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UCAS code:
B160
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Institution code:
S82
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Location:
Ipswich
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Duration:
Three years full-time.
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Typical Offer:
2023-24 entry; 112 UCAS tariff points (or above), BBC (A-Level) including a life science subject, DMM (BTEC) in a life science subject, Merit (T Level). 2024-25 entry; 120 UCAS tariff points (or above), BBB (A-Level) including a life science subject, DDM (129) (BTEC) in a life science subject, Merit (T Level). |
The BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy is accredited by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and graduates who successfully complete this programme would be eligible to apply for registration with the Health & Care Professions Council to work as a physiotherapist. This course prepares you to be a physiotherapist and exceeds the minimum of 1,000 clinical practice hours you need to qualify.
Introduction
Physiotherapy is a healthcare profession which sees human movement as central to the health and wellbeing of individuals of all ages. The physiotherapists’ expertise helps to identify and maximise movement potential through health promotion, preventive healthcare, and specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation.
Why study Physiotherapy at Suffolk?
- Approximately 31 weeks of placement embedded throughout the physiotherapy programme, with placement experiences in year 1, 2 and 3 of the programme ensuring you meet the 1,000 clinical practice hours you need to qualify
- Innovative new physiotherapy curriculum fit for the modern, entrepreneurial physiotherapist – encompassing the core areas of cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, neuroscience and physiotherapeutic skills as well as more specialist topics
- Delivered by a team of lecturer-practitioner staff who are all experts in their chosen clinical fields of physiotherapy practice
- Small class sizes
- Learn one topic at a time in The University of Suffolk’s block** approach to learning and teaching
- New Health and Wellbeing Quarter with newly refurbished teaching space and equipment, two physiotherapy practical labs, ward-based teaching labs & simulation suites, onsite physiotherapy clinic run by a local physiotherapy provider
- NHS Learning Support Fund - Students on an undergraduate pre-registration Physiotherapy course can apply to the NHS Learning Support Fund – see if you are eligible for additional training grants.
Our course has excellent links with our practice placement colleagues who work in a wide variety of clinical settings including the NHS, private practice, independent and charitable providers.
During both university-based teaching and practice placement you will have the opportunity to work and study interprofessionally with other health and social care students. Our course has a strong focus on professional and lifelong learning skills, evidence informed physiotherapy practice and research skills.
**Block Learning at the University of Suffolk
Rather than learning multiple modules at the same time during one semester, block learning means you learn content for one module at a time, then complete your assessment before moving on to the next module. Learning is condensed into shorter blocks, for example, block/module one could be 5 weeks duration containing 4 weeks of taught content and then your assessment comes in week 5, then that’s your module complete and you move on to module 2 in block 2. Therefore, learning is completed in small, concentrated blocks, in series, enabling early feedback on performance.
Find out more about the university’s Block and Blend approach.
Course modules
This degree is designed to help you develop the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours required of a modern entrepreneurial physiotherapy graduate. Year 1 you will learn fundamental concepts and topics required for physiotherapy practice. Year 2 clinical reasoning becomes a central focus, and you also start to expand your knowledge related to specific populations and more specialist areas. Year 3 focuses on building complexity and enhancing clinical practice, leadership and research skills as you work towards becoming an innovative and entrepreneurial autonomous physiotherapy practitioner able to work within a wide scope of practice.
The seven placements across the course will enable you to develop an understanding of a broad range of physiotherapy practice environments, specialities, and emerging areas/roles a qualified physiotherapist may work, for example the NHS, Social Care, Private, Charity or Independent Sectors.
This module will explore what it means to be a registered physiotherapy professional, and will introduce the role of the student physiotherapist, developing your essential professional, personal and academic skills. It will prepare you for your first placement within the health and social care sectors, introducing you to the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to undertake a physiotherapy subjective assessment.
