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Physiotherapy BSc(Hons)

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Intro

As a physiotherapist you will work closely with people of all ages who are affected by illness, injury or disability, and a variety of other conditions affecting health and wellbeing. You will devise and provide individualised treatment programmes with compassion, patience and strong interpersonal skills. Physiotherapists help improve a person’s quality of life through advice, exercise and education. 

Physiotherapy is a science-based profession and takes a ‘whole person’ approach to health and wellbeing, which includes the individual’s general lifestyle. At the core is the person’s involvement in their own care.

The focus on interdisciplinary learning across all our health courses enriches your experience while also preparing you for the reality of professional practice. 

You will spend a total of 30 weeks on placement gaining practical knowledge and skills.

This physiotherapy degree course gives you everything you need to start working as an HCPC-registered physiotherapist in the UK, with professional and portfolio development from start to finish.

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Key facts

Location 

2023 entry – Eastbourne year 1 then Brighton: Falmer from year 2

2024 entry – Brighton: Falmer

UCAS code B160

Full-time 3 years

Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

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We're in the top 15 in the UK for physiotherapy courses, The Times League Tables 2023, and 10th in the UK for health professions courses, Guardian University Guide 2022.

Course content

Course structure

Year 1 of the course focuses on the core theory needed to start your career as a physiotherapist such as anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, health psychology, exercise prescription, surgery and orthopaedics before you start your clinical placements in year 2.

Years 2 and 3 of the BSc(Hons) Physiotherapy degree are a mixture of clinical practice and university-based studies. On your placements you’ll work with senior physiotherapists and other health professionals such as nurses, doctors and occupational therapists. You could be based in settings including hospitals, rehabilitation centres and patients’ homes.

You’ll share learning with other health professionals, allowing you to benefit from interprofessional collaboration, sharing knowledge and expertise.

Making sure that what you learn with us is relevant, up to date and what employers are looking for is our priority, so courses are reviewed and enhanced on an ongoing basis. When you have applied to us, you’ll be told about any new developments through Student View.

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Year 1

Year 1 focuses on the underpinning theory needed to be a physiotherapist, such as anatomy. You will be introduced to core physiotherapy skills such as exercise prescription and massage. Running through the first year is a professional module which explores what it is to be a physiotherapist.

In the second semester you will gain physiotherapy-relevant work experience and have the option to work with a voluntary organisation. This will develop your interpersonal and professional skills and enable you to start work with service users.

Modules

  • The Physiotherapist as a Professional

    In this module you will be introduced to some of the key concepts that underpin professional behaviour/practice and interprofessional working. The module will provide you with the academic skills required to search, record and structure information from a wide range of sources. You will develop your abilities in scientific writing, critical appraisal, basic statistics and presentation skills.

    The experiential component will give you the opportunity to observe physiotherapy relevant practice with the aim of developing confidence, improving communication and team working skills, encouraging reflective practice and promoting professional behaviour. You will develop the knowledge necessary for the safe moving and handling of patients. The module also explores health psychology and how this applies physiotherapy practice.

  • Exercise and Health Promotion in Physiotherapy Practice

    This module will provide you with a foundation in exercise prescription and health promotion principles across the lifespan, in both healthy populations and as part of rehabilitation programmes. It will provide you with the knowledge and skills to design safe and effective exercise programmes (individual and group) to maintain and improve fitness components. You will gain an understanding of exercise physiology and be able to prescribe exercises in line with current guidelines. You will learn about and apply the principles of health promotion and physiotherapists’ role in public health to your practice.

  • Applied Anatomy

    This module will cover the study of anatomy, including basic terminology, and progresses to a detailed study of the bones, joints and muscles of both the upper and lower quadrant along with the trunk. The module will cover knowledge of nerves, blood vessels and lymph nodes in the living body. You will be introduced to clinical assessment tests of joints, ligaments and muscles, and nerve integrity testing, and the practical skills of identifying the relevant structures in the living body. Revision sessions will support your understanding of the whole anatomy module.

