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Year 3 Entry: 2 Years (Full Time)/ 4 Years (Part-Time)
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General Education (GE) : Chai Wan/Tsing Yi Campus
The programme is recognised under the QF Level: 5
Registration No.: 25/000992/L5
Registration Validity Period: 01/09/2025 – 31/08/2030
Programme Aims
In recent years, a strong demand for sports and recreation professionals has been constituted by the rapid development of the sports and recreation industry in Hong Kong. This programme aims to develops students’ professional knowledge in human structure, movements, kinesiology, and exercise science, and competencies in the demonstration and implementation of contemporary practical skills in sports therapy.
Nurtures students’ analytical and clinical reasoning skills in injury identification, sports rehabilitation, and exercise training programme development, and the evidence-based applications of modalities in managing and preventing sports injuries, as well as solving sports therapy-related problems in both clinical and on-field scenarios.
Focuses on broadening students’ horizons through the learning and applications of smart technologies, such as using wearable sensors and artificial intelligence in testing, monitoring, and decision making, and the placement opportunities in both clinical settings and various sports events or competitions.
Professional Recognition
The Programme is undergoing the accreditation by The Society of Sports Therapists, UK
Specific Requirements
For Year 1 Entry :
- For HKDSE, a maximum of two Applied Learning (ApL) subjects can be counted for admission purpose. Relevant ApL subjects include: Sports Coaching and Management, Hospitality Services in Practice, Health Care Practice, Exercise Science and Health Fitness, Events Planning and Operation, Fundamental Health Care, Exercise and Fitness Coaching / Sports and Fitness Coaching, Rehabilitation Care Practice and eSports Technology / eSports Technology and Management.
- Applicants may be required to attend an interview.
- Applicants are required to declare any criminal convictions that may prevent them from participating in WIL placement or affect their eligibility for full professional membership with The SST. This declaration should be made prior to enrolment in the programme.
For Year 1 / Year 3 General Entry Requirements, please refer to Admission.
Tuition fees
- The tuition fees are charged according to the number of credit points taken during a semester.
- The tuition fee for academic year 2026/27 per credit:
| Local Students | Non-local Students |
|---|---|
| HK$ 3,575 | HK$ 4,300 |
Programme-specific Scholarship
| No. of Scholarship(s) | Value per Scholarship (HK$) |
| 2 | $5,000 |
| No. of Scholarship(s) | Value per Scholarship (HK$) |
| 2 | $5,000 |
Programme Curriculum
This is a credit-based programme, which students will normally complete over 4 years (in 8 semesters). Students are required to take 120 credit points with modules as shown below and an Industrial Attachment module for work-integrated learning. To encourage lifelong learning in general, and to provide students with greater flexibility, the programme will be offered through a credit-based module accumulation system with a multi-entry and multi-exit structure.
The Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Therapy programme prepares students to prevent, recognise and evaluate, manage, treat and when appropriate refer onwards for various sports and exercise related injuries. Students will also learn how to design and evaluate training programmes for rehabilitation purposes.
As professionals in sports therapy, graduates are expected to solve problems that arise during the process of rehabilitation, and to understand the education and professional practice issues in the sports therapy area. This programme is accredited by The Society of Sports Therapists (UK) and offers the eligibility for full membership of the Society, at the appropriate fee, on successful completion and award of the BSocSc (Honours) in Sports Therapy.
