Physiotherapy (with foundation year)

UCAS code: H12F

Here's what Coventry University says about its Physiotherapy (with foundation year) course.

Our degree with foundation year could be the stepping stone you need to achieve your goals. The foundation year aims to prepare you for degree-level study and is a great way to build the confidence, skills and knowledge needed to succeed on your degree course. The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year one of the degree onwards will be from our Coventry University campus.

Our physiotherapy degree enables you to register with the HCPC as a physiotherapist on graduation. It prepares you for a wide range of roles in various settings, including clinical work in the NHS, consultancy and private practice, sports rehabilitation in gyms and clubs, research and specialist education.

Foundation year

• Supports you to gain the academic skills required for degree-level study.

• Provides a grounding in key areas of biosciences.

Degree Physiotherapy is a career where you can play a vital role in supporting people to live the best life they can, maximising their health, wellbeing and quality of life through movement, exercise, manual therapy and education.

The future of the profession is changing and the course has been designed with this in mind. In addition to preparing you for clinical practice, you will explore entrepreneurship skills, your role in disease prevention and get to grips with technological advances.

• Professionally accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), enabling you to apply to practice as a physiotherapist in the UK (please see our website for more information).

• Gain the skills to deliver professional, impactful, evidence-informed care. You’ll learn to effectively critique evidence sources and make safe and effective decisions.

• Learn to collaborate and thrive as a physiotherapist across and within multidisciplinary teams to coordinate safe, evidenced-based care delivery.

• Focus on one module at a time, with five weeks of learning followed by one week of assessment per module.

• You will complete five placements with a total clinical contact time that meets the recommendations for membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).

• All eligible learners on this course can apply for a minimum payment from the government of £5,000 per year. You can apply for additional payments if you incur childcare costs.

Why you should study this course

Degree

• Our approach supports you to develop a strong sense of professional identity as a physiotherapist from day one.

• Our teaching approach is hands-on and practical. In addition to practice and simulation, we may involve service users in the delivery of the physiotherapy course who can act as models within demonstrations of physiotherapy interventions.

• Employability and entrepreneurial skills are embedded throughout the course. You can explore a range of placement opportunities from the NHS to sports clubs, schools and the community, so you can get a good idea of where you might take your future career.

• Develop your digital fluency, curiosity, critical and reflective thinking.

• The diversity of our learner community is a key strength, with our learners bringing a wealth of previous experience from different backgrounds.

Gain the skills and experience to transform lives, communities and the future of healthcare delivery. We aim to empower you to become a stand-out healthcare professional, capable, competent and confident in your field and role within the wider healthcare team.

While continuously developing your sense of professional identity as a physiotherapist from day one, you'll also collaborate with learners from other School of Health and Care fields, learning in an environment that puts inclusivity, diversity and dignity at its heart.

For latest course and accreditation information please check the Coventry University website.

Foundation Year

• Introduction to Health and Disease
• Foundation of Anatomy and Physiology
• Introduction to Cell Biology
• Foundation of Chemistry

Degree Year one

• Becoming a Professional Practitioner
• Understanding Human Health and Function?
• Exploring Human Movement?
• Evidence: Your Profession in a Global Context ?
• Person Centred Approaches to Physiotherapy?
• Placement1: Introduction to Practice-based Learning

Year Two

• Pathways of Care in Physiotherapy Practice
• Placement 2: Progressing Practice-based Learning
• Optimising Health and Wellbeing
• Placement 3: Developing Towards Independent Practice
• Exploring Knowledge Through Curiosity
• Values-Based Physiotherapy

Final year

• Placement 4: Engaging in Quality Practice
• Exploring Physiotherapy Practice
• Leading for the Future as a Health Care Professional
• Facilitating Change Through Physiotherapy
• Placement 5: Developing Autonomous Practice
• The Evidence-based Practitioner: Professional Project

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Before accepting any offers, please check the website for the most up to date course content.

*For further information please check the course page on the Coventry University website.

Foundation Year The foundation year will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module and may include:

• case study
• individual presentation
• essay
• numeracy test.

Degree This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module.

Assessment methods may include:

• written coursework
• practice placements
• Virtual Simulated Placements
• simulations
• Objective Structured Clinical Examinations or viva voces
• presentations - both in-person and pre-recorded.

The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.