Osteopathy
Swansea University
UCAS Code: B310 | Master of Osteopathy (with Honours) - MOst (Hon)
Swansea University
UCAS Code: B310 | Master of Osteopathy (with Honours) - MOst (Hon)
Entry requirements
A level
Including at least one A level in Biological Science or Physical Education.
Access to HE Diploma
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
360 points.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Will be considered in conjunction with other qualifications
Swansea University accepts the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales as fully equivalent to x1 A-Level.
We welcome applications from Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma students. The requirements are as for A-levels where you can substitute the same non-subject specific graduate for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Level Core Grade.
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About this course
Swansea's advanced four-year initial degree in Osteopathy will give you the knowledge, skills, and experience you need to become a registered osteopath, qualified to diagnose and treat a wide range of health issues through manual therapy, tailored exercises, rehabilitation, and advice.
You will gain a thorough understanding of anatomy, physiology, pathology and the psychology of pain, together with excellent clinical examination techniques, combining in-depth academic work with extensive practical clinical skills. This course is approved by the General Osteopathic Council, enabling you to register to apply for practice on graduation. We have an excellent reputation, being 1st in the UK for Complementary Medicine (Complete University Guide 2024
Our state-of-the-art facilities include a multi-disciplinary osteopathic clinic at the award-winning Health and Wellbeing Academy staffed by associate staff members who are qualified, practising osteopaths. This gives you a safe, supervised environment to build your skills and confidence as you put your theoretical knowledge into practice.
We have a unique agreement with Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board that gives you the opportunity to work in an integrated NHS setting off-campus in your final year.
You will also study modules on business development if you are planning to set up your own practice.
You will start weekly clinical placements in your first year, beginning with observational visits and building to autonomous practice in your final year.
Being based in the School of Health and Social Care, Wales’s largest provider of healthcare education, you will be immersed in a dynamic research and learning environment.
Modules
Year 1
• Osteopathic Skills
• Introduction to Personal and Professional Development September-January
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Osteopathic Skills
• Introduction to Osteopathic Concepts and Principles
Year 2
• Osteopathic Skills
• Pathophysiology and Therapeutics
• Further Personal and Professional Development
• Introduction to Evidence Based Practice
• Clinical Biomechanics and Imaging
• Introduction to Business Management for Health Care
• Osteopathic Skills
• Pathophysiology and Therapeutics
• Applied Psychology and Sociology for Health Care
Year 3
• Developing Business Management Skills
• Continuing Personal and Professional Development
• Osteopathic Skills
• Applying Evidence Based Practice
• Osteopathic Skills 6
Year 4
• Dissertation - M.Ost Osteopathy
• Autonomous Osteopathic Practice
• Personal and Professional Development Portfolio
Assessment methods
Throughout your Osteopathy degree, you will build up your clinical practice hours to a minimum of 1,200 to enable you to register with the General Osteopathic Council.
Your learning will be assessed through written exams, course work and practical exams known as Objective Structured Practical Examinations, which have interactive elements.
Extra funding
September 2024 £9000 (Home) £18200 (International). Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.
Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.
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