Undergraduate Programmes in Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
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SCHOOL OF SPORT, EXERCISE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN SPORT, EXERCISE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences Sport, Physical Education and Coaching Science Physiotherapy Applied Golf Management Studies 2 School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Introduction Our thriving international community of staff and students creates global impact through world-leading research, and our multidisciplinary degree programmes offer you unrivalled opportunities to learn about the science of exercise, sport participation to performance, rehabilitation and motor control. We will support you to understand the physical activity and sporting needs of a variety of individuals and communities. These range from children and older people to elite athletes and sedentary adults, from healthy participants to those recovering from injury or living with chronic diseases. You will study on one of the most attractive and heritage-rich campuses in the country only a few minutes away from the centre of Birmingham, with its wealth of culture, nightlife, shops and other attractions. OUR PIONEERING APPROACH THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT INVESTMENT IN FACILITIES We are proud of our pioneering approach to Research informs all our teaching, ensuring Thanks to a £16.4 million investment, we education in sport, exercise and rehabilitation an inspirational learning experience. You boast one of the largest custom-built Sport, sciences. In 1946, we became the first will be taught by internationally renowned Exercise and Rehabilitation facilities in the university in the UK to offer a degree in Sport academic staff and health professionals UK. This includes teaching and research and Exercise Sciences, and continue to lead who are working at the cutting-edge of their laboratories for physiology, biochemistry, the way with a specialist programme in Sport, disciplines. Our teaching was rated as excellent psychophysiology, musculoskeletal Physical Education and Coaching Science. by the Higher Education Funding Council for assessment, biomechanics, sport and We have been at the forefront of physiotherapy England (HEFCE) in their assessment of exercise psychology, motor skills, nutrition, education since the 1930s and today we rank teaching quality in UK universities. Taking all muscle mechanics and the neurophysiology first inThe Complete University Guide 2019. of the different league tables into account, the of movement. Our new £55 million sports Additionally, our world-leading golf management School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation centre offers some of the UK’s best sports degree offers the opportunity to apply for Sciences is consistently ranked in the top facilities including Birmingham’s first 50-metre membership of The PGA. three for research in the sector. swimming pool and an indoor sports arena. 3 CONTENTS Where will your degree take you? 4 Our areas of study 6 The learning environment 7 Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences 9 Sport, Physical Education and Coaching Science 11 Physiotherapy 13 Applied Golf Management Studies 15 Life at Birmingham 16 Sport at Birmingham 17 How to apply 18 5TH IN THE WORLD FOR SPORTS-RELATED SUBJECTS QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2018 OPENING A HOST OF DOORS We offer a wealth of opportunities to help you prepare for a successful career including internships with sports clubs and health organisations, placements in NHS Trusts across the Midlands, and in staff laboratories or on research projects. The School has an excellent record of employment with 96 per cent of our graduates in jobs or postgraduate study within six months of graduation. Our global engagement extends through our network of international partner universities to graduates working abroad, on placements or internships overseas. Students on some programmes have the opportunity to study or do elective placements abroad during their course, with recent destinations including leading universities in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit www.birmingham.ac.uk/sportexr 4 School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Where will your 96% degree take you? EMPLOYABILITY Preparation for your future career should be one of the key things you think about when you start university. By choosing to study with us you will embark on an enriching journey, building a strong foundation for your professional future. EXAMPLE CAREER CAREERS The School has an excellent record of ROUTES employment, reflecting our strong reputation CAREERS NETWORK and the wide range of employability skills offered by our multidisciplinary degree programmes. From your first day at Birmingham to PREMIER LEAGUE after you graduate, Careers Network is PROGRAMME CARDIOPULMONARY Work experience here to help you identify and