Physiotherapy with Foundation Year Msci (Hons)

University of Keele

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Foundation Year The course will provide you with the requisite science knowledge, enhance your study skills and give you an introduction to the employability skills required by health professionals. The Health Foundation Year is a well established and successful course which offers progression onto the full range of health degrees at Keele. The Health Foundation Year offers an opportunity for students to enter a degree course in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences who do not meet the necessary criteria for direct entry. This is often because they have not studied the subjects required or because they have gained non-traditional qualifications. The programme of modules is tailored to the student’s chosen degree route.

Physiotherapy After you have completed the Health Foundation Year, you could progress on to our Physiotherapy programme, approved and accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy where you will develop your clinical, leadership, management and research skills to meet the demands and challenges of current healthcare. You will learn how to promote, maintain and restore an individual’s physical well-being through both academic, clinical and practical teaching. Physiotherapists play a vital role in healthcare and are actively engaged in a broad range of career paths from clinical practice through to leadership and management roles. The physiotherapy course at Keele will help you develop high standards of academic and professional competence, combined with inter-professional learning alongside other healthcare profession students, to promote an awareness of the present and future demands in healthcare.

Our course embraces a vision of patient-centred care within a wide range of healthcare settings, and you will gain invaluable experience in public and private sector based clinical, rehabilitation and sport environments. You will study in inclusive and supportive learning environments, that encourage reflection and that are enriched by case-based and evidence-based learning. You will be taught by highly experienced lecturers, clinicians and leading researchers in physiotherapy. You will spend time on clinical placement throughout the programme - the volume of practice hours along with our leadership and management modules will enhance your skillset and prepare you for your future career.