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Physiotherapy (pre-registration) at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS

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Course summary

Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information. This course is open to applications in Spring 2023 (exact dates to be confirmed). Applications outside of this period may be considered. Course summary

  • Study advanced physiotherapy on a course with a high level of student satisfaction.
  • Become a highly skilled, evidence-based clinician.
  • Gain a specialist level of theoretical and practical understanding.
  • Benefit from well-regarded teaching and excellent clinical placement opportunities.
  • Train at one of the largest and most established physiotherapy education departments in the UK.
This Masters-level physiotherapy course provides you with specialist training, qualifications and opportunities to help you embark on an exciting career in the field. Aimed at applicants who have already studied a degree in the subject, you’ll gain an advanced level of clinical reasoning, critical thinking and reflection. How you learn 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. The teaching is based around the development of the key transferable skills you need to become a qualified physiotherapist. You’ll undertake practice-based learning experiences in a variety of settings while benefiting from a wide range of teaching and learning methods. You learn through
  • practicals and seminars
  • portfolios
  • online materials
  • webinars
  • practice-based learning environments
You’ll study academic modules at our Collegiate Campus and gain practice-based learning experience in a variety of service provider venues. You’ll also share modules with other health and social care professionals – who may include occupational therapists, dieticians and social workers. Applied learning Work placements You’ll apply the theory you study to practice-based learning experiences. Here you’ll develop critical and ethical approaches to your practice – preparing you to become a life-long, competent professional. The experiences you’re provided with are compulsory to achieve the course’s practice-based learning outcomes. These experiences will help you build your skills, confidence, creativity, resilience, integrity, and curiosity. They’ll take place in different practice-based learning environments – reflecting the range of ways services are currently delivered. This might include simulated learning and virtual placements, alongside real-world experience of services delivered face to face to service users. We’ll ensure the practice-based learning element of your course complies with the requirements of the Professional and Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) which governs the physiotherapy profession. So by the end of your course, you’ll have the opportunity to show that you meet the requirements to register as a physiotherapist.

Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances. Year 1 Compulsory modules Clinical Reasoning In Physiotherapy Creating Original Practice Evaluating Research Methodologies Key Principles In Physiotherapy Placement Pr1 Placement Pr2 Professional Practice Understanding Complexity In Practice Final year Compulsory modules Advanced Clinical Reasoning In Physiotherapy Evaluating Complexity In Practice Placement Pr3 Placement Pr4

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Health and Care Professions Council
  • Physiotherapy, Chartered Society of

Entry requirements

You need a first degree recognised in the UK at 2.1 or above in a science-related subject including biology, biochemistry, biomedical science, chemistry, medical science and sport science. Applicants with other degrees will be assessed on an individual basis. You also need grades C or 4 in GCSEs Science, Maths, and English (Language or Literature), or equivalent. For further information, please see the 'Entry Requirements' section on the following link - https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/physiotherapy/msc-physiotherapy-preregistration/full-time/2024

English language requirements

If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 7.0 overall and a minimum of 6.0 in all skills, or a recognised equivalent. If your level of English language is currently below IELTS 7.0 we recommend you consider an appropriate Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve the required level of English. Please note that the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) require IELTS 7.0 with no element below 6.5 for registration.

Please click the following link to find out more about English language requirements for this course

https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/physiotherapy/msc-physiotherapy-preregistration/full-time/

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Additional fee information

Our postgraduate fees vary depending on course, level and mode of study. Each postgraduate course page tells you how much the tuition fees are, and what additional costs you might have to budget for during your studies. Please refer to our website for up-to-date information on costs and fees for both full-time and part-time postgraduate study options.

Sponsorship information

Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.

Physiotherapy (pre-registration) at Sheffield Hallam University - UCAS