Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)

Year One

You will study the following modules:

• Foundations of Physiotherapy 1 and 2 (20 credits each): These two modules aim to apply your knowledge of anatomy and physiology as a foundation to physiotherapy practice and introduce basic physiotherapy observation and assessment skills. You will develop problem solving and transferable skills to inform and to evaluate physiotherapy practice
• Preparing for Professional Practice (20 credits): This module aims to explore factors that shape and influence the provision of health and social care by the allied health professions.
• Principles of Rehabilitation (20 credits): This module aims to develop understanding of the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills required for physiotherapy in a rehabilitation context.  
• Neurological Physiotherapy (20 credits): This module aims to develop knowledge, clinical skills, practical skills and the ability to apply evidence for the safe, effective and evidence-based assessment and management of people living with neurological conditions in acute, rehabilitation and long-term management settings.  It also aims to explore the role and skills of the physiotherapist within the multidisciplinary team and selected environments outwith the hospital setting, in the management and rehabilitation of people with neurological disease.
• Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy  (20 credits): This module aims to develop your knowledge base and clinical skills necessary for effective assessment and management of people with neuro musculoskeletal health conditions of the upper and lower limbs, and neuro musculoskeletal spinal conditions. It also aims to develop your ability to assess and manage individuals with these health conditions, utilising an approach which is critically reasoned, reflective, person-centred and evidence-based.
• Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy (20 credits): The aims of this module are to develop your knowledge base and clinical skills for the safe, effective and evidence-based assessment and management of an individual with a cardiorespiratory condition/s in both the acute and rehabilitation setting. To develop a critical understanding of some of the psychosocial issues that influences the multi-disciplinary management of individuals with cardiorespiratory condition/s.  
• Applied Research Methods: The aim of this module is to support you to demonstrate an in-depth and critical understanding of research processes and develop skills to effectively address a practice or knowledge-based problem.
• Foundation placement (0 credits)*
• Practice-based Learning 1 (0 credits)*
• Practice-based Learning 1 (0 credits)*
   

Year Two

You will study the following modules:

• Complexity in Physiotherapy 1 (20 credits): The aim of this module is to introduce students to the management of complex clinical case scenarios, building on their physiotherapy skills of assessment, management, and clinical reasoning and critical thinking using a comprehensive biopsychosocial approach.
• Complexity in Physiotherapy 2 (20 credits): The aim of this module is to utilise your current physiotherapy knowledge and skills to develop and deliver an educational experience relating to a complex area of physiotherapy practice, incorporating understanding of complexities within the chosen population
• Public Health Practice for Physiotherapists (20 credits): The aim of the module is to develop a critical understanding of public health principles and theory and to integrate those principles into physiotherapy practice