  • Foundations in Physiotherapy 1

    This module will develop your understanding of normal human physiology, and pathophysiology throughout the lifespan. The module will focus on musculoskeletal system disorders and developing associated physiotherapy skills. Pharmacology will also be introduced.

  • Foundations in Physiotherapy 2

    This module will introduce you to the structure and function of the cardiorespiratory and neurological systems. You will be facilitated to develop your knowledge and practical skills related to assessing and managing conditions within cardiorespiratory and Neurological Physiotherapy.

  • Clinical Reasoning in Contemporary Healthcare

    This module will introduce you to the concept of clinical reasoning and clinical decision making and how the context of care, sociocultural factors, and policy influence this in delivering ethical, patient-centred care within current physiotherapy practice.

Physiotherapy students in a simulated consultation

Year 2

In year 2 you will go out on your first clinical six-week placement.

Modules

  • Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in Outpatient Settings
  • Physiotherapy Management in Acute Care Settings
  • Physiotherapy Rehabilitation and Management of Long-term Conditions
  • Research Methods in Healthcare
  • Healthcare across Practice Settings
  • Practice Placement 1
Physiotherapy student

Final year

During your final year you will consolidate your clinical practice on placement (by the end of the course you will have completed a minimum of 1,000 hours) while working on your dissertation. The dissertation gives you the opportunity to evaluate an area of physiotherapy practice in-depth.

The final module prepares you for professional physiotherapy practice and develops your professional portfolio. Local managers and clinicians from the NHS, private practice, sports and local companies contribute to this module.

Modules

  • Clinical Practice Placements 2, 3, 4 and 5
  • Research for Evidence-based Practice
  • Professional Development in Contemporary Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy group

 

Facilities

From September 2024 this course will be taught at our Brighton, Falmer campus. The Falmer campus is being redesigned, renovated and upgraded and will have lots of new facilities for sport and health science students.

Practical Skills and Simulation Rooms

Our practical skills rooms are equipped for physiotherapy practise with fellow students. They include manual skills and exercise therapy rooms equipped with treatment couches.

Physiotherapy students

Research Suite

The high-tech Research Suite is used widely in teaching and research for physiotherapy, occupational therapy and podiatry students, and is also used for commercial consultancy. 

In the lab you will use the latest technology to measure and assess all aspects of human movement, joints, muscles, soft tissue structure and nerves. The laboratory has state-of-the-art equipment for conducting cardio-pulmonary investigations including Cosmed metabolic system and spirometry.

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Careers

This physiotherapy degree gives you everything you need to start working as a chartered physiotherapist in the UK, with professional and portfolio development running from start to finish. Many graduates secure employment with local placement providers.

Physiotherapists enjoy an exceptional range of career opportunities in the health and private sector, with considerable opportunities to specialise in a chosen area of interest

You might choose to go straight into a specific area of practice such as paediatric or musculoskeletal fields, or take a post that offers rotations through several clinical areas to gain broad experience. Some students stay with us to study at masters level to enhance their practice skills or follow a research path.

Want to know more about being an allied health professional?

The Springpod virtual work experience programme offers the opportunity for anyone aged 14-25 to learn more about a career as an allied health professional. You’ll develop key skills for the profession, hear from NHS professionals about their day to day work, complete assignments and join live workshops. Find out more about the Springpod virtual work experience programme.

Physiotherapists working in an Intensive Treatment Unit

In allied health professions, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy, 100% of our research environment is rated as world-leading or internationally excellent in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.

Entry criteria

Entry requirements

A-levels
ABB to include biology, human biology or PE.

BTEC Extended Diploma
DDM. Sport and exercise preferred. Students with a BTEC in a different subject should also have an A-level in biology or human biology at grade B.

International Baccalaureate
32 points, with three subjects at Higher level.