During this module you will learn the foundational knowledge of the ‘normal’ structure and function of the human body and core clinical science knowledge associated with the musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular systems. Theoretical knowledge will be accompanied by learning fundamental physiotherapy objective assessment practical and handling skills associated with these systems.
This module places emphasis on developing your physiotherapy treatment skills. It will provide you with knowledge of typical human movement, exercise science and physiology, and the principles underpinning rehabilitation that is at the heart of physiotherapy practice. You also learn how to explore and practically apply movement, exercise and rehabilitation theory/principles in relation to cases across the lifespan.
This module will develop your knowledge, understanding and skills within the physiotherapy practice setting. During this module you will undertake a 3-week physiotherapy placement experience in the East of England region. This placement provides you with the opportunity to contextualise and apply your learning acquired during the first three modules of the programme.
This module will develop your essential musculoskeletal physiotherapy knowledge and skills. You will be introduced to common musculoskeletal pathologies and dysfunctions, clinical reasoning, physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and management skills related to musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice.
This module will develop your essential cardiovascular and respiratory physiotherapy knowledge and skills. You will be introduced to common cardiovascular and respiratory pathologies and dysfunctions, clinical reasoning, physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and management skills related to cardiorespiratory physiotherapy practice.
This module will develop your essential neurological and neuromuscular physiotherapy knowledge and skills. You will be introduced to common neurological and neuromuscular pathologies and dysfunctions, clinical reasoning, physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and management skills related to neurological/neuromuscular physiotherapy practice.
This module focusses on common pathologies and dysfunctions which may present acutely in the cardiorespiratory, neurological, and musculoskeletal systems. You will further develop your physiotherapy practical skills and clinical reasoning for a range of acute scenarios. You will also develop skills related to prioritisation, discharge planning and becoming valued member of the multidisciplinary team.
This module will integrate your knowledge and understanding across the cardiorespiratory, neurological, and musculoskeletal systems to manage patients with a range of long-term conditions. You will further develop your physiotherapy practical skills and clinical reasoning for a range of long term, chronic and progressive conditions. You will also consider the psychosocial impact, cultural competence, and holistic management of cases.
This module will continue to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills within the physiotherapy practice setting. During this module you will undertake a 5-week physiotherapy placement experience in the East of England region. This placement provides you with the opportunity to contextualise and apply your learning acquired so far on the physiotherapy programme.
This module is designed to equip you with the core skills and understanding to appraise and interpret evidence and assess its appropriateness to be implemented into practice. You will learn about the steps in conducting research, research methodologies, approaches to data analysis and presentation, this will help you develop an ongoing evidence-based approach to physiotherapy practice.
This module will continue to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills within the physiotherapy practice setting. During this module you will undertake a 5-week physiotherapy placement experience in the East of England region. This placement provides you with the opportunity to contextualise and apply your learning acquired so far on the physiotherapy programme.
This module will expand your knowledge, understanding and application of exercise and rehabilitation in a broad range of populations and areas of physiotherapy practice, for example this may include paediatrics, amputees, sports, pelvic health, mental health and learning disabilities. Health inequalities in the context of exercise, rehabilitation, health and wellness will also be considered in specific and hard to reach populations.
The Elective Placement provides you with the opportunity to further your knowledge, clinical skills and experience in an area of physiotherapy practice that interests you and you would like to explore further. This module is offered at the end of Year 2, just prior to the summer break. This placement will normally be taken within the United Kingdom and supervision for the elective placement must be undertaken by a qualified Physiotherapist registered with the HCPC.
The module will bring together research, clinical entrepreneurship, leadership, and change management skills to enable you to explore and respond to emerging opportunities for service development and innovative practice. This module will help to prepare you for activities you may be required to undertake in your first position as a qualified physiotherapist.
This module will continue to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills within the physiotherapy practice setting. During this module you will undertake a 5-week physiotherapy placement experience in the East of England region. This placement provides you with the opportunity to contextualise and apply your learning acquired so far on the physiotherapy programme.
