Physiotherapy
UCAS Code: B160
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
Sciences or Physical Education may be helpful but are not essential. General Studies and Key Skills are not accepted. Re-sits will be considered. Adjusted Criteria If you attend a non-selective state school or college in England, you may be eligible to receive an adjusted A-Level offer two grades lower than the standard. You must meet all other academic and non-academic entry requirements.
Access to HE Diploma
Full award diploma (in a science or health subject). 60 credits at level 3 (45 graded and 15 ungraded). At least 30 of these must be graded at Distinction and a maximum of 15 credits at Merit. Passes are not accepted. All graded credits must be in a ‘related topic’.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Candidates must achieve, or be expected to achieve a minimum score of 16 points at Higher Level. At Standard Level, a minimum score of 5 must be attained in Mathematics (or Maths Studies) and English, if at least a B grade has not previously been attained in GCSE/IGCSE/O level Maths and English.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Including English, Maths and Science.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Must be in a science or healthcare subject.
Scottish Advanced Higher
ABB at Advanced Higher Level. Students must also have five B grades at Higher Level including English Language, Maths and Science.
Scottish Higher
Must include English Language, Maths and Science.
TBC
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About this course
Physiotherapists help people rehabilitate and regain movement after an illness or injury, treating patients with muscle and skeletal injuries, as well as neurological and breathing problems.
Our Physiotherapy BSc explores concepts, principles and theories of anatomy, physiology, movement, therapeutic exercise, electro-physical modalities and health promotion. You will leave equipped with the knowledge, understanding, assessment and treatment skills needed to work as an effective physiotherapist.
Supervised, hands-on experience with patients is the best way to consolidate your learning, so you will undertake placements in a variety of healthcare environments, which may include acute NHS hospital trusts, community-based services, mental health trusts and private hospitals. You will gain practical experience in a variety of specialist healthcare areas, including cardiac and respiratory care, neurological rehabilitation and musculoskeletal outpatients.
Year 1 is primarily based at the university. You will study alongside medical, radiography, healthcare science, biomedical science and occupational therapy students. This collaboration helps you develop invaluable communication and team-building skills.
Years 2 and 3 combine academic modules with clinical practice based on robust scientific evidence. With guidance and supervision from specialist clinicians, you will be able to integrate theory with core practical skills in a health or social care setting.
A comprehensive research project in year 3 helps you develop your analytical skills, and on clinical placements you will learn to work at high levels of safety, competency and autonomy.
As a graduate you will be equipped to work in multidisciplinary teams to help people of all ages and in a variety of settings, such as intensive care, mental health, stroke units, rehabilitation centres, and sports and leisure facilities. When you complete the course you will be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).
Please note: whether you are already focused on a given career path or not, we strongly recommend you include in your personal statement a recognition that studying physiotherapy will include practice and study in a number of settings.
**Course highlights**
- Awarded by St George’s, University of London and provided by the School of Rehabilitation Sciences at the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, a partnership between St George’s and Kingston University
- Undertake placements in a variety of healthcare environments
- Study alongside students on other courses, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of healthcare workplace environments
- Learn anatomy in the dissection room through demonstrator-led prosection
- Accredited by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Health and Care Professions Council
- Graduates eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Chartered Institute of Physiotherapy (CSP)
**About St George’s, University of London**
As the UK’s specialist health university, we’ve been improving health for over 250 years. Our close links with healthcare providers and our shared campus with one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, means St George’s will provide you with a unique taste of what your future working life holds.
Modules
By combining theoretical knowledge with practical experience, this course explores concepts, principles and theories of anatomy, physiology, movement, therapeutic exercise, electro-physical modalities and health promotion.
Your first year is primarily university-based and involves studying alongside medical, radiography, healthcare science and biomedical science students. This collaborative interprofessional education helps you develop invaluable communication and team-building skills.
Years 2 and 3 combine academic modules and clinical practice based on robust scientific evidence. As you learn to integrate the theory with core practical skills, you also learn how to manage the rehabilitation of patients with the help of our specialist clinicians.
A comprehensive research project in year 3 also puts your analytical skills to the test, and clinical placements require you to work at high levels of safety, competency and autonomy.
You can find further information about the modules you can expect to study on this course on our website: https://www.sgul.ac.uk/study/courses/physiotherapy#modules
Assessment methods
Methods include a combination of written and practical examinations, academic coursework (including reports and presentations) and assessment of clinical skills whilst on placement. In your final year, we ask you to produce a problembased report on an aspect of interdisciplinary practice, a group research project, and a poster related to holistic patient management and physiotherapy practice. You can find further information about assessment methods for this course on our website: https://www.sgul.ac.uk/study/courses/physiotherapy#study
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