Please note that the information provided relates to the current academic year and is subject to change without notice by Sheffield Hallam University.
Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.
**Course summary**
- Study neurology, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular respiratory physiotherapy from your first year.
- Learn with, from and about other healthcare professionals.
- Understand the principles and theory of exercise.
- Go on clinical placement at the end of your first year and have the opportunity to go on an overseas visit in your third year.
On this course, you’ll learn to help and empower those affected by physical injury, illness and disability, and maximise their functional ability. You’ll gain valuable skills, qualifications and accreditation — ready to embark on a rewarding career.
We also offer a degree apprenticeship version of this course, where you study alongside 30+ hours of employment a week.
**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 placement experience. You’ll develop the skills you need to manage diverse health and social care problems — gaining a critical, proactive approach to learning. When you graduate, you’ll be ready to work autonomously as a physiotherapist and make a real difference to the lives of individuals and communities.
You learn through
- tutor-facilitated sessions
- lectures
- specialist visiting lecturer sessions
- group work
- presentations
- tutor-directed learning
- self-directed learning
- flipped classroom
- independent learning
- simulation, workshops and role play
- technology-enhanced learning
- practice-based learning
**Applied learning**
Theory will prepare you for practice learning experiences are designed to help you not only to apply theory to practice, but to develop critical and ethical approaches to your practice in order to become life-long, competent professionals. You are required to attend the practice learning experiences provided on the course to achieve the course practice learning outcomes.
You’ll undertake a range of practice learning experiences, helping you to build your skills, confidence, creativity, resilience, integrity and curiosity. This will take place in different practice learning environments, reflecting the range of ways in which 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.
The university will ensure that the practice learning element of your course will be compliant with the requirements of the Professional and Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) governing your chosen profession. This is so that by the end of your course, you will have been provided with the opportunity to demonstrate attainment of the requirements to register as a professional with your chosen profession.
Course Details - Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
Cardiovascular Respiratory Physiotherapy 20
Collaboration For Individual And Community Wellbeing 20
Foundations Of Physiotherapy Practice 20
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy 20
Neurological Physiotherapy 20
Personal And Professional Development 20
Year 2
Compulsory modules
Assessing And Addressing Complexity 40
Evidence And Enquiry For Practice 20
Physiotherapy Clinical Management 20
Physiotherapy Clinical Skills 20
Physiotherapy Placement 20
Final year
Compulsory modules
Advancing Physiotherapy Placement 20
Physiotherapy Complex Case Management 20
Professional Leadership 20
The Advancing Professional 40
Working With Complexity In Practice 20
Course Details – Assessment Method
Coursework
Practicals
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Health and Care Professions Council
Physiotherapy, Chartered Society of
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
B160
Institution code:
S21
Campus Name:
Main Site
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
From A levels including at least 40 points from either Biology, Human Biology or Physical Education or BTEC National Extended Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science. We do not accept AS Levels or general studies. For example:
ABB including relevant subject(s)
DDM in BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport and Exercise Science
A combination of qualifications including relevant subject(s)
Approved Access to HE Diploma in health studies, health science, nursing or another science-based course. Normally we require 15 of the level 3 credits to be graded at distinction level with 12 of these distinctions from science units.
If you are in the process of completing the FdSc Professional Practice in Health and Social Care at one of our partner colleges and are looking to progress your career as a registered professional, we would welcome an application from you. Please note the different application routes below:
Completing the level 4 Certificate of Higher Education in Professional Practice in Health and Social Care means you can apply via UCAS to be considered for entry at Year 1 of your chosen professional degree
Completing the full two year FdSc to level 5 means you can apply to be considered for entry in to Year 2 of this professional degree. This is a direct application process in accordance with the partnership arrangement between Sheffield Hallam University and your college, not via UCAS. Please note that places to commence this course in Year 2 are limited.
If you already hold a first degree with an upper second class honours (2:1) or above within a relevant subject, you may be eligible to study our MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or over at the point of enrolment.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.5
IELTS score of 6.5 overall and a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or a recognised equivalent.
Please note that the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) require IELTS 7.0 with no element below 6.5 for registration.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
79%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
70%
Go onto work and study:
90%
Fees and funding
Republic of Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
England
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
EU
15915.0
Year 1
International
15915.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
Our tuition fees for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2022/23 are regulated by the UK government and are yet to be confirmed. For an indication, our tuition fees for UK students starting this course in 2021/22 are £9,250 per year.
Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2022/23 is £14,415 with an annual placement supplement of £1,500.
Provider information
City Campus
Howard Street
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Sheffield
S1 1WB
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