Osteopathic Medicine MOst
Plymouth Marjon University
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This four-year integrated Master’s degree is designed for undergraduate entry, enabling you to become an accredited practising Osteopath upon completion. Osteopathy is a manual medicine that focuses on total body health by treating and strengthening the musculoskeletal framework, including joints, muscles and the spine. An osteopath practices manual techniques on the neuromusculoskeletal system, and reviews relevant psychological and social factors in their diagnosis.**Why this course at ...Read more

This four-year integrated Master’s degree is designed for undergraduate entry, enabling you to become an accredited practising Osteopath upon completion. Osteopathy is a manual medicine that focuses on total body health by treating and strengthening the musculoskeletal framework, including joints, muscles and the spine. An osteopath practices manual techniques on the neuromusculoskeletal system, and reviews relevant psychological and social factors in their diagnosis.


Why this course at Marjon?

• Accredited by the General Osteopathic Council.
• The only university in the South West offering Osteopathy.
• A minimum of 1,000 hours of clinical training to prepare you for a confident start to your career.
• State-of-the-art laboratories for musculoskeletal biomechanics, health and exercise clinical assessment and research.
• Core disciplines such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, nutrition, and biomechanics.


What might I become?

This course will enable you to become a GOsC Registered Osteopath upon graduation. In the United Kingdom, osteopathy is a statutorily regulated profession. Only graduates from a degree course that is approved by the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) are permitted by law to practise as osteopath. Osteopathy is a rewarding career. The career path is primarily private practice upon GOsC registration and there is an increasing provision of osteopathy via the NHS within GP practices and community health centres.


Find out more at Open Day

Open Day is your opportunity to find out more about studying Osteopathic Medicine at Marjon. You’ll meet lecturers and look around our world class Sport & Health Centre. Our student life talks will help you prepare to go to university, covering topics such as careers, funding, sport and our award winning on-campus student support service. You can also take a tour of the campus with a current student and find out about the student-led clubs and societies.


Book on to an Open Day at: www.marjon.ac.uk/open-day


Why study at Marjon?


• Small, person-focused university
• No.2 university in England for Student Satisfaction (Complete University Guide 2024)
• No.4 university in the UK for Career Prospects (WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2023)
• No.4 uni in England for Education (Student Experience) (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023)

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60/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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Source: Complete University Guide 2025
10th
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Source: Complete University Guide 2025
115th
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Drop-out rate
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The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 91 = 9% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
9%
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
95%
What students say
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Max
20 Feb 25

Student life is expensive. More job opportunities within the university or tips on how to manage money would be grand. Course is great...Read more

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Camille
07 Nov 24

Marjon is a small university which makes it very easy to know and access the facilities and help you need. As a foreign student I have found Marjon less daunting than any other..Read more

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Entry requirements

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UCAS Tariff:

112 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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T Level:

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Excluding General Studies. To include a Biology or Biology related subject.

Excluding General Studies. To include a Biology or Biology related subject.

Achieve 30-42 level 3 credits at merit/distinction with a minimum of 18 Level 3 credits at DistinctionTo include some Biology or Biology related credits

with at least 6 specialist units in Biology and Science or a combination of BTEC Level 3 gradesWe will accept triple grades achieved from a combination of other BTEC qualifications

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£14,500 per year

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Students from EU

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£14,500 per year

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£14500 Per year

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Max
20 Feb 25
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Student life is expensive. More job opportunities within the university or tips on how to manage money would be grand. Course is great....
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Camille
07 Nov 24
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Marjon is a small university which makes it very easy to know and access the facilities and help you need. As a foreign student I have found Marjon less daunting than any other...
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Plymouth Marjon University
Plymouth Marjon University Derriford Road Plymouth PL6 8BH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Plymouth  2.1 miles away

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