?As?lifelong learners and active consumers of the professional and scientific literature, graduates are able to fulfil their roles in developing the profession through continuing education and/or participating in investigative and evaluative projects. Their sense of social and professional responsibility is further recognised by their efforts to educate clients, the public and the next generation of therapists.

Programme Characteristics

The curriculum is forward looking with a strong scientific base. Clinical-?and university-based education?are integrated, using the latest teaching and learning resources.

Placement Opportunities

The Department?aims to produce students with global perspectives, and actively encourages students to take opportunities to experience life overseas. The Department fully supports the principle of student exchange for clinical placements with overseas institutes. There are opportunities for Year?Three/Four students to undertake 5-week clinical placements?at overseas universities. In previous years, placements have been organised?at the following universities:?the University of?Kentucky?(USA),?the University of Illinois (USA),?Curtin University of Technology (Australia), the University of Queensland (Australia), Queens University (Canada), McGill University (Canada), the University of Toronto (Canada), Metropolitan University College (Denmark), JAMK University of Applied Sciences (Finland), Chang Gung University (Taiwan), the National Taiwan University (Taiwan),?Nanyang Polytechnic (Singapore) and Haute ?cole de Sant? Vaud (HESAV) (Switzerland).