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MSc - Master of Science
Main Campus
Full Time
Jan 2027
2 Year
Prepare for a rewarding career working as a confident, autonomous Physiotherapy practitioner with strong reasoning, communication and teamwork skills. You'll go on to work in varied settings across the NHS (community, hospital and primary care) and private practice. This programme is accredited by The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Our MSc Physiotherapy (pre-registration) is a 2-year course which offers those with a relevant UG qualification an entry route into the Physiotherapy profession. The programme will focus on supporting you to become a self-reflective lifelong learner, committed to inclusive practice, continuing professional development and personal and professional development who will meet the requirements of Physiotherapy’s professional statutory regulatory bodies: The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
This module aims to integrate students? knowledge from Foundations in Physiotherapy Practice with application to assessment and intervention and continue to build students? practical skills. Students will start to develop an understanding of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and different inclusive approaches used in assessment of service users across the lifespan including consideration of those with differing physical and mental disabilities (e.g., learning disabilities, mental health problems, dementia). This module will encourage students to explore implicit bias and justify their decision-making process and reasoning for a chosen approach to assessment and intervention. Students will explore the use of protocols and intervention planning with other allied health professionals to ensure person-centred care. There will be a strong focus on recognising key transferable skills such as communication, empathy, teamwork, self-awareness, and self-reflection. These skills will enhance engagement with people being cared for, optimise outcomes, and positively contribute to students? personal and professional development. This module will also introduce students to digital healthcare and discuss the value of digital innovations. This module will support students to become holistic practitioners with an awareness of diverse cultural contexts and committed to lifelong learning.
The aim of this module is to introduce students to the key concepts and core foundations of physiotherapy practice. Subsequent modules will build on and integrate the knowledge and skills developed here. Students will form a deep and comprehensive understanding of the structure and function of the human body by studying human anatomy, the physiology of body systems and understanding how these interact to maintain homeostasis in health across lifespan. Students will explore the pathophysiology of common diseases and conditions treated by physiotherapists to reflect the full breadth of practice e.g., stroke, cancer, cerebral palsy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia, incontinence, cardiovascular disease. The module will include an introduction to pain, chronic pain, and healing. The biopsychosocial model of health will also be covered to allow students to understand the shift away from a biomedical approach to health and social care that acknowledges the significant role that psychological factors play in health and disease. Students will develop the basic skills of analysing human movement and moving and handling of the human body. This module will address gaps in underpinning knowledge required to be a physiotherapist and support students to become autonomous learners and practitioners.?
This module aims to explore the role of the physiotherapist in health, physical activity, and primary care. Students will explore the role of physiotherapists in primary care, this will build on content in previous modules that focused on scope of practice and emerging roles within the profession. Students will gain an understanding of the wider determinants of health acknowledging the impact of social, economic, and environmental factors on health and well-being. Students? will develop a detailed understanding of exercise physiology and apply this knowledge in the context of exercise prescription. Students will build on their learning in previous modules to explore the impact of biopsychosocial factors on physical activity and inactivity to understand the challenges to health promotion in different populations and settings. Students will explore how psychology, sociology and cultural diversity inform an understanding of health, illness, and disease. Students will consider the impact of role modelling physical activity behaviour and develop the skills to optimise active participation by physiotherapy service users such that they can empower individuals to make sustainable behavioural changes including social prescribing. Students will understand the value other health professionals play in promoting and supporting health and wellbeing. The advantages and disadvantages of telehealth for health promotion in diverse individuals and populations will be considered. Themes that will continue through this module include equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and inclusive practice, effective communication, self-awareness, strong teamwork and interprofessional working to provide holistic people centred care and optimal outcomes.??
This module will continue to develop the key concepts and skills introduced in previous modules. It will emphasise the importance of professionalism and provide an opportunity for students to critically evaluate characteristics of professionalism. It will introduce the students to professional values, codes of conduct and legal and ethical principles surrounding practice. Students will explore physiotherapy scope of practice, emerging physiotherapy roles, and the different roles of allied health professionals. Students will be encouraged to critically reflect on effective interprofessional working. There will be content that focuses on equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in all areas of practice and education. There will be a strong focus on personal and professional development, students will be encouraged to critically reflect on previous experiences, set Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound (SMART) goals and demonstrate commitment to lifelong learning of self. Transferable skills that are meaningful to practice in health and social care such as communication skills, empathy, teamwork, resilience, self-awareness, and IT literacy, will be explored and developed. This module will be taught alongside a simulated placement which will allow integration and application of professional skills in a meaningful way such that students are well prepared for their first practice placement.
This module will build on the foundation knowledge gained by completion of previous taught modules and practice-based learning and aims to develop advanced research skills for health care practice. Students will explore different research methods (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods), research design, research ethics and data analysis in the context of person-centred care. Students will develop their skills required for locating, critically appraising and synthesising primary and secondary research to derive meaning and application to practice. The importance of evidence-based practice to guide assessment and treatment will be emphasised alongside the value of data analysis to review effectiveness of practice and services provided. Students will be given opportunities to explore the contributions of interprofessional perspectives to holistic care in the health and social care settings and consider the value of collaboration in healthcare research.
This module will continue to develop and build on the key concepts and skills introduced in previous modules such as EDI and inclusive practice, interpersonal skills and self-refection, it also aims to build a comprehensive understanding of the complexity of leadership in healthcare and develop students? leadership skills and innovation. Students will continue to explore and reflect on personal and professional development and learning. The module will introduce students to the concept of leadership such as the NHS approach to leadership. There will be detailed discussions around effective leadership (inclusive, authentic, collaborative) and the importance of a positive workplace culture. There will be content that focuses on supporting the development and learning of others and the importance of relationships and strong interpersonal skills. Students will develop their professional networks to foster collaboration, share ideas and enhance effectiveness and efficiency of practice and services provided. In addition, they will be encouraged to exercise leadership and initiative to bring about change, development, and new thinking. Students will develop a systematic understanding of the legal and policy frameworks governing healthcare practice, the structure of the health service and other relevant sectors and explore how practice in health and social care is evolving.
This module will continue to develop and build on the key concepts and skills introduced in previous modules such as EDI and inclusive practice, communication skills, physical activity promotion and supporting behavioural change. It will focus on evidence-based rehabilitation of commonly encountered conditions and management of patients across lifespan. Practical handling skills will continue to be developed to ensure safe and effective practice. Students will explore the impact of the ageing demographic on health and social care and the profile of service users. There will be content that focuses on end-of-life care. Students will develop an understanding of how physiotherapy interventions and disease progression can bring about behavioural, structural, functional, and physiological changes. The importance of collaboration and teamwork to ensure inclusive, holistic person-centred care will be emphasised. Approaches to optimising engagement with service users will be discussed. Key transferable skills will continue to be developed such as communication, self-reflection, interpersonal skills, decision making and reasoning.
This module will build on previous knowledge and practical experience, allowing students an opportunity to develop a research proposal and plan to complete an in-depth investigation of a topic that contributes to professional practice. The research project will take the format of primary research and include a comprehensive critical literature review. The research will provide the opportunity to apply a systematic understanding of research methods to the investigation. Students will work on an individual research project and students investigating similar areas, will work in groups to plan and collect relevant data. Students are expected to analyse the data independently and draw meaningful conclusions that are relevant to professional practice and advancement of knowledge. This approach will facilitate the development of effective teamwork skills, an appreciation of the value of collaboration in research, alongside relative autonomy in undertaking a sustained, in-depth piece of independent learning. There will also be opportunities for students to disseminate their findings to the professional community.?
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