Physiotherapy

Description

One thousand hours of clinical placement in a broad range of health and social care settings are completed as part of the course. We start placements in the first year to allow students to constantly apply theory to practice. To further reflect the workplace, students have the opportunity to study units with other BU healthcare courses.

Our Physiotherapy lecturers currently work as physiotherapists providing direct links for students to the working environment. Evidence-based practice continuously engages students in both personal and professional development. The course is science based and committed to developing skills of clinical judgement through informed interpretation of the research.

Our dynamic academic team includes a diverse range of clinical and educational specialists with contribution from medical consultants and professors associated with BU. We deliver blended learning using a variety of teaching methods and practical sessions. The small year group and academic advisors, individualises the student experience.

Detailed Course Facts

Tuition Fees for eligible UK/EU students are paid by the National Health Service (NHS).

The financial support package for 2014/15 has not yet been confirmed. We will update this page when we have further information. The information shown below is for 2013/14:

All UK/EU students are eligible for:

• A non-means tested grant of £1,000 (non-repayable)
• A means-tested bursary of up to £4,395 (non-repayable)

Students are also entitled to apply for a reduced rate non-means-tested loan from Student Finance England of £2,324; this will need to be repaid after graduation. Visit the NHS Student Bursaries office website for more information and where you can complete an online calculator to work out how much support you will be eligible for.

Channel Island and Isle of Man applicants are eligible for an NHS commissioned place, but are not eligible to receive NHS funding. Applicants therefore have to fund the course privately or via their Island LEA.

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Course Content

To view the course content please visit the course profile on our website.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 7

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

360 tariff points from 3 A-levels or 3 A-levels and 1 AS-level, including 100 points from a required subject, or equivalent qualifications. BTEC Extended Diploma of DDD in addition to an A Level Grade B in a required subject to achieve the overall tariff. This course requires you to Pass the Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits in total and 45 credits at Level 3.
A minimum of 35 Level 3 credits must be at Distinction and include all biology/physiology units. A minimum of 15 level 3 credits must come from biology/physiology. All remaining credits should be at Merit or Distinction.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Bournemouth University.

Funding

For fees and funding information, please visit our website.

Accreditation

Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) and The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).