Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Physiotherapy

Becoming a physiotherapist will allow students to play a vital role in enabling people to maximise their health, wellbeing and quality of life through movement, exercise, manual therapy and education.

This course aims to provide students with the skills, knowledge and experience required to be safe, effective physiotherapists that will make a difference to individuals and also societies across the lifespan and in a variety of healthcare contexts.

The BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy degree provides students with an academic qualification. As the course is accredited by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) and enables them to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), after completing this course graduates will have a professional status.

A distinctive feature of this course is that students' skills development and essential learning takes place in their first year prior to clinical placement. This foundational learning occurs in Coventry's state-of-the-art facilities, allowing the use of authentic simulation experiences to put their learning into context in a supportive environment prior to their first placement. Coventry is regularly informed that clinicians enjoy having Coventry students because they are so well prepared for placement and can optimise the experience.

A degree in physiotherapy enables students to enter a challenging, rewarding and well respected career. The Graduate Prospects for Physiotherapy students is impressively highy with a degree from Coventry University; ranked 4th for Graduate Prospects and 10th overall in the Complete University Guide 2020.