider qualifications, such as REPS (Register of Exercise Professionals) courses, to strengthen your CV.

Postgraduate study and research

Graduation doesn’t need to be the end of your time with us. If you’d like to continue your studies we offer a wide range of full-time and part-time postgraduate courses, including MSc Sport and Exercise Science as well as PhD opportunities.