Access to HE Diploma
A QAA-recognised Access to Science course which must include biological science. Pass with a total of 60 credits, 45 of which must be at level 3 (at least 30 distinctions and 15 merits), the remaining 15 credits will be at Level 2. Candidates should normally have GCSE maths and English language grade C or grade 4, or an equivalent qualification.

T-level
Distinction in the Health, Healthcare Science or Science T-level. Other T-levels are not accepted.

Foundation degree
Considered on individual merit, but a high standard pass (70%) is required.

Scottish qualifications
Typically three As and two Bs at higher level, which must include biology and English.

Irish Leaving Certificate
Typically three As (A1–A2), three Bs (B1–B2) at the higher level, which must include biology and English.

European Baccalaureate
A mark of 75%. Applicants whose first language is not English will also be required to obtain English at the higher level.

GCSE (minimum grade C or grade 4)
At least three subjects to include English language and maths.

If you do not have the required GCSEs find out which equivalent qualifications we accept instead.

Other qualifications
We accept a range of other qualifications but they must be  equivalent to Level 3 and contain the appropriate amount of science content. The CACHE Diploma, for example, is not accepted as it does not fulfil the subject-specific science requirements.

Entry qualifications should be acquired no more than three years before the start of the course.

The following additional requirements apply to this course:

  • evidence of commitment to the profession
  • completion of at least one week of work experience in a physiotherapy setting, preferably in either the NHS or other hospital setting
  • passing of occupational health and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks
  • ability to meet travel requirements to attend placements
  • students from outside the UK will be required to provide a police check from their home country.

English language requirements
IELTS 7.0 overall, no element below 6.5.

COVID-19 vaccine requirement

The COVID-19 vaccination requirement has been removed. Find out more about this decision.

Already got a degree?

If you have an honours degree in biological sciences, behavioural sciences or other health professional education at grade 2:1 or above awarded within the last five years, you may wish to apply for our accelerated Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) MSc.

Men are under-represented in many nursing and allied health professions in the UK. We are committed to helping address the balance and particularly welcome applications from male applicants.

International requirements and visas

International requirements by country
Country name
Albania
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bermuda
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burma (Myanmar)
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guyana
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Latvia
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malaysia
Malawi
Malta
Mexico
Moldova
Montenegro
Morocco
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian National Authority
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Syria
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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Applying for a student visa

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Other requirements and interview

All candidates must be able to demonstrate good knowledge of physiotherapy as a profession, acquired for example through visits to departments, talking to qualified physiotherapists, or reading relevant material. This should provide an insight into how this experience has informed their decision to become a physiotherapist.

Observational experience of physiotherapists working within an NHS or hospital setting is essential but this may be complemented by observing physiotherapists in other settings such as private practice, private hospitals or sports clubs. Experience of working in other caring environments and/or voluntary work is also beneficial.

A minimum period of one week is preferred but this may be accumulated, and consideration will be given to applicants who have been unable to fulfil this requirement due to local circumstances.

Interview

Successful applicants will be invited to an interview. These are currently being held online. 

Flexible admissions

When you apply to Brighton we want to hear about who you are. Grades are never the whole picture; we're interested in things like creativity, resourcefulness, persistence and the capacity to think big and find new ways of doing things. And we recognise that not everyone has the same background. That's why we treat everyone who applies as an individual. We recognise many qualifications and we care about all of your achievements and the experiences you've had that set you apart.

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Fees

Course fees

UK (full-time) 9,250 GBP

International (full-time) 16,400 GBP

Additional funding support

UK students studying nursing, midwifery and some allied health professions subjects receive a non-repayable grant of at least £5,000 each academic year. Find out more on the NHS website.

What's included

You may have to pay additional costs during your studies. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. A summary of the costs that you may be expected to pay, and what is included in your fees, while studying a course in the School of Sport and Health Sciences in the 2022–23 academic year are listed here.

