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Masters in Physiotherapy - MPhysio
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Full Time
Sep 2026
4 Year
This programme is designed for students wishing to develop knowledge and skills specifically relevant to sport and exercise settings, as well as more traditional physiotherapy environments. Graduates gain a professional Master's qualification in physiotherapy, opening up a range of career opportunities as a physiotherapist in the sport, exercise and health and wellbeing sectors. It also provides foundation for further research study. The MPhysiotherapy curriculum is extended over 4 years with more opportunities to research, and longer placements in sport and exercise settings. Alternatively, have a look at the University's highly regarded 3 year BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy course. You will undertake a range of placements in professional and amateur sport settings, including the University's Physiotherapy and Sport Rehabilitation Clinic, as well other physiotherapy settings.
The module will provide you with a basic knowledge of human physiology, pathophysiology and anatomy for application into practice. This provides the foundational skills required for the module Foundations of Clinical Assessment, in which you will begin working with patients attending the university-based physiotherapy clinic.
The module will provide you with direct patient contact through our physiotherapy clinic enabling you to contextualise theoretical learning from previous level 4 modules Clinical Knowledge Foundation and Exercise Theory and Prescription. You will begin to assess and treat patients under supervision enabling you develop your communication and professionalism.
The module will provide you with knowledge regarding safe and effective evidence-based and person specific exercise prescription. You will develop the skills to devise and teach a range of people in a variety of settings.
This module will enable you to develop the professional attributes and behaviours that are the foundation of professional practice, including working with a diverse group of people and maintaining a healthy work-life balance. This module will provide the foundational knowledge and skills for all academic and professional activities within the programme.
This module will introduce you to the fundamental research concepts and includes the lived of experience of how different types of data are collected. This provides the foundational skills for the research themed modules throughout the programme.
This module is an introduction to the concept of public health and the role of the physiotherapist in public health promotion. Within this module you will develop an awareness of strategies which can be used within physiotherapy and the wider multidisciplinary team to enable public participation in health promotion activities and strategies, from a local through to global health perspective.
This module builds upon clinical experiences from Year 1. You will apply knowledge, clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based practice to undertake physiotherapy assessment and utilise therapeutic skills in the efficient and effective application of physiotherapy management appropriate to level 5 and do this in a professional manner.
This module builds upon clinical experiences from Year 1. You will apply knowledge, clinical reasoning skills and evidence-based practice to undertake physiotherapy assessment and utilise therapeutic skills in the efficient and effective application of physiotherapy management appropriate to level 5 and do this in a professional manner.
This module will build on skills and knowledge delivered at Level 4 in the clinical-themed modules 'Exercise Theory and Prescription', 'Foundations of Clinical Assessment' and 'Clinical Knowledge Foundations' and prepare you to gather information from multiple sources. Using this you will formulate and justify appropriate methods of assessment and treatment across the range of physiotherapy specialties including neuromusculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and neurology.
This module will build on 'Fundamentals of Assessment and Rehabilitation' and practice placement experience to develop a breadth of physiotherapy skills and depth of clinical reasoning. It will enable you to understand how pathophysiology influences physiotherapy assessment and clinical decision making. Within this module you will practice a range of assessment and intervention skills and consider how patient response to physiotherapy can be evaluated.
The module aims to give students the knowledge and skills to participate in sport specific first aid and prehospital trauma management and introduces critical appraisal of underpinning knowledge.
This module aims to develop your leadership skills, building on your awareness of professional responsibilities and help apply these principles within professional practice. The module builds on foundational professional practice concepts introduced in Level 4 Personal and Professional Development.
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