Sports Therapy

University of the Highlands and Islands

Qualification

Degree

Length

UK fees / yr

£9,535

Study

part-time

Robin · your guide

Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.

About this course

Sports therapy applies the principles of anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics to the prevention, assessment, and management of musculoskeletal injuries in physically active individuals. It is a clinical and applied discipline, distinct from sports science and from physiotherapy, focused on enabling athletes and active people to recover from injury safely and return to performance. Practitioners need both rigorous scientific knowledge and the hands-on clinical skill to assess injuries, design rehabilitation programmes, and work effectively in sport and exercise environments.

At the University of the Highlands and Islands, this programme in sports therapy is studied part-time, making it accessible alongside existing commitments such as work or caring responsibilities. You will study anatomy and musculoskeletal physiology, injury assessment and management, sports massage, rehabilitation planning, and the acute management of injuries, developing the knowledge and practical skills that underpin professional sports therapy practice. The Highlands and Islands setting offers a distinctive context for sports therapy, with opportunities to work across rural, outdoor, and community sporting environments alongside the programme's clinical content.

Graduates of sports therapy programmes work with sports clubs and teams, in private clinics, with national governing bodies, and in leisure and fitness settings. Those who achieve professional accreditation through the Society of Sports Therapists are eligible to practise independently as sports therapists. Many graduates also go on to further study in physiotherapy, sports medicine, or rehabilitation science, using the sports therapy qualification as a platform for advanced clinical specialisation.

Could you get in?

The grades students arrived with

80-95 pts5%

How they qualified

50% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:

A-levels50%

other higher education25%

Other15%

another degree10%

Could I get in? Try your grades

120 UCAS pts

Pay & prospects

90%

In work or further study after

95%

Continue past first year

What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers

Sales occupations10%

Sports and fitness occupationsHighly skilled65%

Managers, directors and senior officialsHighly skilled10%

Protective service occupationsHighly skilled10%

Design occupationsHighly skilled10%

In students' own words

★★★★☆

Solid, with caveats

There's a lot to love, but it's not without its flaws. The best part: the opportunity to do independent research in the final year is a highlight. If I'm honest, a few modules feel under-resourced compared to the flagship ones. On the city …

Third year · Full-time

★★★★☆

Highly recommend

I've grown so much academically and personally here. The best part: small-group tutorials really push your thinking. If I'm honest, a few modules feel under-resourced compared to the flagship ones. On the city — good transport links make it…

Final year · Part-time

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