Aimed at qualified physiotherapists, this course gives you a balance of clinical and academic skills, ensuring an authentic experience and the opportunity to develop knowledge that is directly transferable to your practice.
Deepen your understanding and skills in physiotherapy practice.
Gain a Masters qualification to demonstrate your specialist knowledge.
Prepare for advanced, independent or clinical leadership roles.

Aimed at qualified physiotherapists, this course gives you a balance of clinical and academic skills, ensuring an authentic experience and the opportunity to develop knowledge that’s directly transferable to your practice. As you increase your clinical skills and critical evaluation of practice, you’ll be preparing for clinical leadership roles or independent practice.

You’ll have access to opportunities to develop your skills and apply your learning with qualified and practicing physiotherapists. These opportunities are built into the course and the applied approach to learning. 

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive. 

All modules focus on elements of clinical practice, and we encourage you to apply your learning to the setting in which you work or wish to specialise. Your assessments are designed to replicate challenges you may face within the workplace. You’ll learn from enthusiastic tutors who are experienced physiotherapists. 

You’ll learn through 

• practical sessions 
• lectures 
• seminars 
• tutorials 
• presentations 
• practical assessments 
• vivas 
• written assessments 

As you increase your clinical skills and critical evaluation of practice, you’ll be preparing for clinical leadership roles. Upon graduation you’ll be able to work more independently, developing independent private practices or moving into advanced or extended scope roles. Some graduates pursue research or teaching careers in the UK or internationally, many going onto PhD study. 

Students who join the course without HCPC registration may apply for this, to gain work experience in the UK during and after the course. Automatic registration is not guaranteed on completion of the course, however, the learning opportunities provided align to the HCPC standards. 

On this course you work with 

• specialist facilities for teaching physiotherapy skills, designed to mimic a typical UK therapy clinic, with specialist plinths and therapy equipment 
• excellent audio-visual facilities to support learning in every classroom 
• extensive library resources both on-campus and online 

 
We’ve invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want. This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students.

 

Academic Qualifications: Applicants will hold a degree / diploma / equivalent qualification in Physiotherapy, typically of 2.1 or above.

Other formally certified qualifications: Applicants must be qualified to practice physiotherapy in their country of origin and are usually required to provide one reference of their capability for postgraduate study. Post-qualification clinical physiotherapy experience is welcomed, it is not essential.

Level of English language capability: If English is not your first language you must have an IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill area.

Entry profile: Applicants need to be committed to post graduate study and capable of development into a self-motivated, reflective professional.

Applicants should be prepared to explore theoretical, clinical and evidence based concepts within group activities and will be required to demonstrate effective communication and team work skills.

Verification that applicants fulfil the criteria will be sought via the applicants' references, their curriculum vitae and the supporting statement in their application.

Personal Statements must demonstrate commitment to professional development, effective communication and teamwork skills and self-motivation.

Non-standard entry requirements: Some flexibility maybe exercised to the admissions criteria for students wishing to study individual modules. Some variation in terms of professional background and education maybe accepted and applicants will be considered individually by the course admissions team.

Important notice:

 

The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

Year 1 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Evidence Based Reasoning In Physiotherapy	30	Practical
Researching For Practice (Taught)	15	Coursework
Therapeutic Exercise And Physical Activity	30	Coursework

 

 

Elective modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Advancing Practice In Neurological Therapy	30	Coursework Practical
Contemporary Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation	30	Coursework Practical
Learning And Teaching For Practice	15	Courseworkl
Therapeutic Management Of Neuromusculoskeletal Pain	15	Practical