  • Where health course includes a placement
    • UK students – travel costs which are over and above your daily journey to university and dual accommodation costs may be reimbursed by the NHS learning support fund.
    • Overseas students are not covered by the NHS scheme, this means that any additional travel or accommodation costs for this course will be your responsibility. Travel to placement may be up to 90 mins each way/ travel on public transport at peak time cost, and you may incur additional accommodation and living costs if staying away from your usual home base for the length of your placement.
  • An initial set of specialist clothing and uniforms, where required, are included in the course fees.
  • DBS checks and occupational health checks, where required, are included in the fees.
  • Course books are available from the university but you may wish to budget up to £100 if buying your own copies.
  • In sport courses, UK-based field trips are available in some option modules in the final year. You do not have to take these option modules to complete the degree programme. Where a field trip is present costs are covered but you are expected to make a contribution towards food. Typically this is £50.
  • For sports courses which require a placement, you’ll be expected to pay for your living costs and travel. Physical Education (QTS teacher training) students can claim travel costs to their school placement.
  • The school runs a number of day trips which students do not pay for. There may be some food and drink costs and you should budget around £30 per year.

You can chat with our enquiries team if you have a question or need more information. Or check our finance pages for advice about funding and scholarships as well as more information about fees and advice on international and island fee-paying status.

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The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2023–24.

Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study and are subject to an annual increase of no more than 5% or RPI (whichever is the greater). The annual increase for UK students, who are subject to regulated fees, will increase no more than the statutory maximum fee.

You can find out more about our fees in the university's student contract and tuition fee policy (pdf).

The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full-time or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take.

Location and student life

Campus where this course is taught

Eastbourne campus

Our campus is within 15 minutes' walk of the beach, South Downs National Park and the Eastbourne's busy town centre.

Campus learning facilities include the Queenwood library, computer rooms, a media centre and a learning and technology suite – and there is a wide range of subject-specific facilities for our sport and health students. Welkin halls are also on campus.

Eastbourne Student Centre provides services including careers, volunteering, counselling and wellbeing, student advice, disability and dyslexia support and chaplaincy.

Queenwood Library at Eastbourne

Falmer campus

Set in the South Downs, our Falmer campus is around four miles from Brighton city centre. Students based here study a range of subjects – from 2024 these will include education studies, teaching, sport and exercise, nursing and midwifery, allied health professions and medicine. Brighton and Hove Albion's Amex stadium and beautiful Stanmer Park are right next door.

Falmer campus has two halls of residence on site, as well as a library, restaurant, cafes and the students' union shop and bar.

The campus sports centre has a fitness suite, activity studios and a sports hall. There is also a floodlit astroturf football pitch, netball and tennis courts.

Specialist learning facilities at Falmer include the curriculum centre used by teaching and education students, which houses over 30,000 teaching resources, and clinical skills and simulation suites used by health students. New facilities are being developed ready for September 2024 when all of our sport and health students will be based here. Learn more about the changes at Falmer.

Cycle lanes link Falmer with our other campuses and the city centre. There are regular bus services to the city centre and other campuses. Falmer train station is right next to campus and a nine minute journey to central Brighton.

Newly refurbished atrium in the Checkland Building

Accommodation

Eastbourne

We guarantee an offer of a place in halls of residence to all eligible students.

Welkin halls
Located in the Meads area of Eastbourne, right next to the Students' Union and Student Services, Welkin halls are a short walk or bike ride to other areas of the campus.

  • Ensuite halls with a choice of room and flat sizes.
  • All rooms are self-catered with access to shared, fully equipped kitchen facilities.
  • Rent includes all utilities, 24/7 security and support, contents insurance and cleaning of communal areas.

Private renting
Eastbourne offers good choice when it comes to student accommodation.

There’s a good supply of affordable, high quality private rented accommodation and plenty of support and advice from us if you choose this option. Every summer we provide online events and resources, as well as other advice services, for students looking for a place to live and people to share with.

Student accommodation in Eastbourne

Student accommodation in Eastbourne

Welkin bedroom

Student bedroom in Welkin halls

Modern kitchen in Welkin Halls

Modern kitchen in Welkin Halls

Brighton: Falmer

We guarantee an offer of a place in halls of residence to all eligible students.

