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Physiotherapy

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 21 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Preston Campus
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Course summary

Course overview

Study for a rewarding career with our BSc in Physiotherapy. You’ll be playing a key role in helping to improve people’s health, wellbeing and quality of life.

Why study with us

  • A degree built around giving you as much experience and skill development as possible in our on-campus Physiotherapy Clinic. As part of your studies, you’ll be required to complete a number of clinical hours before you graduate. You will be able to build up your own caseload of patients, enabling you to gain experience in managing a clinical diary and dealing with real cases in a supervised environment.

  • You’ll be taught how to diagnose and holistically treat a wide variety of clinical problems with a chance to practice in locations that include Blackburn Rovers Academy as well as placements in Florida and our Cyprus Campus.

  • The course is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP). Successful completion of this course means you can apply to register as a physiotherapist with the HCPC and for full membership of the CSP.

What you'll do

  • The course is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP). Successful completion of this course means you can apply to register as a physiotherapist with the HCPC and for full membership of the CSP.

  • You’ll complete approximately 1,000 hours of assessed clinical practice.

  • And you’ll study research processes, learn how to apply current evidence to your practice and develop skills in reflection and critical appraisal.

Accreditations

  • This course is accredited by the CSP – the professional, educational and trade union body for the UK's chartered psychotherapists, physiotherapy students and support workers. After you graduate you will be eligible to apply for membership of the CSP.

  • This course is accredited and endorsed by the HCPC regulatory body. The HCPC is a regulator of health and care professionals in the UK, approving programmes and setting the standards that individuals must meet in order to become a registered professional.

Future careers

Physiotherapists with a BSc in Physiotherapy work in many places including hospitals, health centres, industry, private practices and sports clubs.

Modules

Please visit The University of Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Health and Care Professions Council
  • Physiotherapy, Chartered Society of

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Preston Campus

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 21 September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
B160
Institution code:
C30
Campus name:
Preston Campus
Campus Code:
U
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
14 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:
C30
Campus name:
Preston Campus
Campus Code:
U

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

A level
ABB

including Biology, Human Biology, Psychology, Sociology or PE. General Studies not accepted.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDM

Acceptable subjects are Sports Science, Sport and Exercise Science, Health and Social Care, Applied Science

Access to HE Diploma
D: 30 credits

Acceptable Access Courses are Allied Health Professions, Biology and Health Sciences, Health and Physiotherapy, Health Care Professions, Nursing, Allied Health Professions

Scottish Higher
ABBBB

including Biology, Human Biology, Psychology, or PE. Chemistry, Physics and General Studies not accepted.

AS
Not accepted

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
30 - 32 points

including Biology, Human Biology, Psychology, or PE at HL6

Extended Project

Consideration will be given to relevant Extended Project Qualifications.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H2, H3, H3, H3, H3

including Biology, Human Biology, Psychology, or PE. Chemistry, Physics and General Studies not accepted.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

5 GCSEs at Grade B/5 or above including Maths, English Language and a Science.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Interview

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)7with no component score less than 7.0 (to have been taken within 2 years before the course commencement date)

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

Our Fair Access Scheme recognises barriers into education and allows us to make an offer with lower entry requirements. At the University of Lancashire, we are proud to help people seize every opportunity to flourish in education, at work and for life. We recognise that students from disadvantaged backgrounds often face significant challenges to access and succeed in higher education. Our Fair Access Scheme ensures that students aren’t limited by circumstances and can achieve their potential.

Learn more on the University of Lancashire website

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Please note the fee for Year 1 is £9,790. The fee for Year 2 is £10,050. Fees for Year 3 will be £10,050 plus inflation linked increases, in line with the government fee cap.

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