MSc Physiotherapy (Post-Registration) (Part-Time)

This course is for physiotherapists who want to develop intellectual and transferable skills required for evaluating and advancing clinical practice. You can consider the context in which physiotherapy is delivered, and aim to make significant and innovative contributions to advance practice within your own organisation.

On completion, you will be able to demonstrate the skills of critical thinking, the ability to be an informed consumer of research, and demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practical applications underlying measurement and evaluation of practice. This course attracts physiotherapists from all over the world, with the majority of part-time students based in the UK or Europe. The challenging course encourages you to re-examine your professional convictions, to be sceptical of current clinical practice and to implement positive changes in the workplace. The learning experience is relevant to physiotherapists working in clinical, educational, research and leadership settings and assists students on the course to develop relevant skills to become leaders in their field.

EXIT AWARDS: MSc (180 credits) PgDip (120 credits) PgCert (60 credits)
Delivery: At QMU
Single Modules: Register as an associate student to study single modules in areas of interest

Duration: Part-time: 3 - 7 years
Start date: September
Application deadline: July 2013
Teaching, learning and assessment: A variety of teaching and assessment methods will be used. This course is highly student-centred with occasional keynote lectures. You will also be involved in individual and group based activities in seminar, tutorial and laboratory settings. Assessment is based on course work, which may involve individual course work submissions, poster and oral presentations. No practical clinical skills are taught or assessed on this course.
Teaching hours and attendance: Each module which you study on campus will require you to attend classes and carry out independent work. Your attendance at QMU will depend on which module you are studying.
Links with industry/professional bodies: The MSc Physiotherapy is accredited by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. The course does not lead to a license to practice in the UK or to Health and Care Professions Council (HPC) registration as it is not a qualifying programme.