MSc Advanced Physiotherapy
Develop your evidence-informed practise and gain specialist skills with a masters degree that challenges you clinically and academically.
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Features and benefits
Flexible studying
Fit studying around your career and take some modules as standalone study, or study an MSc full-time or part-time.
Specialist facilities
You’ll use our on-campus physiotherapy facilities dependent upon your module choices, which includes eight separate practice rooms and a movement laboratory.
Specialist Study
We offer several modules of study that suit more experienced clinicians looking to advance their skills in First Contact Practice or skills such as Musculoskeletal Injection Therapy.
Taught by experts
A number of our modules have guest lecturers including experts in their field of clinical practice and world-leading researchers.
Year 1
Core modules
Research and Quality in Professional Practice
Musculoskeletal Practice - Upper Quadrant
Musculoskeletal Practice - Lower Quadrant
Option modules
Physical Activity in Health And Ageing
Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Foundations in Effective Education and Leadership
First Contact Practice and Advanced Musculoskeletal Practice
First Contact Practitioner (Musculoskeletal) Placement
Musculoskeletal Medicine - Injection Therapy
Study and assessment
Study
- Full-time 20% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 80% independent study
- Part-time 20% lectures, seminars or similar; 0% placement; 80% independent study
Assessment
- Full-time 50% coursework; 50% practical; 0% examination
- Part-time 50% coursework; 50% practical; 0% examination
Ten credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A masters qualification typically comprises of 180 credits, a PGDip 120 credits, a PGCert 60 credits and an MFA 300 credits. During the course, you are likely to be required to engage in collaborative projects, practical assessments, group work activities, and to give presentations to your peers/tutors. The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style of learning.
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Placements
Taught by experts
MSc Advanced Physiotherapy is part of the Department of Health Professions at Manchester Met. Discover more about the department and who you’ll be working with if you choose to study this course.
Entry requirements
Find out about English language requirements
If you are an international student, you will usually need to get a student visa before you can study in the UK.
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Fees and funding
UK and Channel Island students
UK full-time fee £10,600 per year
UK part-time fee £1767 per 30 credits
EU and non-EU international students
International full-time fee £21,000 per year
International part-time fee £3500 per 30 credits
Fees may be subject to change. See the tuition fees section below for full details.
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Careers support and prospects
Employed or in further study
92.7% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, postgraduate taught graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
Graduate Outcomes survey 2022/23 leavers, HESA data.
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How to apply
There are no online application routes, please contact our course enquiries team.
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Programme review
Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally at 6 year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the latest online learning technology. For further information on when we may make changes to our programmes, please see the changes section of our terms and conditions.
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