Why choose this course?

• 2nd in the East of England for Sports Science (2023 Complete University Guide)
• Get real life clinical practice in our sports injuries clinic
• Gain a year’s clinical placement with a professional sports team

• The degree in Sports Therapy is an ideal course for those who wish to train in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of sporting injuries.
• We offer a sandwich year enabling you to go on a full year placement to gain invaluable clinical experience with professional sports teams, either within the UK or overseas.
• Graduates are eligible for full membership with the Society of Sports Therapists.
• We have specialist labs for: Physiology, Biomechanics and Sports Therapy. You can also make use of the University’s Hertfordshire Sports Village at the de Havilland campus. 

 

Additional opportunities include:

• Visits to observe human dissections
• Massaging at events such as the London Marathon
• Presenting research at national conferences
• First aid cover at events
• Sandwich Year and Work Placement opportunities
• Use of The Clinical Simulation Centre within the Sports Trauma Management module, a state-of-the-art facility which provides a realistic environment where necessary skills can be practiced
• Personal tutor scheme
• First Aid at Work Certification
• Level 2 Fitness Instructor Additional Course
• Opportunities to support research