Why choose this course?- Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
- Recent NSS Student Satisfaction ratings 94% and over.
- High graduate employability over 90%.
- Student, Clinical Partners and Service Users input in to the recruitment, curriculum design and teaching.
- You will undertake the 1,000 hours of clinical practice required for you to qualify as a chartered physiotherapist.
- Many of the clinical and community settings you will be learning in have national and international reputations.
Teaching and learning
The programme is linear and modular and all the modules are compulsory and credit bearing. There is an enquiry based approach, whereby students will work on a clinical scenario linking knowledge from different specialisms and developing their independent learning. Various teaching and learning methods are used to support different types of learning. such as peer-group presentations, lectures, seminars, online learning and clinical simulation.
Each student has their own academic adviser and a link lecturer when on placement to guide them through their academic, professional and clinical development.
Approach to assessment
Assessment strategies include examinations, practical viva voces, coursework and assessment of clinical practice. Assignments range from essays and critical reviews of practice to individual and group presentations. There is formative assessment and feedback to prepare students for final assessments. Self-assessment and reflection accounts will form a key component to help develop professional skills.
