12Nov
Undergraduate This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.
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Course summary
Foundation Year The foundation year course helps you develop the necessary skills for degree-level study. In addition, you will also explore fundamental knowledge in areas such as anatomy, physiology and pathology, professional practice and approaches to health and wellbeing. The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year one of the degree onwards will be from our Coventry University campus. Degree Physiotherapy is a career where you can play a vital role in supporting people to live the best life they can, maximising their health, wellbeing and quality of life through movement, exercise, manual therapy and education. The future of the profession is changing and the course has been designed with this in mind. In addition to preparing you for clinical practice, you will explore entrepreneurship skills, your role in disease prevention and get to grips with technological advances.
- Professionally accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), enabling you to apply to practice as a physiotherapist in the UK (please see our website for more information).
- Gain the skills to deliver professional, impactful, evidence-informed care. You’ll learn to effectively critique evidence sources and make safe and effective decisions.
- Learn to collaborate and thrive as a physiotherapist across and within multidisciplinary teams to coordinate safe, evidenced-based care delivery.
- Focus on one module at a time, with five weeks of learning followed by one week of assessment per module.
- You will complete five placements with a total clinical contact time that meets the recommendations for membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
- All eligible learners on this course can apply for a minimum payment from the government of £5,000 per year. You can apply for additional payments if you incur childcare costs.
- Supports you to gain the academic skills required for degree-level study.
- Provides a grounding in key areas of anatomy, physiology, health and wellbeing.
- Our approach supports you to develop a strong sense of professional identity as a physiotherapist from day one.
- Our teaching approach is hands-on and practical. In addition to practice and simulation, we may involve service users in the delivery of the physiotherapy course who can act as models within demonstrations of physiotherapy interventions.
- Employability and entrepreneurial skills are embedded throughout the course. You can explore a range of placement opportunities from the NHS to sports clubs, schools and the community, so you can get a good idea of where you might take your future career.
- Develop your digital fluency, curiosity, critical and reflective thinking.
- The diversity of our learner community is a key strength, with our learners bringing a wealth of previous experience from different backgrounds.
Modules
Foundation Year
- Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
- Fundamentals of Pathophysiology and Disease
- Introduction to Professional Practice and Regulatory Standards
- Approaches to Health and Wellbeing for the Health Professional
- Becoming a Professional Practitioner
- Understanding Human Health and Function
- Exploring Human Movement
- Evidence: Your Profession in a Global Context
- Person Centred Approaches to Physiotherapy
- Placement1: Introduction to Practice-based Learning
- Pathways of Care in Physiotherapy Practice
- Placement 2: Progressing Practice-based Learning
- Optimising Health and Wellbeing
- Placement 3: Developing Towards Independent Practice
- Exploring Knowledge Through Curiosity
- Values-Based Physiotherapy
- Placement 4: Engaging in Quality Practice
- Exploring Physiotherapy Practice
- Leading for the Future as a Health Care Professional
- Facilitating Change Through Physiotherapy
- Placement 5: Developing Autonomous Practice
- The Evidence-based Practitioner: Professional Project
Assessment method
*Foundation Year* The foundation year will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module and may include:
- case study
- individual presentation
- essay
- numeracy test.
- written coursework
- practice placements
- Virtual Simulated Placements
- simulations
- Objective Structured Clinical Examinations or viva voces
- presentations - both in-person and pre-recorded.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Physiotherapy, Chartered Society of
- Health and Care Professions Council
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
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 64 points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MPP
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 24 points
We’re here to help you achieve your study goals. If your qualifications or expected levels of grades differ from those outlined above, chat with our admissions team and between us we will explore the possibilities open to you. We accept a range of qualifications and our study experience is designed to give you options and support from the start. Contact us via our website to find out more.
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Interview
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 |
*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
Additional costs/fee information
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 .
Studying this course with a sandwich year incurs an additional £1,500 fee (£1,800 for international students) to cover your academic support throughout your placement year.
For full international fees and the most up to date information about tuition fees, please check the relevant course page of the Coventry University website.
Provider information
Coventry University
Priory Street
Coventry
CV1 5FB