Key features
The MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) programme is modular with all modules compulsory. All credit-bearing modules are studied at M level.
Year 1: Theme Professionalism
Modules
Long-term Conditions (30 credits)
Physiotherapy Practice (30 credits)
Rehabilitation Practice with Health Promotion (30 credits)
Physiotherapy Professional Practice Placements 1 and 2
Year 2: Theme Management/Leadership
Modules
Audit Research and Service Evaluation (15 credits)
Patient Management (15 credits)
Leadership and Service Development (15 credits)
Physiotherapy Professional Practice Placements 3 and 4
Research in Physiotherapy Practice (30 credits)
Contemporary Practice (15 credits)
Physiotherapy Professional Practice Placement 5
How you learn
Enquiry-based learning, self-directed study, group-work and problem-based learning are the principal methods of teaching and learning for University study.
The programme includes five professional practice placements of six weeks each, spread over the two-year programme totalling a minimum of 1000 hours. This clinical education takes place in a variety of placement settings within the Yorkshire and Humber region.
How you are assessed
Assessment will take a number of different forms including:
Written assignments, reports, and project work; practical skills assessments, verbal presentations and vivas; poster presentations; a research proposal and research project.