Physiotherapy (practice-based learning) – BSc (Honours)

This course

Practice-based learning is a style of learning for students who already have some experience of working in health and social care. It builds on skills and knowledge you already have.

This course is suitable if you have around two years experience in a health and social care role, such as
• physiotherapy assistant in the NHS
• assistant practitioner in the NHS
• technical instructor in the NHS
• a similar job in a caring working environment

The course has been designed to help people with this existing level of experience progress in their careers to become a qualified physiotherapist.

Patient-focused work forms a large part of your development. You work with patients on a clinical placement in East Midlands for two to three days a week. The remainder of the time is spent in class with lecturers or studying using self-directed learning.

The course is an intensive, full-time 27 month course. It is shorter than the three year course because the clinical placements run in parallel with the other modules. It is mostly taught in Lincolnshire, at Grantham and District and Boston hospitals. Each year you will have one or two sessions in Sheffield at the Collegiate Campus. You are taught by both Sheffield Hallam academics and experienced physiotherapy practitioner lecturers.

Your application is assessed as an individual case and may be accepted pending Sheffield Hallam and Strategic Health Authority approval.