MSc/PgDip/PgCert

Sports Injury Rehabilitation

3 good reasons to study Sports Injury Rehabilitation at Salford:

This course will give you the opportunity to take a lead role in sports injury rehabilitation
Theoretical content is delivered entirely online so you can study at a time convenient to you
High practical content means you’ll develop the skills that will impress employers.

This course will further the knowledge, skills and abilities of sports rehabilitators, sport therapists, physiotherapists and other allied health professionals currently working in the area of sports injury rehabilitation and prevention. It has been developed to cover National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) competencies.

Course details

This is one of only two postgraduate courses in Europe in strength and conditioning to receive international recognition through the NSCA Education Recognition Program (ERP). Compared with other courses, this Masters has a strong practice element, which means you will get to develop the skills you need to operate at top-level.

The full course runs part-time over three years giving you the chance to exit with the following awards:

Postgraduate Certificate: two modules over one year
Postgraduate Diploma: four modules over two years
Masters: four modules plus a dissertation over three years

Year 1

Semester 1

Science of Sports Performance (30 Credits)

You will enhance your theoretic, practical and applied understanding of the physiology and biomechanics of sports performance. Critical evaluation of applied research is a primary focus. This module prepares you for the subsequent modules.

Semester 2

Screening and Conditioning for Sport (30 credits)

You will develop the ability to critically evaluate the scientific principles and theories of Strength and Conditioning and athletic screening, and learn to apply them in a real world context.

Year 2

Semester 1

Musculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation (30 credits)

You will develop an understanding of the biology of tissue loading and how this significantly influences exercise rehabilitation. Through a series of keynote lectures and online material you will gain greater insight into assessment and management of musculoskeletal injuries, specifically aiming to improve management of acute injury, overuse injury and post-operative management of typical musculoskeletal injuries. This course also covers integration of other non-exercise treatment modalities into the exercise rehabilitation programme for patients. This will include ‘real life’ practical application, in relation to optimising patient management in specific sports.

Semester 2

Integrated Project (30 Credits)

You will experience carrying out a systematic and structured group/individual project. This will further develop your critical evaluation and research skills in relation to your own professional practice and includes dissemination of research and good practice.

Year 3

Dissertation (60 credits)

You will undertake an in-depth, evidence based exploration of a key area relevant to your own practice. This is a substantial, independent, research project.

Course Enquiries

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