Halls of residence
We have self-catered halls on all our campuses, within minutes of your classes, and other options that are very nearby.

  • You can apply for any of our halls, but the options closest to your study location are:
  • Falmer campus is linked to the halls on Falmer campus and at Varley Park. All halls are self-catered.
    • Paddock Field and Great Wilkins halls offer a range of rooms on our Falmer campus, minutes from your classes, and on the edge of the South Downs.
    • Varley Park is a popular dedicated halls site, offering a mix of rooms and bathroom options at different prices. It is around two miles from Falmer campus and four miles from the city centre. Public transport in the city is excellent, and there’s a shuttle bus between our Brighton campuses during term time.

Want to live independently? We can help – find out more about private renting.

Outside views at Falmer accommodation

Outside views at Falmer accommodation

Extensive facilities at Falmer sports centre

Extensive facilities at Falmer sports centre

Students dining at Westlain

Students dining at Westlain

Local area

Easy-going Eastbourne

The South Downs National Park, the bustling town centre and the beach with the pier, prom and bandstand are all within a 15-minute walk of our Eastbourne campus. Officially the sunniest place in the UK, Eastbourne has loads on offer: a year-round calendar of sporting events, the independent shops and cafes of Little Chelsea, music and arts festivals, theatres, galleries, great restaurants and high street shopping.

Every June, leading tennis players descend on Eastbourne for one of the main warm-up tournaments for Wimbledon. One of the UK's biggest free extreme sports festivals, Beach Life, takes place on the seafront in July, bringing hi-octane action on land and sea. The international airshow Airbourne is another summer highlight.

Every autumn our students and staff participate in and support the Beachy Head Marathon, one of the UK's largest off-road marathons with challenging climbs and descents along the Seven Sisters.

The beach and the South Downs provide sports opportunities including horse riding, mountain biking, paragliding, sailing, canoeing, body boarding, kayaking, windsurfing and kite surfing.

The Towner Art Gallery has world-class exhibitions of modern and contemporary art and entry is free. Eastbourne also has four theatres, two cinemas and hosts a varied programme of arts and music events throughout the year.

It's only 90 minutes by train from Eastbourne to central London and less than 40 minutes to Brighton. There are also daily direct trains to Ashford International and Gatwick Airport.

Map showing distance to London from Brighton
Enjoying sport above Eastbourne

About Brighton

The University of Brighton is at the heart of our city's reputation as a welcoming, forward-thinking place which leads the way when it comes to the arts, music, sustainability and creative technology. Brighton is home to a thriving creative community and a digital sector worth £1bn a year to the local economy, as much as tourism.

Many of the work-based learning opportunities offered on our courses such as placements and guest lectures are provided by businesses and organisations based in the city.

You can also get involved with city festivals and events such as the Brighton Festival, the Fringe, Brighton Digital Festival, Brighton Science Festival, the London to Brighton bike ride, and the Great Escape festival of new music to name but a few. Other annual highlights include Pride, the Brighton Marathon, and Burning the Clocks which marks the winter solstice.

You'll find living in Brighton enriches your learning experience and by the end of your course you will still be finding new things to explore and inspire you.

It's only 50 minutes by train from Brighton to central London and less than 40 minutes to Eastbourne. There are also daily direct trains to Bristol, Bedford, Cambridge, Gatwick Airport, Portsmouth and Southampton.

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Brighton Beach sunset

Maps

Eastbourne campus map

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Falmer campus

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Support and wellbeing

Your course team

Your personal academic tutor, course leader and other tutors are all there to help you with your personal and academic progress. You'll also have a student support and guidance tutor (SSGT) who can help with everything from homesickness, managing stress or accommodation issues.

Your academic skills

Our Brighton Student Skills Hub gives you extra support and resources to develop the skills you'll need for university study, whatever your level of experience so far.

