Advancing Physiotherapy Practice at Coventry University - UCAS

Course summary

*This course provides you with the opportunity to develop your physiotherapy reasoning to a higher level, supported by an experienced and dedicated team of staff. *

  • Opportunities to develop your assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment skills in the three core areas of practice: cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal and neurological physiotherapy.
  • Aims to improve your employability by enhancing clinical, management and leadership skills.
  • Opportunities to develop and practise your clinical skills in an environment which closely resembles real life clinical practice.
Why you should study this course
  • This course offers physiotherapy graduates the opportunity to progress their professional development after successful completion of a relevant undergraduate programme.
  • You will have the opportunity4 to be taught in our multi-million-pound Alison Gingell Building, which has skills labs, simulation suites, therapy equipment and technological support.
  • Our current teaching staff are both experienced in teaching and also clinical experts (staff are subject to change). Staff view providing support to your transition to master’s level learning as an integral part of their teaching role and past students have found this support to be an invaluable contribution to their academic development.
  • You will have the opportunity to develop interpersonal skills and cultural competence from learning alongside a diverse group of students in both the physiotherapy classes and the inter-professional classes.
  • You will have the opportunity to undertake the Global Professional Development module, which has been developed in partnership with the Chartered Management Institute1. You will have opportunities to develop skills in strategic leadership and entrepreneurship and on successful completion will gain additional qualifications from the CMI (see accreditation section for more information).

Assessment method

Assessment methods are aligned to the learning outcomes of each individual module and over the course, a range of different assessments are used, including essays, presentations, reports, vivas, critical appraisals and the dissertation.  Formative assessment is used in all modules to provide you with useful feedback about your work which can be used to enhance subsequent summative assessments.


Entry requirements

Applicants should be professionally qualified physiotherapists and hold a minimum BSc (or Diploma) in Physiotherapy from a recognised university with a minimum 2:1 grade or equivalent.


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Additional fee information

2024/25 fees TBC. Please see our website for latest information.
Advancing Physiotherapy Practice at Coventry University - UCAS