MSc Physiotherapy (pre-registration) at University of Stirling

Programme overview

The MSc Physiotherapy (pre-registration) is a two-year full-time on-campus Masters that prepares graduates for eligibility to register with the HCPC and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. It combines practical skills teaching with work-based placements and covers leadership, management, innovation and sustainability.

Duration: 24 months full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Teaching is blended: lectures and workshops, simulations and scenario-based teaching, group work, online videos and recorded lectures, practical placements, and virtual-reality-supported skills teaching. Assessment includes practical, written, presentation and clinical tasks, plus peer review and self-evaluation.

Career pathways

Eligibility to apply for HCPC registration as a physiotherapist, with work in the NHS, private practice, community settings, elite sport, public health, the armed forces, the care sector, third sector organisations and research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A minimum of a second class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject; applicants without these but with significant relevant work/life experience are encouraged to apply. Desirable: evidence of human anatomy and physiology knowledge and of shadowing, work experience or volunteering in caring professions. Application requires degree certificate and transcript, a personal statement showing commitment to and knowledge of physiotherapy, and two references (one academic, one professional; two professional if out of education for more than 5 years). Shortlisted applicants attend a values-based interview of about 25 minutes. Offers also depend on a PVG Scheme check (plus a home-country police check for international applicants), an Occupational Health check, HCPC fitness to practise standards and student membership of the CSP. Applications for September 2027 open 1 September 2026 and close 31 January 2027; decisions by end of March 2027. English language (international applicants): IELTS Academic or UKVI 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each sub-skill; Pearson Test of English (Academic) 67 overall with a minimum of 62 in each sub-skill; TOEFL exams taken before 21 January 2026: 95 overall with 21 in reading, 20 in writing, 21 in listening and 23 in speaking; TOEFL exams taken after 21 January 2026: 5 overall with no less than 4.5 in any band.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,500 a year (2026/27). Full-time annual fee Source

International applicants: GBP 24,300 a year (2026/27). Full-time annual fee Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 24 months full-time

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