Name: Physiotherapy (Pre-registration), MSc
Price: £11,000 per year GBP

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Duration

2 years

Start

September 2025

Delivery

In-person

Prepare for contemporary physiotherapy practice in the continually evolving Health and Social Care sector on our MSc in Physiotherapy (Pre-registration). Learn in a clinical environment, making the link between theory and practice from day one, and secure more than 1,000 hours of clinical practice.

You’ll be taught in our purpose-built rehabilitation and assessment facilities, which include a therapy clinic and movement analysis laboratory.

The overarching course philosophy is to integrate academic and clinical learning, preparing you for the workplace by exploring content through case-based learning.

The course aims to develop leaders in contemporary physiotherapy practice. You’ll be an agent for change in service improvement and innovation - ready to influence the local, national and international health and wellbeing agenda. You’ll also be able to collaborate effectively with service users, carers, health professionals and other agencies as you work to provide high-quality healthcare.

Why study with us

A case-based learning approach integrates the course’s four core themes: competencies for physiotherapy, personal and professional development, society and public health, and research.
All of the core members of the teaching team are Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered Physiotherapists and members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP). Staff who are specialists in a range of clinical and research areas bring current clinical practice, research-informed teaching and clinical research to life in your sessions.
Emphasis is placed on developing a range of professional knowledge, skills, values and behaviours that will enable you to meet the standards of proficiency for physiotherapists as outlined by the HCPC.

Important information

The application deadline for September 2025 entry for UK students is Friday 31 January 2025.

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What you’ll do

Various clinical placements are available during your time at the University, in both traditional and contemporary settings. Previous placements include Blackburn Rovers Football Club, Ministry of Defence, and overseas experiences. 
During your time on placement, you’ll work with a variety of professionals and be part of a multi-disciplinary team. Placements help you develop your communication and collaborative working skills to provide optimal patient care and improve health outcomes.
You’ll have timetabled sessions at the University working in partnership with several professions including nurses and occupational therapists. Learning about, with and from those in other healthcare disciplines will help prepare you for real-world clinical settings.

Modules

This module is an introduction to physiotherapy practice. The module aims to introduce assessment and management skills for the musculoskeletal system. You will develop critical thinking skills in physiotherapy practice. During the course of this module you will collaborate in teams. You'll develop research skills, with a focus on critical appraisal skills. This module introduces clinical reasoning, as well as critical thinking, in Physiotherapy practice.

Module code: HI4991

This module will develop your assessment and management skills with patients who have neurological impairments. You'll be able to demonstrate a critical understanding of motivational interviewing. You will critically evaluate health promotion strategies and interventions for neurologically impaired adults. You will also develop clinical skills in the assessment and treatment of patients with neurological impairments throughout their life.

Module code: HI4992

This module will further develop your knowledge of pathophysiology, clinical skills, clinical reasoning and caring for cardiorespiratory patient groups in the acute setting. You'll develop assessment and management skills in cardiovascular and pulmonary system settings. You will be able to review physiotherapy assessment and intervention in cardiorespiratory. You'll develop an awareness of support required for service users. You'll recognise the roles and responsibilities of the physiotherapist and the wider team. The module equips you with the knowledge and skills to select, review and report appropriate evidence. On this module you will successfully complete a physiotherapy practice placement.

Module code: HI4994

This module aims to prepare you for working as an evidence-based Physiotherapist. You'll, engage critically in the research process and develop research skills. You'll focus your research on a specific area of physiotherapy. The module will equip you with the skills to present research findings in a range of formats. You will learn how to be critical of the evidence base and relate real world thinking to practice.

Module code: HI4997

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

Physiotherapy Clinic

Physiotherapy Skills Laboratory

Simulated Hospital Environment

Human Anatomy and Learning Suite

Academic expertise

Greg Littler

Senior Lecturer

We have strong links with clinical partners in the North West, in both NHS and non-NHS settings. We organise annual recruitment events where employers from the public (NHS) and private spheres attend and network with you.

There are also links with charitable organisations, international institutions and hospitals, which provide excellent opportunities for you to gain experience of the breadth of contemporary physiotherapy practice.

Future careers

We have excellent employability rates for students graduating from our MSc Physiotherapy course.

Through consultation with our clinical stakeholders we know that there is a high demand for physiotherapists in the North West, especially those with masters-level qualifications.

Equal consideration deadline

We have an equal consideration deadline for this course. This is shown in the important application information at the top of this page. It means any application that is submitted before this deadline will be considered for September entry in the same year. Any applications submitted after this date are not guaranteed to be considered for the September start.

Entry requirements

Please note if your application is deemed unsuccessful, subsequent applications submitted within the same academic cycle will not be considered

Applicants should hold a 2:2 degree or equivalent professional experience or learning in a related field
Non-standard applications will be considered on their merits in the light of the nature and scope of the programme
Applicants will be assessed through interview
For applicants where English is not their first language, we require an IELTS Score of 7 with no component lower than 6.5
All applicants must hold GCSE Mathematics and English Language at grade C/4 or above
A satisfactory Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland) and Occupational Health clearance are required for this course.

All offers of a place on this course are subject to satisfactory health screening. It is important to note that should your health screening not be satisfactory your offer of a place on this course may be withdrawn.

If you have already enrolled on the course prior to completion of your health screening, or if your health screening clearance is revoked or changes during the course, you may be required to withdraw from the course even if you have already started.

If you would like to discuss or seek advice in respect of the health screening requirements for this course, please contact the Course Enquiries Team.

This course will involve you working with vulnerable groups of individuals, this may include children. In order to ensure that the University offers places on their programmes to suitable candidates you will be required to obtain a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance (formerly termed CRB).

We will be able to guide you through this process once you have been offered a conditional place of study at the University of Central Lancashire.

It is important to note that should your Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prove to be unsatisfactory for the purpose of the course you have applied to, your offer of a place for that course may be withdrawn. If you have already enrolled on a course and your DBS check subsequently discloses a criminal conviction, you may be required to withdraw from the course even if you have already started. If you are aware that your DBS check will disclose a previous conviction, please contact the course leader for advice as not all convictions may preclude you from continuing with the course.

Fees and funding

2025/26

Full-time£11,000 per year

International

Full-time£17,900 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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NHS Learning Support Fund
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Dependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package. 
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Carers Bursary
If you need extra support because you have unpaid caring responsibilities alongside your studies.
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You’ll test the development of your knowledge and skills through a range of assessment tasks, with a particular emphasis on real-life assessments. Methods include practical assessments, vivas, presentations, assignments and clinical practice-based assessment.

There’s a strong commitment to providing timely and constructive feedback for all assessments.

The practice-based learning blocks are assessed on a pass/fail basis. You must successfully pass the placement element in order to pass the module within which it is housed.

The structure of the course is innovative. There’s one module for each of the six semesters, with integrated part-time clinical placements for four of those six modules.

Approximately two thirds of the clinical placements are part-time (1-2 days per week).

There’s also a five-week, full-time elective placement towards the end of the course where you can choose your own clinical placement location.

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This course is delivered by the School of Health, Social Work and Sport

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

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