“At the University of Bolton, we take great pride in providing a quality, supportive learning environment for our students.”
Professor George E Holmes DL | President & Vice Chancellor
“...tutors are very supportive and you’re not just a student ID number, at this university you are an individual with a name.”
Ellisse Vernon | BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing
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University of Bolton, why we are the right choice
Location - Bolton, Greater Manchester
The Bolton School of Sport and Biological Sciences is a unique and inventive centre of education where our students are at the heart of everything that we create and achieve. Our excellent academic staff always work with you, as a team, to create unique and exciting learning environments and world-class work experience opportunities. Covering subjects including sport rehabilitation, physiotherapy, medical biology and sports development and coaching, our focus is on helping you develop industry-relevant knowledge, skills and behaviours, so that you are well prepared to achieve your career ambitions.
The University of Bolton is ranked number one in the North West for teaching quality by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023, which reflects our teaching faculty’s unparalleled knowledge and expertise. Staff teaching the sports and sports rehabilitation courses have professional experience working with elite sport and clinical practice, from Olympic Games to World Cups, Premier League football to Super League rugby, and acute medical care to high-performance rehabilitation.
Our physiotherapy team consists of experienced practitioners, who bring a wealth of knowledge from across the scope of the profession. Similarly, in biological sciences, our highly qualified team conduct research into a diverse range of scientific areas, bringing their passion for the life sciences into their teaching. We have gathered together an exceptional faculty of practising scholars, who not only produce leading research but also continue to lead in best practice. As a sport or physiotherapy student at Bolton, you will spend much of your time in the £31 million sports, health, leisure and research centre Bolton One, home to facilities like:
Fully-equipped teaching clinics
Sports science laboratory with a single lane running track with six Kistler force plates and eight motion capture cameras
Strength and conditioning suite
BUPA-registered Sports & Spinal Injury Clinic
Athlete Development Centre
Clinical Simulation Suites
Similarly, the Queen's Specialist Building will be the primary home for our medical biology students, offering facilities such as:
Modern teaching laboratories and classroom
High-specification instrumentation laboratory
Microscopy facility
Microbiology laboratory
Tissue engineering suite
The School of Sport and Biological Sciences has strong links with professional bodies, professional sports clubs, sporting events, clinics and employers. These relationships will help provide placement opportunities as well as research collaborations and consultancy opportunities for you. We have strong links with professional bodies and industry regulators, including:
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
British Association of Sport Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT)
British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES)
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Royal Society of Biology (RSB)
SkillsActive and the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs)
UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA)
Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMPSA)
You will be at the forefront of our activities, taking a leading role in shaping your own futures, and our courses will help you confidently strive to get great jobs in exciting and rewarding industries. The Bolton School of Sport and Biological Sciences covers the following subject areas:
Sport rehabilitation
Sports development and coaching
Medical biology
Physiotherapy
Regardless of which course you choose, we will help you develop the skills and knowledge required to perform as an effective sport, physiotherapy or biological science professional.
In Biological Sciences, our highly qualified team conduct research into a diverse range of scientific questions, bringing their passion for the life sciences into their teaching. Our students are at the very heart of our activities, taking a leading role in shaping their own futures and striving confidently to get great jobs in exciting and rewarding industries. Supporting them are our excellent academic staff.
Our Sports faculty have unparalleled experience of working in elite sport and clinical practice, from Olympic Games to World Cups, Premier League football to Super League rugby, and acute medical care to high-performance rehabilitation. We have gathered together an exceptional faculty of practitioner scholars, who not only produce leading research but also continue to lead in best practice, and it is this combination of skills which makes our teaching, research and consultancy so distinctive and relevant.
"My ambition is to work in professional football, and the knowledge and skills I’m gaining at Bolton and the professional network the school has in place make that a real possibility.
The tutors are very supportive, my degree leads to a professional qualification valued by elite sports teams and the school has a growing reputation in the sector. So long as I put in the hard work, I have a real shot at the title!"
"Working in partnership with the University Bolton provides an opportunity for us to give much needed valuable experience to students. By creating volunteering opportunities, students gain first hand experiences of working in a sport and physical activity development environment. When students are placed with us, they bring with them new experiences and ideas that give added value, not just to them, but to the Sport and Active Living Service. We have found that all the students that have been placed with us added real benefit to our day to day roles and support our shared agenda of reducing inactivity in communities. Both the students and the service really benefit from the work experience placements."
"At Bolton Wanderers Community Trust we are delighted to be working in partnership with the University of Bolton. The university Sports Development and Coaching students have really added value to our work in the community. They have undertaken a series of work experience placements, community volunteering roles and events, research projects and have had progression into employment. They have supported us in helping to achieve our goals as the charity arm of Bolton Wanderers, helping those in our communities realise their potential."
"The laboratory practicals are always interesting, exciting and teach us many skills for a range of careers."
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