Physiotherapy (Hons) University of East Anglia

Overview

Physiotherapy is a career with an incredibly positive impact, helping people of all ages to reach their health and wellbeing goals.  It’s a career ideally suited to great communicators, who can put the patient’s story at the centre of their care. Skilled physiotherapy integrates the physical with the emotional to build a complete picture. 

Our Physiotherapy team at  University of East Anglia are a dynamic group of active researchers and clinicians, with clinical, research, education and leadership expertise. Our interdisciplinary ethos means that you’ll be studying with a range of allied health professional students in sectors you’ll encounter in your working life. University of East Anglia  Physiotherapy (Hons) programme offers a unique combination of opportunities, including case-based teaching to reflect real practice, learning anatomy using dissection, placements that start in Year One and an elective professional development placement in the final year which you’ll choose and organise within the UK or internationally.   

As a Physiotherapy (Hons) student you’ll learn how to apply problem-solving and clinical reasoning to assess and evaluate a client’s health. You’ll master specific assessment and treatment techniques. You’ll gain understanding of how to manage both yourself and those around you. And you’ll develop and hone the interpersonal skills key to enabling the negotiation of action plans, and to engaging effectively with patients, carers, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team. 

After the Course

You’ll graduate ready to begin your career as a physiotherapist. Our graduates are known for being capable candidates who are well prepared for modern health and social care services. Upon graduation, you’ll be eligible to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and can look forward to a lifelong career as a qualified health professional. 

There will be numerous roles available to you within the NHS, private sector, voluntary sectors, industry, research and education – the opportunities are endless. We’ll support you in developing your portfolio and will work closely with you to get your career off to the best start. 

Careers

Examples of careers that you could enter include:  

• NHS 
• Private independent practice 
• Armed Forces 
• Industry/occupational health 
• Sport and leisure 
• Voluntary and charity sectors 

Accreditation

This Physiotherapy Degree course is fully approved by and prepares you for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).