- Level
- Undergraduate
- Duration
- 1 year
- Mode
- Full-time
- Subject
- Medicine
- Location
- United Kingdom
Overview
This course gives you the skills and evidence-based knowledge you need to progress into a career as a graduate clinical exercise therapist (GCET). Course units include physiology and anatomy; sports massage; manual therapies; sports injury management; and working with those living with long-term conditions. You apply your knowledge and skills through a minimum of 150 hours of work-based learning opportunities in a range of settings. This includes our on-site Community Exercise Clinic, working with a range of clinical populations including neurological, cardiac, dementia and hypotensive, with further work-based placement opportunities with industry experts. Gain additional free qualifications through our partnership with the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) including Gym Instruction, Core Group Exercise, Working with People with Long Term Conditions. You also have the option to take a further subsidised Pre-Hospital Immediate Care in Sport (PHICIS) Level 2 qualification. We are official partners of Luton Town FC and Bedford Blues RFC as well as other sporting organisations in the region such as Bedford Tigers RLFC, MK Dons, Cricket East and Be Active, giving you opportunities to build your employability through work placements.
Entry requirements
| Other conditions | dbs_check · 96 UCAS tariff points including 80 from at least 3 A-levels or equivalent Must include an A-level or equivalent in a sport/science subjectAn Enhanced DBS check is required |
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| UCAS Tariff points | 96 UCAS points |
English language requirements
| IELTS | 6.0 overall, no part below 5.5 |
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IELTS 6.0 overall, with minimum 5.5 in each element
Fees
International students: £16,800 per year
UK students: £9,790 per year
UK/Home: £9,790 per year
International: £16,800 per year
Start dates
September
Application deadline
September entry (UG and PG non-block); 18 July 2025 (Nursing and PG block)
Campus
- Bedford Campus, United Kingdom