1. Apply a wide range of sports therapy specific practical skills and an in-depth knowledge of sports therapy related issues within a real practical environment.

2. Reflect upon and critically evaluate experiences during the placement(s) and award and identify your own future development needs.

Reflective Essay – LO2 – the assessment is a reflective piece based on the students experience throughout the placement module. The student can choose to focus on one specific situation or their learning as a whole. The student should utilise a well-known reflective cycle to support their work.

Placement Hours – LO1 – the assessment is a log book of the students placement hours. The student must complete 200 hours minimum to pass this element of assessment.

Practical Assessment – LO1 – the assessment will be a ‘final’ assessment where the student could have any case scenario based on any injury they have come across the their three years on the course. The student would meet their ‘client’ and work through a case scenario taking the client from a full assessment, rehabilitation in the clinic to offering home exercises.

To enable students to gain experience working within a sports therapy related environment and to make an effective contribution to the operation of the host organisation.

Students may choose to attend a placement from a selection of University approved partners (subject to availability) or may negotiate a placement independently of their choice subject to certain qualifying criteria. Examples of work placement host organisations may include sports therapy / injury clinics, sports teams, health clubs, or related organisations such as physiotherapy / osteopathy clinics etc...

Students should aim to undertake placements at a minimum of 2 different organisations. Ideally these will be from different areas of sports therapy (e.g. a sports injury clinic and a sports team, or a physiotherapy practice and a health club) to gain as much global experience of the industry as possible. It is expected that these placements will change approximately mid-way through the module (Christmas time) and should be of roughly equal length.

You will gain practical experience working within a sports therapy related environment both within our internal student led SUST clinic and with an external placement host.

You may choose to attend a placement from a selection of University approved partners (subject to availability) or may negotiate a placement independently. Examples of work placement host organisations may include sports therapy / injury clinics, sports teams, health clubs, or related organisations such as physiotherapy / osteopathy clinics.

The total learning time for this module is 300 hours. Compromising of 6 hours of formal teaching, 200 hours of placement and 94 hours of guided independent study.

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (6 hours)
6 x 1 hour workshops

Guided Independent Study: (94 hours)

Placement (200 hours)

External or internal placement

This module utilises a number of online resources to facilitate teaching and learning. All work and material, as well as communication tools, are accessible via Microsoft Teams.

Recommended course materials and tools:

Prentice, W. E. (2015). Rehabilitation techniques in sports medicine and athletic training. (6th ed.).United States: SLACK Incorporated.

Brukner, P. & Kahn, K. (2017). Clinical Sports Medicine Injuries (5thed). New York: McGraw-Hill

Society of Sports Therapists Website

Office 365 Suite

British Journal of Sports Medicine
Sports Therapy Journal
ACSM
Journal of Sports Sciences
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Athletic therapy today
Physical therapy in sport
Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology
European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology
International Journal of Sports Medicine
Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
Physician and Sports Medicine
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
Sports Medicine

UseSportDiscusand Medline databases to identify relevant articles in these and other journals

Appropriately and adequately equipped lecture room
Appropriately and adequately equipped clinic room with appropriate teaching facilities
Appropriately and adequately stocked library facilities
Access to Microsoft Teams

Must be enrolled on the sports therapy degree programme