Sports Therapy BSc (Hons)

280 UCAS Tariff points to include an A2 in either PE or Human Biology plus GCSE (A-C) in English and Mathematics

A Criminal Records Bureau disclosure is required for this course. Successful candidates will also be required to complete a medical questionnaire

Your personal statement on the UCAS application form will also be looked at as a key part of your application. You should include the following items in your personal statement, if possible, to show the admissions staff that you are serious in your application to undertake a degree in Sports Therapy:
Evidence that you have done some research into the profession of Sports Therapy; you understand what the profession of Sports Therapist involves; how the job of a Sports Therapist may differ from other, similar jobs; you are clear that this is what you want to do in future.
You participate in sport or regular exercise. The level you play at is not particularly important.
You have some work experience in sport, for example coaching, or therapy, for example observing a therapist working in sport.
A sports coaching and / or sports first aid qualification will be a very favourable addition to your academic qualifications.
You can show the admissions staff that you understand the effort which will be required to complete this degree programme.

Peter Khan

Student, Sports Therapy BSc (Hons)

“The external events and the clinical placementopportunities were amazing. They really brought thewhole course together, improved my confidence andshowed me where I want to work in the future.”

Sports Therapy Students Get Experience With Some of the Countrys Top Sports Stars

Two Sports Therapy graduates at the University of Worcester have been working alongside some of the Country’s top sports stars.

Kathryn Goodfellow and Janne Moore were given the chance of a lifetime when Formula One legend Nigel Mansell paid a visit to the University of Worcester. They were also among a group of students who assisted at the England v Lithuania basketball match, held at the University recently, offering treatments to the elite athletes. Plus the pair have also worked with British Basketball League (BBL) stars.

Nigel Mansell was taking part in a charity cycle ride around Britain for the charity UK Youth, of which he is President, when he stopped off at the University. Accompanied by his two sons, Leo and Greg and former Tour de France racer Magnus Backstedt, along with a number of others, the racing legend spent the night at the University. But before settling down for the night the team was treated to specialist sports massages by Kathryn and Janne, who graduated from the University of Worcester’s Sports Therapy degree course this summer.

Twenty-two-year-old Kathryn said: “It was a fantastic opportunity to work with Nigel Mansell and his team. I treated one of his sons and another couple of team members.“It was great to put into practice what we had learned on the course.” Janne added: “This was one of many great opportunities we had during the course. As the University is home to the BBL side Worcester Wolves, we did a lot of work with them, but also for other BBL teams as well.”

Both Kathryn and Janne attended placements here in the UK and in America as part of the course to gain experience. “The course was really good, but very hard work,” said Kathryn, from Stafford. “There were lots of opportunities to gain experience and I have now got a job at my local rugby club and also help out at my local university.” Janne, aged 23, added: “I really enjoyed the course. I loved how it was so practical and very interesting.”

Sports Therapy student presents at London conference

Dan Milton who has now graduated from the first cohort on the BSc (Hons) Sports Therapy at University of Worcester was chosen to present at this year’s student conference. The conference was held at London Metropolitan University on 8th and 9th June 2010. Dan presented the findings from his final year independent study entitled Investigating the psychological effects of a rehabilitation programme on university level students. Only three other students presented their studies, so Dan should be proud that he was in such esteemed company.

Also presenting on the day was Prof Karim Khan who is a world reknowned researcher and presenter. He is also the co-author of the key text on the sports therapy course “Clinical Sports Medicine”. 

Dan has now graduated from the Sports Therapy course and plans to spend this coming winter honing his skills in the Three Valleys ski resort of Courcheval. He has secured a position working as a sports therapist and massage therapist in the prestigious French Alps resort whilst also improving his snow boarding and French!    

Dan is seen here with Prof Graham Smith, the Chairman of The Society of Sports Therapist. “I was astounded by the quality of all the student presenters. It’s wonderful to see the standard of presentation skills and the ideas these young people have for their research.”

The conference dinner was held at the Emirates Stadium, home of Arsenal Football Club,  where Prof Greg Whyte spoke about his support in a number of celebrity challenges, including Christine Bleakley’s cross Channel water skiing, David Walliams’ swim across the Channel and most recently Eddie Izzard’s amazing marathon feat.

The photo shows UW Sports Therapy staff Sally Smith (Course Leader) and Hollie Taylor (Lecturer) overlooking the Arsenal pitch.

What Dan said about the whole experience:

“I was ecstatic when I heard that I had been selected to present my independent study at the SST Student Conference 2010. I felt proud to be given the opportunity to publicly demonstrate the findings of my study to other recently graduated sports therapists and to the previous respected, well known speakers at the conference including Karim Khan and Jo Gibson. I really felt that the efforts of my third year had paid off!

"Initially I was sceptical about applying to present at the conference; I had doubts about my ability to present in front of a large amount of people and also the amount of time I had free to develop my potential presentation, especially when taking into account the amount of work I had to complete to finish my degree! I decided however to go ahead with the application as I recognised it was a very special opportunity.

"When I arrived at London Metropolitan University in June to present, I must admit the nerves kicked in immediately. However, after I had mounted the somewhat large presentation platform and shook Graham Smith’s hand as he was introducing both myself and the title of my work, I settled in and thoroughly enjoyed presenting my study.

"After I had finished my presentation to a round of applause I realised that the extra added effort during my final year of university was fully worthwhile, and I would recommend it to any student thinking about applying to present in the future!”