Sport Conditioning, Rehabilitation and Massage

About this programme

The BSc (Hons) Sport Conditioning, Rehabilitation & Massage (SCRAM) degree at Cardiff Met provides you with underpinning knowledge and practical skills in strength and conditioning, sport rehabilitation, and sports massage. Through a blend of theoretical study and hands-on experience, you’ll gain an in-depth understanding of training and therapeutic approaches for performance enhancement and rehabilitation. To enable you to apply your knowledge from the degree in real-world settings and to gain valuable experience to use as a foundation for future employment, work-based learning is a key element of the degree. You will be required to undertake a compulsory industry placement module in year three and you may also choose to take an optional year in industry between your second and third year. Furthermore, the learning outcomes for modules across the degree are clearly linked to the UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) competencies leaving you well placed to pursue this independent professional accreditation upon graduation. As a student you will also get the opportunity to gain the UKSCA Strength and Conditioning Trainer qualification as well as the British Weightlifting Level 1 award and Level 2 certificate in Coaching Olympic Weightlifting alongside your studies. All of these are industry recognised qualification for aspiring Strength and Conditioning Coaches. The SCRAM degree is also the first international university in the world to achieve accreditation from the Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education (CASCE), which was established