This module focuses on developing your skills to manage a range of complex scenarios that you may encounter as a physiotherapist. You will develop your physiotherapeutic clinical knowledge and skills to manage more complex conditions or multi-system impairments. You will also learn how to manage a range of complex situations regarding ethical, leadership, management and multidisciplinary/multiagency team scenarios.
This module will continue to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills within the physiotherapy practice setting. During this module you will undertake a 5-week physiotherapy placement experience in the East of England region. This placement provides you with the opportunity to contextualise and apply your learning acquired so far on the physiotherapy programme.
This module explores a range of professional and wider issues affecting the modern physiotherapist, developing your professional curiosity, professional responsibility, adaptability, and openness to change in an evolving healthcare landscape. You will also be introduced to emerging and novel areas of physiotherapy practice, principles of coaching and supervision, explore and contextualise accountability, resilience, leadership, entrepreneurship, and innovation in physiotherapy.
This final placement will continue to develop and consolidate your knowledge, understanding and skills within the physiotherapy practice setting. During this module you will undertake a 5-week physiotherapy placement experience in the East of England region. This placement provides you with the opportunity to contextualise and apply your learning acquired so far on the physiotherapy programme.
Fees and finance
2023-24
- UK full-time tuition fee: £9,250 p.a
- UK part-time tuition fee: £1,454 per 20 credits (please contact the Student Centre for further information)
- International full-time tuition fee: £17, 768 p.a (inclusive of placement fee)
Further Information
At University of Suffolk, your tuition fees provide access to all the usual teaching and learning facilities that you would expect. However, there may be additional costs associated with you course that you will need to budget for.
Entry requirements
2023-24 entry; 112 UCAS tariff points (or above), BBC (A-Level), One A-Level should be a minimum of a C grade in a life science (acceptable life sciences include – Biology, Human Biology, Physics, PE, Sociology, Psychology, Chemistry, Sports Science). DMM (BTEC), Acceptable RQF BTECs include Applied Human Biology, Health Sciences, Sports Science, Health and Social Care extended diploma, other QCF BTEC modules considered on a case-by-case basis. Merit (T Level).
Access to Higher Education Diploma – a minimum of 45 Level 3 credits at merit grade or above and appropriate life science content.
Applicants to have a minimum of 5 GCSEs: Grade 4/C or above - including English, Maths & Science (equivalent level 2 qualifications will not be accepted).
2024-25 entry; 120 UCAS tariff points (or above), BBB (A-Level), One A-Level should be a minimum of a C grade in a life science (acceptable life sciences include – Biology, Human Biology, Physics, PE, Sociology, Psychology, Chemistry, Sports Science). DDM (129) (BTEC), Acceptable RQF BTECs include Applied Human Biology, Health Sciences, Sports Science, Health and Social Care extended diploma, other QCF BTEC modules considered on a case-by-case basis. Merit (T Level).
Access to Higher Education Diploma – a minimum of 45 Level 3 credits at merit grade or above and appropriate life science content.
Applicants to have a minimum of 5 GCSEs: Grade 4/C or above - including English, Maths & Science (equivalent level 2 qualifications will not be accepted).
Any offer subject to:
- Successful interview - The interview is comprised of a face-to-face interview at the University of Suffolk. As part of the selection process, you will be expected to demonstrate a good knowledge and clear understanding of the scope of work that a physiotherapist is required to undertake/practice in as well as the significance of the NHS Constitution and values.
- Satisfactory health check
- Satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
- One satisfactory academic or employment reference
In order to meet the standards required of the Health and Care Professions Council requirements for English language testing proficiency for international students where English is not the student's first language entry criteria also include an International English Language Testing Score (IELTS) of 7.0 overall (minimum 6.5 in all components).
If you have previously studied at higher education level before you may be able to transfer credits to a related course at the University of Suffolk and reduce the period of study time necessary to achieve your degree.
