Physiotherapy BSc(Hons)

In this module you'll explore how physiotherapists are involved in promoting public health and examine health promotion in relation to specific service users. You'll also have the opportunity to develop an understanding of healthcare delivery, as well as practical and communication skills by completing a clinical placement. This will involve a three week, physiotherapy-specific experience, which will provide you with the opportunity to put various skills into practice under supervision of a qualified physiotherapist.

In this module you'll have the opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding of clinical and exercise physiology as it relates to physiotherapy through a combination of theory and practical sessions. You’ll have the chance to develop basic clinical skills fundamental to the practice of physiotherapy.

This module involves a multidisciplinary learning approach, where you'll work with occupational therapy, physiotherapy and podiatry students. You'll have the opportunity to explore lifelong learning and continuing professional development that underpins the essential skills needed in order to understand registration requirements for your specific professional and regulatory body.

Through theory and practical sessions you’ll examine current physiotherapeutic treatment, rehabilitation and electrophysical modalities. You’ll study how to justify and effectively deliver electrotherapy treatments and exercise rehabilitation programmes in physiotherapy management. You’ll also complete a five week clinical placement in the NHS or private sector, where you’ll have the opportunity to further develop your knowledge, understanding and practical skills through working with service users.

This module provides the opportunity for you to develop your ability to assess and manage neuromusculoskeletal conditions and learn how to organise information in a way which is usable and meaningful in terms of patient management. You’ll study the latest research exploring pathology, disease and treatment approaches in neuromusculoskeletal practice and this will be achieved through a mixture of lectures, seminars and practical classes and demonstrations.

This module provides the opportunity for you to develop your ability to assess and manage patients with neurological dysfunction. You'll build on the knowledge you developed in the first year anatomy and physiology modules to develop your clinical reasoning skills through a predominately practical, interactive approach with supporting lectures and seminars. Tutors will provide formative feedback to support your learning throughout the module.

Under the supervision of a clinical educator, you’ll undertake two separate five week blocks of practice-based experience, where you'll have the opportunity to develop your assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment skills. You’ll also have the chance to develop independent learning by reflecting on your own practice and identifying ways in which you can improve.

This module provides the opportunity to build on your knowledge of research from Year 1 and prepares you to undertake an area of research in Year 3. You’ll explore data collection and analysis in relation to methods which are currently used in research and evaluation of practice.

You'll focus on how health and social care is provided in the UK and how leadership at all levels is an important part of this, which will help you to prepare for future employment and selection events.

This module will help you to develop an awareness and appreciation of physiotherapy and the roles of other health professionals in relation to a number of specific target groups. These may include paediatrics, older people, asylum seekers, homeless people and those with a learning disability or mental health problem. You'll explore policies and national drivers that inform the management and care of specific groups of people.

Under the supervision of a clinical educator, you'll undertake two separate five week blocks of practice-based experience where you'll have the opportunity to consolidate theoretical learning and further develop your clinical skills. You'll have the chance to further develop your independent learning by reflecting on your own practice and identifying ways in which you can improve.

This is a multidisciplinary module which follows on from Research 2. You'll undertake a small scale research project in a group to gain experience of real world research processes. You’ll carry forward your proposal from Research 2 and undertake qualitative, quantitative, audit or literature based research. You’ll be supervised by an academic member of staff and have the opportunity to develop you group working skills.