achieve your COORDINATOR EXERCISE TESTING ASSISTANT We offer a number of competitive individual career aspirations through its opportunities for work experience throughout wide range of services, including: PERFORMANCE ANALYST COMMUNITY ACTIVITY our programmes. Internships are sometimes o Sector-specific career planning COORDINATOR also available in staff laboratories including workshops and employer/alumni HEALTHCARE ASSISTANT Biochemistry and Human Movement, and sessions MANAGEMENT TRAINEE as part of ongoing research projects. These o One-to-one advice appointments PARTNERSHIP COACH opportunities help to enhance your CV and tailored to your specific needs PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT PERSONAL TRAINER prepare you for the world of work. o Our multi-award-winning work DIRECTOR experience team with dedicated SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR Some of the destinations of previous internship officers MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT placements include: o Advice on CVs, interview skills and PE TEACHER o Birmingham City FC/Aston Villa FC using social media more effectively SPORT PSYCHOLOGIST o Birmingham Council Sports Clubs/Healthy o Our Careers Hubs and dedicated GOLF EVENT MANAGER Living programmes virtual learning resource BIOMEDICAL ASSISTANT o The Football Association (St George’s Park) PAEDIATRIC o Primary and secondary schools, and colleges PHYSIOTHERAPIST GOLF DEVELOPMENT COACH o The NHS and local hospitals Further study RESEARCH ASSISTANT o Business Many graduates continue to further study in EXERCISE SPECIALIST subjects including medicine, physiotherapy, PGA GOLF PROFESSIONAL There is a broader range of careers that attracts dietetics and occupational health. The MULTI-SPORT our graduates, including the NHS, the Police University offers a Postgraduate Diploma PHYSIOTHERAPIST DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Force, Army, Air Force and Navy. Our graduates in Education (PGDipEd) for prospective are also well prepared for graduate recruitment teachers. Our exciting range of Masters and ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER and further study in areas such as law, PhD opportunities attracts students from OF SAILING accountancy, financial services, computing, across the world and focus on developing TECHNICAL AND SALES REP marketing, management, the Civil Service, your knowledge and skills to a higher level. TEFL TEACHER Scientific Civil Service and local government. ACADEMY JUNIOR ROTATIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPIST PHYSIOTHERAPIST GRADUATE RESOURCER SCIENTIFIC COPY EDITOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT SQUAD CONSULTANT PHYSIOTHERAPIST COUNTY GOLF PROJECT ENGINEER DEVELOPMENT OFFICER PGA TEACHING PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY HEALTH AND WELLBEING PHYSIOLOGIST STATISTICIAN REHABILITATION ASSISTANT NUTRITIONIST SENIOR SOCIAL SPORTS CENTRE MANAGER CARE WORKER ‘I work at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham as a trainee Clinical Respiratory Scientist, and I am in my final year of a Scientific Training Programme (STP). My job involves performing and interpreting a range of respiratory and sleep tests performed by patients with known or suspected lung/ sleep disease. Whilst studying, I chose modules that satisfied my interest in human physiology and the effects of exercise. I found my course both interesting and challenging; it provided me with the skills to develop a career as a clinical scientist and knowledge which I still draw on at the hospital.’ HARRY GRIFFIN, Trainee Clinical Respiratory Scientist Employability data source: 2015–16 Destinations For more information, please visit of Leavers of Higher Education (DLHE) survey www.birmingham.ac.uk/sp-careers 6 School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Our areas of study Our four main undergraduate programmes focus on different areas within the broad field of sport, exercise, health and rehabilitation – Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences; Sport, Physical Education and Coaching Science; Physiotherapy, and Applied Golf Management Studies. Our undergraduate programmes support Through these diverse perspectives, we can project. If appropriate, in parallel with the learning across the School’s key research address questions about these themes to academic courses, we encourage you to take themes: ensure our work is relevant to real-life settings. National Governing Body of Sport courses, o Sport participation to performance which lead to coaching and other qualifications. o Exercise and health With a broad spectrum of optional modules to o Rehabilitation and motor control choose from, you can tailor your degree to your By the end of your studies, you will understand own specific interests and career aspirations the importance of both multidisciplinary and Topics across our programmes range from as your course progresses. We offer modules interdisciplinary approaches