Sport and Exercise Medicine

Sport and exercise medicine sits at the boundary between clinical medicine, sports science, and physical rehabilitation. It is concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and management of injuries and conditions related to physical activity, as well as the broader role that exercise plays in health and wellbeing across the lifespan. As physical activity becomes increasingly central to public health policy, the discipline has grown significantly in clinical and research importance.

At the University of Bradford, this four-year full-time programme gives you a rounded, thorough knowledge of all areas relevant to physiotherapy and sports medicine, ensuring you have the widest range of career options when you graduate. You will study anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, clinical assessment, and injury management, alongside the scientific principles underpinning exercise prescription and rehabilitation. The programme develops your practical clinical skills in parallel with your theoretical understanding, equipping you to work effectively with athletes, recreational exercisers, and patients whose recovery involves physical activity.

Entry typically requires around 152 UCAS tariff points.

Graduates of sport and exercise medicine programmes go on to work with professional and amateur sports organisations, in NHS physiotherapy and rehabilitation settings, in private sports medicine clinics, and in research and public health roles. The degree also provides a strong foundation for postgraduate clinical training, including routes into physiotherapy qualification, sports medicine specialisation, or exercise science research. The knowledge and skills it develops are relevant across a career lifetime in an expanding field.