Specialist Physiotherapy Practice MSc

Sheffield Hallam University

1. Course summary

• Advance your clinical, therapeutic and reflective skills to develop services and enable service users.

• Develop skills in collaborative practice and patient-centred care

• Gain an understanding of today's challenges in healthcare and think innovatively about improving practice to meet patients' needs more effectively.

Aimed at qualified physiotherapists, this course gives you a balance of practical and academic skills, ensuring an authentic experience and the opportunity to develop knowledge that is directly transferable to your practice. You will improve your employment prospects and clinical skills, enabling you to lead clinical teams or work in teaching or research.

2. How you learn (Full time/Part time) All modules focus on elements of clinical practice, and we encourage you to apply your learning to the setting in which you work or wish to specialise. Assessments are designed to replicate challenges you may face within the workplace. You learn from enthusiastic tutors who are experienced physiotherapists.

You learn through

• online discussion with students and tutors

• online presentations and seminars

• interactive online learning tasks

• vivas

• written assessments

If you join our distance learning route, all modules will be delivered online with no requirement to travel to Sheffield for any aspect of the course. If you prefer to have the option of studying some modules face-to-face, you can apply for our part-time route. Note that the part-time route is only available to students who can study in the UK without requiring a Tier 4 visa.

3. How you learn (Distance Learning) All modules focus on elements of clinical practice, and we encourage you to apply your learning to the setting in which you work or wish to specialise. Assessments are designed to replicate challenges you may face within the workplace. You learn from enthusiastic tutors who are experienced physiotherapists.

You learn through

• online discussion with students and tutors

• online presentations and seminars

• interactive online learning tasks

• vivas

• written assessments

If you join our distance learning route, all modules will be delivered online with no requirement to travel to Sheffield for any aspect of the course. If you prefer to have the option of studying some modules face-to-face, you can apply for our part-time route. Note that the part-time route is only available to students who can study in the UK without requiring a Tier 4 visa.

Applied learning Work placements

On the distance learning route, we expect that you will already be working in clinical practice and therefore, you will be supported to apply your learning within your clinical post.