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MSc - Master of Science
Coach Lane
Full Time
Jan 2028
2 Year
This course has specific application deadlines please visit our deadlines page for details.This course is for people who want to help others to improve their movement – despite physical difficulties caused by illness, injury, disability or ageing.In the UK all physiotherapists must be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). Our course has been approved by HCPC and enables you to fulfil HCPC requirements. Employability rates following the course are excellent.The course lasts for two years so that there is sufficient time for you to undertake four placements. In total you will accrue 1,000 hours of experience in a range of settings and contexts. The advantages of this course include the breadth of our healthcare expertise, the variety of our placement opportunities, and the strong commitment to our values-based philosophy. Student satisfaction rates are exceptionally high.
Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.
This module introduces you to the Physiotherapy profession seeking to re-contextualise your previous study and life experiences and explore how these can be applied and developed through an individualised learning approach. Through enquiry-based learning, you will explore the fundamental skills of Physiotherapy. Orientated around professional and key analytical skills, you will develop your abilities in the assessment of function, understanding of movement and professional communications and conduct. Working to meet the standards necessary for professional registration, you will have the opportunity to further progress your skills in the practice environment through clinical practice placement-based learning periods across the year. During these periods, you will have the opportunity to integrate your learning from co-requisite modules to evaluate and further advance your communication, collaborative and inter-professional working abilities and develop and safe and effective practice in the real world.
Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.
This module will provide you with the opportunity to build on the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours introduced within ?Physiotherapy professional practice studies 1? to critically explore the pathology, assessment, management, and practical intervention for people within the core areas of cardiorespiratory (spontaneously breathing person), musculoskeletal (peripheral joints), and neurology (stroke) physiotherapy.
Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.
This module will provide you with the opportunity to engage with academic writing, a range of research methodologies, both quantitative and qualitative and consider these in the context of physiotherapy practice and wider health and social care to contribute to your development as an evidence based healthcare practitioner. Systematic review methodology will be introduced and considered in the context of an MSc project option. In this module you will have the opportunity to engage with research ethics and research methodology theory and to also participate in data collection and analysis, including the integration and development of some skills and concepts considered in your profession specific modules in the context of research. Public health related to physical activity will be reflected within this module; both from an individual, personal perspective and development of this to relate to the wider population. This will support development of critical discussion and as a vehicle for data collection and analysis. The end product of this module will be a project proposal. This module is linked with your MSc project; with the aim prepare you for involvement in data collection and analysis or systematic appraisal to provide you with a firm foundation for undertaking research as part of your MSc.
Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.
You will have the opportunity to develop a repertoire of critical, analytical, reflective and practical skills to provide safe and effective interventions within the context of the core areas of musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and neurological physiotherapy, with a focus on complexity and long-term rehabilitation. The module will build on interventions previously developed focussing on service-users with more complex conditions and introducing models of care with an emphasis on movement to promote function and empower service-users to self-manage and improve participation.
Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.
In this module you will develop the necessary skills to plan, develop, implement, and critique of a research project relevant to professional practice. Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to plan for dissemination of your research to a wider audience via conference presentation or publication.
Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.
In this module you will explore how physiotherapy supports people in vulnerable circumstances across the spectrum of acute and critical care, rehabilitation and long term supported management. You will consider the needs and values of individuals who are acutely unwell as well as the complexities of multi pathology, and how these apply to physiotherapy practice. You will be criticially examined on your ability to adapt your therapeutic approach to meet individual needs across physiotherapy specialities, with the expectation that you develop your skills in supporting people with physical, mental, cognitive and emotional needs. The module will facilitate development an integrated, person-centred approach that will enable you to further develop the practical and clinical decision-making skills to support effective physiotherapy practice that will be further evidenced across your periods of clinical practice placement learning.
Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.
Within this module you will have the opportunity to complete your pre-registration learning and development in understanding your unique qualities that will contribute towards your successful registration, employment, continuing professional development (CPD), and your role as a leader and change agent for service development.
Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.
In this module you will develop the necessary skills to plan, develop, implement, and critique of a research project relevant to professional practice. Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to plan for dissemination of your research to a wider audience via conference presentation or publication.
