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London South Bank University

School of Sport and Creative Services
84 Newhall St, Birmingham B31PB

T: 0207 815 7500

COURSE WEBPAGES
BSC (HONS) SPORT REHABILITATION
INTEGRATED MASTERS SPORT REHABILITATION

What the school says:

Why Sport Rehabilitation at LSBU?

• Ranked 2nd in London overall for Health Professions (Guardian University Guide 2023).
• Access to our dedicated facilities: a range of clinical skills labs, outstanding on-campus virtual learning environments, gym facilities and exclusive onsite supervised student clinics.
• Learn from expert staff who are currently working with national and international athletes. Study alongside health care profession courses to the highest standard of professionalism.
• Gain clinical experience with our placement partners across London and the South East, this can include sports clubs, sport injuries clinics and gyms
• You can gain additional qualifications built into the degree course – for example, become a Sports Massage therapist, Gym Instructor, Personal Trainer or PhICIS.
• LSBU Health and Social Care graduates are the second highest paid amongst all London Modern university graduates, and the sixth highest in the UK one year after graduating (DfE LEO data 2022).
• Career opportunities: 94 percent of Health Professions graduates get graduate level jobs or are in further education at professional or higher education level, within 15 months of graduation (Guardian University Guide 2023).

Sport Rehabilitation - BSc (Hons)

Be a team player

Individuals to entire sports teams. Amateurs to world champions. Youth leagues to club legends and beyond. This course will equip you with all the specialist skills needed to assist people at all levels of activity in their rehabilitation. Our Graduate Sport Rehabilitators (GSRs) are trained to be first response practitioners working pitch-side at sporting events, and are qualified to assess and treat musculoskeletal injuries from the point of injury. You’ll learn with a big emphasis on injury prevention and exercise prescription, including programming for return to sport, performance enhancement and improving health and function 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 qualify as a registered Sports Massage Therapist, and to undertake the Pre-Hospital Immediate Care In Sport Course (Level 2), accredited by the Rugby Football Union (RFU).

There are excellent onsite facilities at LSBU, including LSBU Active, a purpose-built onsite clinic, and state-of-the-art clinical and human performance laboratories. In addition to our top-class facilities, our central London location provides easy access to a range of exciting health, sport and exercise clinical placement opportunities, which you will undertake as an integral part of your course.

Sport Rehabilitation - Integrated Masters

Get in the game

This dynamic programme is professionally accredited by the British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT), providing you with the skills to work with active individuals or sports teams of all ages, from recreational to elite standard. Our Graduate Sport Rehabilitators (GSRs) are trained to be first response practitioners working pitchside at sporting events and are qualified to assess and treat musculoskeletal injuries from the point of injury.

There’s a big emphasis on injury prevention and exercise prescription, including programming for return to sport, performance enhancement and improving health and function in populations with injury, illness and disease.

Here at LSBU, you will study in one of the largest Schools of Health and Social Care in the country. This will provide you with excellent opportunities to become familiar with the wider healthcare community and how this relates to the work of a GSR.

Additionally, as part of this programme, you have the opportunity to qualify as a Sports Massage Therapist and register with the Sports Massage Association, as well as being eligible to be listed on the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs). You will also undertake the Immediate Care In Sport Course (Level 2) which is accredited by the Rugby Football Union (RFU).

There are excellent onsite facilities at LSBU, including LSBU Active, an onsite clinic, and state-of-the-art clinical and human performance laboratories. In addition to our top-class facilities, our central London location provides easy access to a range of exciting health, sport and exercise clinical placement opportunities which you will undertake as an integral part of your course, allowing you to combine theory with evidence-based practice.

This course can also be studied as a 3 year BSc (Hons) course - and there’s an option to transfer between these courses at the end of the second year, depending on the grades achieved.

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