Study Physiotherapy at Ulster University in the United Kingdom. Are you willing to put patients first in everything you do, and treat all with respect, dignity & compassion? Are you aware that physios work in all areas of health (e.g. elderly care, intensive care, respiratory care, stroke care, mental health & orthopaedics) not just in musculoskeletal/sports injuries? Do you realise that, for the safety of their patients, all physio students are required to be vaccinated and to pass both a medical and an enhanced criminal record check? Do you appreciate that physio students are expected to act in the role of patients for their classmates during practical classes, and that this sometimes means being undressed to your underwear? Are you prepared to put in a lot of work (20+ in-class hrs/wk in Year 1, plus plenty of home study)? If so, this may be the course for you. We will train you to cope with virtually all situations that physios meet professionally. We will also focus on your academic development, aiming to leave you able to: identify problems that need solving, seek out related information and critically appraise its value, come up with recommendations for tackling the initial problem, and produce a report/presentation with which to transmit your recommendations to an audience. Comments from academic peers from other universities include: “The programme compares highly favourably with similar programmes that I am familiar with at other institutions.” “A highly contemporary professional course that more than meets the requirements of academic and professional regulatory bodies.” “The performance both from an academic and clinical perspective across each student group is reflective of an outstanding level of student support.” “Students are producing a very high standard of work across all three levels.” “I was particularly impressed with some of the writing skills of students in their second year. Written assignments tend to be reduced in courses these days and this may impact on the dissertation in Year 3.” “Feedback to the students was detailed.” “The integration of contemporary policy and professional issues, clearly linked to employment and employability contributes to keeping the programme content highly relevant.” “Quite rightly a very highly regarded pre-registration programme in the UK.”

Physiotherapists work in both public, community and private settings such as hospitals, GP practices, industry and private practice. There are also opportunities for our graduates to go on to complete higher degrees by research.