Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) MSc (PGDip)

Course structure

This intensive programme runs over 45 weeks per year, for two years. Your time on the course will be balanced between campus-based study and clinical practice.

The course begins in September and consists of five campus-based modules and five practice modules. Year 1 is mainly campus-based and year 2 predominantly involves practice placements alongside the campus-based Research Dissertation Studies.

The course is delivered in a variety of ways, typically via problem-based tutorials, subject specialist resource sessions, skills workshops, and simulation in our high-tech Human Movement Laboratory, and Clinical Skills and Simulation Rooms.

Completion of the Project Studies module and the submission of a dissertation lead to the masters award.

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.

Admissions tutor, Hazel Horobin, talks in-depth about our Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) MSc

Syllabus

Your study will focus on real-life situations, integrating subjects such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, therapeutic skills, behavioural sciences and research methods.

Year 1 modules

• Physiotherapy in Health and Rehabilitation
• Practice Placements (two each lasting six weeks)
• Neurological Rehabilitation
• Musculoskeletal Management
• Cardiorespiratory Management

Year 2 modules

• Practice placements (three each lasting six weeks)
• Research Dissertation

Facilities 

Problem-based learning

Our educational philosophy mirrors the philosophy of occupational therapy. We believe that an individual's positive engagement in learning activity leads to advanced productivity, increased perception of self-worth, improved quality of life and enjoyment of the course.

Our occupational therapy courses use problem-based learning (PBL), a technique recommended by authorities around the world. All subjects covered are integrated around problem-solving within a real life situation. We find that learning in this way significantly increases our students’ engagement with the subjects. 

Advantages of the problem-based learning approach are:

• Students report that they feel more motivated to learn theoretical knowledge as they can see where they can apply it to real-world situations

• Teamworking and improved communication skills are developed, as students share their expertise and rationale behind their potential solutions

• Students find they are more confidently able to search for information from a wider range of sources, such as journals, textbooks and the internet, and take more responsibility for learning independently

• It encourages deeper learning, as it focuses on activities and activating knowledge in practice contexts, rather than traditional rote memory recall in a predominantly classroom-based context.

Meet the team 

Dr Hazel Horobin

Dr Horobin qualified as a Physiotherapist in 1984 and has taught since 2000.

Originally from South Yorkshire she moved to East Sussex in 2014 and she now forms a key member of the Respiratory Physiotherapy teaching team at the University of Brighton.

She pursues her clinical interest in long term respiratory disease by running a Pulmonary Rehabilitation service (recently moved online) from the University with the help of student volunteers.

Her approach to teaching is one of ‘active learning’ where students are encouraged to be independent in their studies and she won the University Excellence in Facilitating and Empowering Learning Award in 2019.

Other key members of the team

Dr Kitty Suddick - Course Leader

Dr Krishna Garikipati -

Dr Colette Ridehalgh

Dr Lieselotte Corten

Sharon Sneddon

International requirements and visas

We can help you meet our English language or academic entry requirements.

Visas and immigration advice

Course fees

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.

Funding information

This course is eligible for funding via the Student Loans Company under the same terms and conditions as undergraduate tuition fee and maintenance loans. Find out more.

Where your course includes a placement, 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. Additional financial support may available from the NHS. Find out more about the learning support fund.

Info

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.

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