Accelerate your physiotherapy career with our diverse and innovative four-year Master’s programme. Become a highly competent and clinically astute physiotherapist who can improve people's quality of life and physical wellbeing by restoring, maintaining and enhancing their function and movement.

Why study Physiotherapy at Keele University?

Accredited by the UK Health and Care Professions Council

Top 10 for Physiotherapy (Guardian University League Table, 2023)

Accredited by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Eligible students can apply for a non-repayable £5,000 NHS grant per academic year

6th in England for Physiotherapy (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2025)

Course overview

As a physiotherapist you will use physical approaches to strengthen and maintain people's physical, psychological, and social wellbeing, optimising their general health and helping to prevent illness. Physiotherapy at Keele provides you with an exceptional breadth of theoretical knowledge and practical experience to enable you to deliver high quality patient centred care.

There are placement opportunities to complete over 1350 hours of practice throughout the programme. Our dedicated Practice Placement Team will source appropriate placements in a wide variety of settings including state-of-the-art simulation suite and provide additional support during your placements.

Foundation year

Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year.

This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence.

Your future career

95% of Keele students are in employment or further study within 15 months of finishing their studies (HESA Graduate Outcomes, 2019/20)

Graduating from this MSci programme with master's level skills in physiotherapy will give you a competitive edge to help get your career off to a flying start.