Year 1
- Kinesiology I: Functional Anatomy & Human Movement
- Motor Learning & Control for Human Performance
- Programme Elective 1*
- Programme Elective 2*
- GE Core Module: Chinese 1
- GE Core Module: Creativity & Innovation in Society
- GE Core Module: English for Academic Studies 1
- GE Elective Module 1*
- GE Elective Module 2*
- GE Elective Module 3*
Year 2
- Adaptive Sports & Fitness
- Contemporary Therapeutic Exercise
- Exercise Science & Physiology
- Management of Sports Injuries
- Smart Technology in Testing, Measurement & Analysis
- Sports Massage & Stretching
- Programme Elective 3*
- Programme Elective 4*
- GE Core Module: AI and Blockchain in Society & Work
- GE Core Module: Entrepreneurial Mindset
Year 3
- Fitness Coaching & Management
- Kinesiology II: Advanced Functional Anatomy & Movement Science
- Pitchside Emergency & Trauma Management
- Recognition & Evaluation of Sports Injuries
- Rehabilitation of Sports Injuries
- Research Methods & Biostatistics
- Work-integrated Learning
- GE Core Module: Chinese 2
- GE Core Module: English for Academic Studies 2
- GE Core Module: English for Professional Purposes
Year 4
- Exercise Testing & Training for Sports Injury Prevention
- Honours Project 1
- Honours Project 2
- Introduction to Professional Clinical Practice
- Peripheral Manual Therapy
- Professional Practice & Clinical Leadership in Sports Therapy
- Rehabilitation of Special Populations
- Strength & Conditioning for Sports Performance
- Vertebral Manual Therapy
- GE Elective Module 4*
Programme Electives*
- Sports Skills Development – Individual Sports
- Sports Skills Development – Team Sports
- Contemporary Issues in Sports & Recreation
- Adventure-based Recreation
- Sports Skills Development – Aqua Sports
- Sports Psychology
- Exercise Principles & Programming
- Nutrition for Health & Performance
- Sports Biomechanics
GE Elective Modules*
- Accounting for Non-Accountants
- Advanced Topics in Food Science
- Asian Fashion Retail Marketing
- Basics of Building Information Modelling
- Biographies in World History & Biographical Writing in Chinese
- Buildings & Infrastructures Appreciation
- Cantonese Linguistics in Hong Kong Popular Culture
- Chinese as a Foreign Language & Culture
- Corporate Social Responsibility in Action
- Creative Writing in Chinese
- Design for Fun
- Digital 3D Modeling & Printing for Beginners
- Effective Branding & Consumer Behaviour
- Entrepreneurship in Action
- Environment, Development & Sustainability
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental, Health & Safety Implementation of Commercial & Industrial Project
- Essentials in People Management
- FinTech Fundamentals
- Food & Agriculture
- From Language to Daily Life: Understanding Hong Kong Cantonese & its Culture
- Gemological Science
- Green & Intelligent Building
- Guangdong Dim Sum Culinary Skills & Culture
- Health & Medical Technology Development in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
- Hong Kong Literature: the Local, the Mainland & the World
- Hong Kong Society: Continuity & Change
- Housing Policy & Management
- Impact of Contemporary Design on Society
- Indoor Environmental Engineering
- Introduction to Aircraft Technology
- Introduction to Concepts of New Engineering Contract
- Introduction to French Language & Culture
- Introduction to Interpreting Skills (Cantonese-English)
- Introduction to Japanese Language & Culture
- Introduction to Spanish Language & Culture
- Journey to the Exotic World of Microorganisms
- Land Art
- Landscape Appreciation
- Language, Culture & Society
- Literature & Modern China
- Living with Sustainable Materials
- Making Sense of Our World: Selected Topics in Sociology
- Music Technology, Creativity & Production
- Personal Financial Management
- Plants & Human Civilisations
- Primary Health Care & Health Promotion
- Principles of Project Finance
- Processing of Chinese Materia Medica
- Project Organisation Techniques
- Renewable Energy & Its Application in Buildings
- Safety & Quality of Consumer Products
- Self-marketing & Personal Branding
- Service Leadership in a New Era
- Technology & the Future of Work
- The Art & Science of Film
- The Art of Professional Speaking
- The Modern World: History & Culture
- The Tourism Industry in Hong Kong
- Traditional & New Construction Technologies in Mainland China
- Translation in Everyday Life (English-Chinese)
- Understanding Citizenship in the Modern World
- Understanding Hong Kong History & Culture through Heritage
- Urban Greenery & Ecology
- Western Classical Music Appreciation
* Modules offerings are subject to changes.
Remark: Students are also required to complete the Work-integrated Learning module before a Bachelor Degree is awarded.
work-integrated learning
Work-integrated Learning (WIL) modules are directed industry attachments that provide learning experiences by integrating theoretical with it applications in the workplace. Students are required to complete at least 250 hours of WIL (including at least 170 hours of clinical works and 80 hours on-field supports) to be eligible for the Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Therapy.
Our WIL partners
| Aloha Wellness and Physiotherapy |
| Asian Fitness Therapy Center |
| Body Solution |
| D12 physiotherapy and rehabilitation Center |
| DIY Physio |
| Dynamic Care Ltd. |
| Empower Physiotherapy Centre |
| Fitzio Fitness & Rehabilitation Clinic |
| Go-Goal Physiotherapy & Fitness Centre |
| Guangdong Athletic Training Association (Ersha Sports Training Center) |
| Hong Kong China Rugby |
| Hong Kong Football Club |
| Movewell Sports Therapy Center |
| My Medicare Physiotherapy & Wellness |
| Pegasus Physio and Sports Therapy Centre |
| Sportsmedics |
| Superior Fit Wellness Centre (Tung Wah Group) |
| T-Hotel |
| The Infiniti Medical |
| Unicorn Physiotherapy Clinic |
| Vegvísir Sports Therapy Center |
| Vibes x ATPE Physio & Sports Therapy Center |
| Volleyball Association of Hong Kong |
| YWCA Y Health and Wellness Center |