Your mental health and wellbeing

As well as being supported to succeed, we want you to feel good too. You'll be part of a community that builds you up, with lots of ways to connect with one another, as well having access to dedicated experts if you need them. Find out more.

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Student views  

RuthAnn Fanstone  

The University of Brighton was my first choice for a physiotherapy school. I also liked the idea of being near a sports’ college as I was very keen on sport, which was also part of the reason for choosing physiotherapy as a profession. I have very strong and positive memories of each of my lecturers at the university, they all inspired me.

The clinical placements were very strong and I definitely arrived well prepared (although I didn't realise at the time how well I had been prepared) for my junior position at the busy Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. I remember working very hard at the university, but it was worth it and becomes a legacy throughout your career. We really enjoyed having quite a lot of mature students in our group and we learnt a lot from them too.

I left the University of Brighton with a passion for neurological physiotherapy due to a particularly effective placement I had in neuro. However, after two-and-a-half years as a junior I went to India for two years to set up a physiotherapy department in a rural 100-bed hospital and it was there that I came across a lot of burn injuries.

I had not done any burns or plastic surgery but, due to the need I saw there I wanted to learn, so I came back to London and got the chance to set up a new burns and plastic surgery service at the Royal Free Hospital in London. This was a great job and I got the chance to treat a number of large trauma cases.

I then moved on to bigger burn units Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London and Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead where I was lead physiotherapist. I did my Health Services Management MSc at London University and, in between, I kept travelling to do burns work and teaching in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Africa.

I used my clinical and management experience to run a charity called Interburns (International Network of Training, Education and Research in Burns) from April 2010 to this year (2012) and weirdly in there somewhere I have also worked for a peace and reconciliation foundation in the Middle East.

Now I am working for The Katie Piper Foundation as a scar specialist / physiotherapist exploring and gathering an evidence base for emerging treatments, learning from some European centres that have different approaches and looking into other areas of burn rehabilitation.

Physiotherapy opens so many doors and doing things outside physio can also really add to our skills and experience. I found working internationally also very valuable. A great school at the University of Brighton, and a strong junior rotation period, were a tremendous help to me and were an ideal foundation from which to move forward.

Burns and plastics has been a surprising but wonderful speciality. I hope some more Brighton students will consider it going forward! Based on my experience I would strongly recommend the University of Brighton ... and physiotherapy as a career! 

RuthAnn Fanstone

Jim Brown

As a mature student, choosing a university to return to my studies at took some consideration. On attending an initial open day I was impressed by the facilities, calibre of tutors and students that I met. The location and personal feel of the campus in Eastbourne, compared to other institutes I had visited, really suited me.

Having worked previously as a physiotherapy assistant, I felt the physiotherapists I worked with that had qualified at the University of Brighton often stood out as particularly competent in both a clinical and non-clinical capacity. The combination of these elements guided my decision to study at the University of Brighton, and having been qualified for a year now I can conclusively say I made the right choice.

From the first semester the course was aimed at preparing me for the clinical environment and the specialist nature of the health professional. However, the practical nature of the course design ensured my constant interest. This, coupled with approachable tutors available to discuss any number of subjects, made developing my knowledge base an easily achievable task. Having established a level of theoretical knowledge in the first year, going out on clinical placement in the second year gave me the welcome opportunity to consolidate the theory and practice. A well structured placement programme along with constant support from the university provided me with an environment that encouraged learning and developed my clinical reasoning.

In addition to the academic side of studying at the University of Brighton there was a great social aspect, and living by the sea provided a great environment for this. The variety of students on the course meant that even as a 'mature' student I had a busy social life and made some good friends.

Now as a qualified physiotherapist I work for a large private health firm, the interview for which was secured as a result of my clinical knowledge, placement experience and qualification. However, the personal skills, communication and presentation experience I developed while at Brighton gave me the confidence to succeed at the interview.

Jim Brown

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Programme specification

The programme specification is the approved description of each course. They give a detailed breakdown of the content and structure of the course, and are updated following course changes.

Programme specification

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