MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) at University of Greater Manchester

Programme overview

If you're an ambitious graduate, our Master's in Physiotherapy prepares you for a career leading and delivering interventions to help people affected by injury, illness or disability. Throughout this university and practice-based degree, our expert teaching team will support you in developing professional knowledge, skills, and behaviours across four pillars of physiotherapy, research, and public health to promote mobility, function and quality of life of individuals and diverse populations.

Faculty: School of Health, Science and Society | Duration: 24 months Full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Bolton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Clinical Placement 1; Clinical Placement 2; Clinical Placement 3; Clinical Placement 4; Elective Placement; Transition to Professional Practice in Physiotherapy; Function of the Human Body in Health and Illness 1; Clinical Reasoning and Management in Physiotherapy 1; Psychologically Informed Physiotherapy; Clinical Reasoning and Management in Physiotherapy 2; Innovation in Healthcare; Physiotherapy Dissertation or Work Based Project; Function of the Human Body in Health and Illness 2.

Career pathways

Physiotherapy is a degree-based healthcare profession that uses movement and exercise, manual therapy, education, and advice to help people who sustain an injury, experience illness, or live with a disability. Physiotherapy can also prevent injury or disease in the context of population and public health.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Please note that this course is only available to Home students. You should have at least an upper second-class honours degree (2.1) in a relevant subject (or equivalent), as well as relevant work experience. Examples of relevant subject areas that provide the foundational anatomical and physiological knowledge required include medical, sport sciences, nursing or healthcare practice. Examples of relevant work experience include working or volunteering in a healthcare setting such as physiotherapy service, GP practice or with other allied health professionals (AHPs). For guidance regarding acceptable alternative qualifications, please get in touch with [email protected]. Qualifications gained outside England and Wales will be assessed on an individual basis according to guidance from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee for students starting in 2026/27 Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 24 months Full-time

Apply through the official page: https://greatermanchester.ac.uk/join-us/how-to-apply-and-admissions

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