Physiotherapy (Hons) Northumbria University

Overview

Teaching is delivered through a combination of university-based and practice-based opportunities that seek to underpin professional learning with academic knowledge and critical understanding. Lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops and technologically enhanced learning opportunities from the Physiotherapy (Hons) course from Northumbria University provide opportunities to reflect on practice-based experience and develop an appreciation of the importance of integrating physiotherapy theory and practice. Enquiry-based approaches encourage students to be active participants in their learning. Research-rich learning will also be utilised to encourage you to engage critically with research publications enabling you to make links to the significance of informing practice with a range of research and evidence.

Key facts

• Once you have completed your Physiotherapy degree you can expect to work in a wide range of settings, from hospitals to gyms, GP surgeries or with people in their own homes, whether this be in the public, private or charity sector. Many physiotherapists also choose to work on a self-employed basis.

• You also may wish to progress to further study, for example to Master’s or PHD level.

• The BSc Physiotherapy degree boasts a very high employment rate, with over 98% of graduates finding highly-skilled employment or further study within 15 months of successful completion (Guardian University League Table, 2023).