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Course summary
About this course Become a physiotherapist and change lives with BSc Physiotherapy at the University of Southampton, a course ranked 2nd in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2025). On your three-year Physiotherapy degree you'll learn how to become a physiotherapist who can manage complex cases, and help people with many healthcare issues. You'll discover how to treat mobility problems caused by illness, injury, and ageing and learn how to improve people's physical activity and their quality of life in our bespoke skills and simulation facilities and on a broad range of placements throughout your degree. Key features of the course:
- Complete over 1,000 hours of clinical placements as you train to be a physiotherapist, in settings ranging from community clinics to large hospitals. These will help you link theory with practice and will cover the core disciplines: musculoskeletal, neurology, cardiorespiratory, special client groups
- Join a supportive community of students and academic staff, who are shaping the future of the profession and who are there for you at every stage of your journey from student to Physiotherapist
- Develop skills that will prepare you for modern practice that focuses on the patient, which include: communication, decision-making, team-working abilities, management, and leadership
- Study in our purpose-built facilities, which include a simulated hospital wards, clinical skills suites, and our purpose-built replica flat
- Graduate you’ll be eligible to register as a physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- 92% of our research has been classed as world leading or internationally excellent Research Excellence Framework, 2021.
Modules
The Physiotherapy programme is built around the principles of a spiral curriculum; this means key topics or concepts are revisited, each time in more depth or complexity across the three years of study. Practice based learning is embedded with the throughout the programme, beginning in year 1. Year 1: Develop the foundational knowledge required to becoming a physiotherapist, including anatomy, clinical assessment and treatment, culminating in completion of the first practice placement. Year 2: Apply knowledge of physiotherapy to treating populations across the lifespan and people living with multiple long term conditions. Develop skills in communication and understanding the psychosocial aspects of clinical treatment. Undertake two further practice placements. Year 3: Evaluate concepts within physiotherapy and translating evidence in to clinical practice, develop leadership and innovation in healthcare and prepare for transitioning into clinical practice. Complete final two practice placements towards the end of the programme to facilitate the transition into clinical practice. For a full list of modules available please visit the course page.
Assessment method
Throughout your degree you'll be supported to achieve your best in assessments by our vibrant Health Sciences community, your Personal Academic Tutor, and your Practice Mentor. The learning activities for this course include the following: lectures, classes and tutorials, coursework, individual and group projects and independent learning (studying on your own). We’ll assess you using: essays, oral presentations, written and practical exams and placement assessment.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Health and Care Professions Council
- Physiotherapy, Chartered Society of
How to apply
14Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- B160
- Institution code:
- S27
- Campus name:
- Main Site - Highfield Campus
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - AAB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Access to HE Diploma - D: 39 credits M: 6 credits
Scottish Higher
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DD
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016) - D
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
Pearson BTEC Diploma (QCF) - DD
Pearson BTEC Subsidiary Diploma (QCF) - D
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 34 points
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales - B
Extended Project - A
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H1, H2, H2, H2, H2, H2
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal - D3, D3, M2
T Level - D
GCSEs: Minimum of GCSE Maths and English Language (A*-C or 4-9) Recent relevant study within the last 3 years. You may be required to attend a selection day and complete satisfactory Occupational Health and Police Checks.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/physiotherapy-degree-bsc#entry-requirements
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Interview
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 7 | with a minimum of 6.5 in all components. |
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535* | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535* | Year 1 |
| EU | £32000 | Year 1 |
| International | £32000 | Year 1 |
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please see our website for further details and updates: www.southampton.ac.uk/uni-life/fees-funding.page
Provider information
University of Southampton
Highfield
Southampton
SO17 1BJ