Physiotherapy – BSc (Honours)

At a glance

Prepare for a career in physiotherapy on one of the largest and most established undergraduate physiotherapy courses in the UK. Students on this course have excellent career prospects thanks to strong links with physiotherapy providers locally and nationally. We can also support you in gaining international employment.

Key points
• Placement experience in year one plus possible overseas placement in year three. • Access to Sheffield Hallam University Physiotherapy Clinic.
• Public Health Certificate after level five.
• Train with the latest clinical equipment and technology.
• Free student membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

What is physiotherapy?
Physiotherapy is a protected title that can only be used by graduates who have successfully completed a Health and Care Professions Council (HPCC) recognised course. Physiotherapy helps to restore movement and function when people are affected by injury, illness or by disability. Physiotherapists, or ‘physios’, are employed in a variety of locations, providing many opportunities to specialise. Depending on their area of expertise, they can treat patients of all ages with a variety of needs ranging from sports injury and stroke rehabilitation to breathing difficulties.

For more information on physiotherapy go to www.csp.org.uk

This course

This course prepares you for a career in physiotherapy on one of the largest and most established undergraduate physiotherapy courses in the UK. As a student, you study in our specially built physiotherapy facilities equipped with the latest clinical equipment and technology being used today in the work environment.

The facilities are located in our £13m Robert Winston building. Once you’ve developed skills in class, you then learn how apply them in the real world by successfully completing 1,000 hours of clinical training on placements.

Placement settings can range from private and GP practices to hospital physiotherapy departments. A wide range of placement opportunities are available to you as a student thanks to excellent links between the course and physiotherapy providers across Yorkshire, Humber and the East Midlands.

As part of the course you complete a level 2 award in understanding health improvement, which provides you with a certificate from the Royal Society of Public Health. We are currently the only university in the UK that offers this as part of our healthcare courses.

Your student membership fees for the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy are paid, enabling you to access the services they provide from day one.

Key areas of study
As well as learning about the general field of physiotherapy you learn how to specialise your practice. The course team are all highly specialised physiotherapists, clinically active and involved in research across areas such as • sport physiotherapy • paediatrics • respiratory care • neurology • musculoskeletal work.