Course summary

Physiotherapists help people rehabilitate and regain movement after an illness or injury, treating patients with muscle and skeletal injuries, as well as neurological and breathing problems. This course is suited to graduates of health and life science disciplines who want to pursue a career in physiotherapy. It has been specifically designed to develop qualified practitioners who are proactive, flexible and able to meet the changing needs of health and social care. You will learn via a variety of methods, including classroom-based learning, simulated practical exercises, self-directed learning, and practice placements in a variety of healthcare environments including acute NHS hospital trusts, community-based services, mental health trusts and private hospitals. This will help you become proactive, flexible, and able to meet the rapidly-changing prerequisites of social and health care. You will develop into a critical thinker and independent learner with problem-solving skills. This course is fully accredited by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and is available to students from within the UK and internationally. Please note: whether you are already focused on a given career path or not, we strongly recommend you include in your personal statement a recognition that studying physiotherapy will include practice and study in a number of settings. Course highlights

• 30 weeks of practice placement

• Shared campus with one of the largest teaching hospitals in the UK

• Opportunity to learn anatomy in the dissection room through demonstrator-led prosection

• Awarded by St George’s, University of London and provided by the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, a partnership between St George’s and Kingston University