Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: £9,250 per year
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How long will I study?
4 Years
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Where will I study?
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What is the UCAS code?
BB18
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When do I start?
September 2024
Course summary
- Gain skills in neurology, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular-respiratory physiotherapy.
- Learn with other healthcare professionals to work in integrated health settings.
- Understand the principles of exercise, research and physiotherapy practice.
- Take part in a variety of high quality practice-based learning experiences.
- Become eligible to apply for the HCPC membership you need to practise in the UK.
- Home students can access a non-repayable maintenance grant of at least £5,000 per year.
This course provides you with skills to help and empower those affected by injury, illness and disability, and maximise their functional ability. Gaining valuable knowledge, skills and accreditation, you’ll be ready to begin an exciting and rewarding career.
This foundation year course is for those who don't meet the entry requirements for our BSc (Hons) course, or would like extra preparation before starting degree-level study.
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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.
This course is based around structured academic and practice experiences. You’ll develop the skills you need to manage diverse health and social care problems – gaining a critical, proactive approach to learning while learning and collaborating with other healthcare professionals.
You'll benefit from a wide range of teaching and learning methods, developing the key skills you’ll need to become a qualified physiotherapist. When you graduate, you’ll be ready to work autonomously and make a real difference to the lives of individuals and communities.
You learn through
- Seminar and practical sessions
- Lectures and workshops
- Specialist visiting lecturer sessions
- Self-directed and independent learning
- Online learning
- Simulated role play scenarios in ward and clinical suites
- Technology-enhanced learning
- Practice-based learning experiences
You will be supported in your learning journey towards highly skilled, graduate level employment through a number of key areas. These include
- Access to our unique student support triangle to help with your personal, academic and career development.
- Access to our Skills Centre with one to ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments.
- Industry-specific employability activities such as live projects, learning in simulated environments and networking opportunities.
Course leaders and tutors
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.
Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in
- The NHS
- Industry
- Professional sport
- Private practice
- Education
- Research
- Working overseas
Where will I study?
You study at Collegiate Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
Collegiate campus
Collegiate Campus can be found just off Ecclesall Road, a bustling student district.
Collegiate Campus map | Campus facilities
Collegiate library
Collegiate Library can be found just off Ecclesall Road. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
Learn moreEquipment and facilities
Most of our on-campus teaching is carried out in and around practical rooms, clinical suites and ward environments – with all the equipment you’d find in a contemporary clinical space.
On this course you work with
- Specialist modern teaching facilities
- Virtual reality suites
- Clinical skills suites, practical rooms and ward environments
- High-tech simulation manikins and equipment
- Purpose-built, integrated teaching areas
We’ve invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want. This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students.
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Entry requirements
All students
We will offer flexibility on our usual entry requirements for clearing applicants. Please call us on 0330 024 6390 to discuss your options and apply.Additional information for EU/International students
If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.
For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.
Modules
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
Developing The Fundamentals Of A Healthcare Professional
Promotion Of Contemporary Issues In Healthcare
Year 2
Compulsory modules
Collaboration For Individual And Community Wellbeing
Foundations Of Physiotherapy Practice 1 (B)
Foundations Of Physiotherapy Practice 2 (B)
Personal And Professional Development
Physiotherapy Practice Experience 1 (B)
Year 3
Compulsory modules
Assessing And Addressing Complexity In Practice
Developing Physiotherapy Practice 3 (B)
Developing Physiotherapy Practice 4 (B)
Evidence And Enquiry For Practice
Physiotherapy Practice Experience 2 (B)
Physiotherapy Practice Experience 3 (B)
Final year
Compulsory modules
Complexity & Leadership In Professional Practice
Physiotherapy Practice Experience 4 (B)
Physiotherapy Practice Experience 5 (B)
Qualifying Physiotherapy Practice 5 (B)
Qualifying Physiotherapy Practice 6 (B)
The Advancing Professional
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2024/25 is £9,250 per year. These fees are regulated by the UK government and are therefore subject to changes in government policy.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.
International students
Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2024/25 is £18,155, which includes an annual placement supplement of £1,500.
Financial support for home/EU students
How tuition fees work, student loans and other financial support available.
Additional course costs
This link allows you to view estimated costs associated with the main activities on specific courses. These are estimates and, as such, are only an indication of additional course costs. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
Additional costs for Physiotherapy courses (PDF, 331KB)Legal information
Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.
