Physiotherapy BSc (Hons)

Sheffield Hallam University

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Course summary

• Gain skills in neurology, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular-respiratory physiotherapy.
• Learn with other healthcare professionals to work in integrated health settings.
• Understand the principles of exercise, research and physiotherapy practice.
• Take part in a variety of high quality practice-based learning experiences.
• Become eligible to apply for the HCPC membership you need to practise in the UK.

This course provides you with skills to help and empower those affected by injury, illness and disability, and maximise their functional ability. Gaining valuable knowledge, skills and accreditation, you’ll be ready to begin an exciting and rewarding career.

How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

This course is based around structured academic and practice experiences. You’ll develop the skills you need to manage diverse health and social care problems – gaining a critical, proactive approach to learning while learning and collaborating with other healthcare professionals.

You'll benefit from a wide range of teaching and learning methods, developing the key skills you’ll need to become a qualified physiotherapist. When you graduate, you’ll be ready to work autonomously and make a real difference to the lives of individuals and communities.

You learn through

• seminar and practical sessions
• lectures and workshops
• specialist visiting lecturer sessions
• self-directed and independent learning
• online learning
• simulated role play scenarios in ward and clinical suites
• technology-enhanced learning
• practice-based learning experiences

You will be supported in your learning journey towards highly skilled, graduate level employment through a number of key areas. These include

• access to our unique student support triangle to help with your personal, academic and career development
• access to our Skills Centre with one to ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments
• industry-specific employability activities such as live projects, learning in simulated environments and networking opportunities

Applied learning

Work placements

You’ll apply the theory you study to practice-based learning experiences. Here you’ll develop critical and ethical approaches to your practice – preparing you to become a life-long, competent professional. The experiences you’re provided with are compulsory to achieve the course’s practice-based learning outcomes.

These experiences will help you build your skills, confidence, creativity, resilience, integrity, and curiosity. They’ll take place in different practice-based learning environments – reflecting the range of ways services are currently delivered. This might include simulated learning and virtual placements, alongside real-world experience of services delivered face to face to service users.

We’ll ensure the practice-based learning element of your course complies with the requirements of the Professional and Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) which governs the physiotherapy profession. So by the end of your course, you’ll have the opportunity to show that you meet the requirements to register as a physiotherapist.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• the NHS
• industry
• professional sport
• private practice
• education
• research
• working overseas