MSc Advancing Physiotherapy Practice

Applicants should be professionally qualified physiotherapists and hold a minimum BSc (or Diploma) in Physiotherapy with a minimum 2:1 grade or equivalent.

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Funding opportunities including scholarships available

On successful completion of the course, you will be able to:

• Critically discuss the principles of assessment, treatment and holistic management of clients with a range of impairments and activity limitations
• Justify clinical decision making through effective clinical reasoning
• Critically evaluate theoretical basis of physiotherapy practice.
• Critically appraise contemporary research to formulate evidence-informed approaches to physiotherapy management
• Use critical self-reflection effectively as an integral part of life-long learning
• Communicate decision making effectively with others
• Critically evaluate the principles for leading and developing people and entrepreneurial practice in strategic contexts
• Justify choice of research design, methodology and methods to investigate (under supervision) a research question relating to physiotherapy practice and present it in a way that would stand up to critical review in academic and professional settings.

This course aims to improve your employability by enhancing clinical, management and leadership skills, so that successful graduates can influence practice and service delivery, working in line with government initiatives.

As well as providing opportunities to develop advanced clinical physiotherapy skills, the course aims to understanding of research- and evidence-based practice. In addition, you will have the opportunity to develop your communication and leadership skills to a higher level. All of these skills are designed to allow graduates to move into higher positions within the field of physiotherapy and wider health and social care, research or education.

• Advancing Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice – 20 credits
• Research, Methodology, Design and Methods – 20 credits
• Evidence-Based Practice – 20 credits
• Developing Expertise in Professional Practice – 20 credits
• Advancing Neurological Physiotherapy Practice – 20 credits
• Advancing Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Practice – 20 credits
• Entrepreneurial Practice – 10 credits
• Master’s Dissertation Physiotherapy – 50 credits