Physiotherapy (Sport and Exercise Medicine)

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.

MPhysiotherapy Sport and Exercise Medicine contains all the modules from the University’s highly regarded BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy programme. This curriculum is extended with additional sport and exercise specific modules and enhanced research.

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.

MPhysiotherapy - Sport and Exercise Medicine received 100% overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2021

Professional accreditation
This course is approved by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the statutory body for Allied Health Professionals. By the end of your studies, you will be eligible to apply for registration with the HCPC, and will be eligible to apply for full membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).

Year 1 Clinical Knowledge Foundations (Core) Foundations of Clinical Assessment (Core) Exercise Theory and Prescription (Core) Personal and Professional Development 1 (Core) Investigating Health (Core) Health Promotion and Public Health (Core) Year 2 M-Physiotherapy Year 2 practice Placement A (Core) M-Physiotherapy Year 2 practice Placement B (Core) Fundamentals of Assessment and Rehabilitation (Core) Developing Physiotherapy Practice (Core) Trauma Management (Core) Personal and Professional Development 2 (Core) Year 3 M-Physiotherapy Year 3 Practice Placement (Core) Complex Case Management (Core) Critiquing Research (Core) Designing Research (Core) Leadership and Management (Core) Injury rehabilitation (Core) Year 4 Enhancing Sports Performance (Core) Wider Determinants of Physical Activity (Core) Implementing Research (Core) Employability and Professional Development (Core) Practice Placement Hours (Core)

The programme uses a diverse range of assessment strategies that accommodate different learning styles. These include: -continuous assessment of competence-based clinical skills -practical assessments that are designed to mirror the clinical environment -assessments that require you to demonstrate academic writing skills -a common assessment tool for practice placements, used collaboratively with three universities in the region -group and individual presentation tasks