Degree in Physiotherapy

Studying at CEU UCH is betting on a different University in what it does and how it does it. It is combining experience , with innovation . It is being international without leaving home. It is, in short, choosing the most complete option to become what you propose.

That makes us different?

1. The profession in the classroom

Physical therapy is much more than helping in rehabilitation. It is prevention, it is diagnosis, it is cure treatments, it is therapeutic support ... that's why 70% of our teachers are active physiotherapists who also teach.

2. The international vocation

In your day to day at CEU UCH you will be surrounded by students from more than 70 countries and that, in the global world in which we live, is an advantage for you. Create relationships and synergies with people from all over the world and expand your horizons. In addition, as a CEU student you have free English classes without leaving the university, as well as a large number of internship programs and international stays. Students from several countries and nationalities live together in our classrooms. That is why we guarantee the maximum ease so that the students can finish the degree doing their practical training of the last course ( Practicum ) in their countries of origin. Of these, 70% have a job offer before finishing their studies.

3. The practices, in the center of the training

• Concentration of all credits of clinical practices (48 ECTS) in the last course. In this way, the students take advantage of the full potential of the Practicum, having already received all the theoretical-practical training in each of the specialties.
• The Practicum of Physiotherapy of the CEU UCH is the largest of all Spanish universities: 1,200 hours . This represents 50% more real hours of clinical practice than the average of Spanish universities. Being also the only one that meets the international requirements in this regard in obtaining the title of physiotherapist (in France, for example, the minimum is 1,050 hours).
• The practical training in the classroom really prepares you so that, even before you finish your studies, you are prepared to treat real patients (in 90% of the cases the Practicum students are aware that the patients with whom they have treated have a positive view of them as professionals).
• In fact, we have two advanced learning spaces to treat real patients in which students can put into practice the knowledge throughout the career: a pioneering service in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy and another dedicated to the analysis of movement in pediatric physiotherapy and sports

4. A double pioneer degree, of the specialist in double degrees

We have a unique double degree in Spain and it is waiting for you. So if it is so important for you to treat a patient from the physical point of view, as from the human or emotional point of view and you want to have a more complete training to help you improve your employability in the health or physiotherapy sector, there is the option of Multiply your professional expectations by a hundred and you are just one step away from doing it. CEU Cardenal Herrera University is the pioneer and specialist in double degrees and it gives you all the facilities so that you can take two courses at the same time: with compatible schedules, with personalized itineraries and, of course, without paying twice as much. So are the double degrees of the University specialist in double degrees.

CEU Community - UCH

A university community at the service of society

Our mission

We are a Catholic University, a pioneer in the development of innovative educational projects. We are oriented to help people who learn with us to understand the discipline they study and to develop their professional activity with integrity and responsibility. Our reference is the values ​​of Christian humanism that constitute our criterion of thought and action for the improvement of society.

We are committed to a globalized society, to which we want to contribute:

• Fully trained people, prepared to develop a public life and contribute to the improvement of their environment.
• Relevant research and knowledge transfer and innovation.
• Entrepreneurial initiative applicable to business and social projects.

Our vision

We aspire to consolidate ourselves as a global University, innovative in its spirit and entrepreneurial in its action, that transmits these attitudes to the university community so that it transfers them to society. A university focused on the formation of valuable people in all senses - intellectual, professional and human - and doing it better and better.

A University determined to generate , by itself and through its graduates, an impact on society that contributes to improving it and becoming an international reference in the field of higher education.

Compromise and responsibility

We reflect on the consequences of our actions and respect the rules that govern us and the commitments we make.

University Advocate of the CEU-UCH

The figure ensures respect for the rights and freedoms of professors, students and administration and services staff, in view of the actions of the different university bodies and services.

Their actions are always aimed at improving university quality in all areas and is not subject to any mandate imperative in accordance with the principles of independence and autonomy.

Dignity and integrity

We recognize the inherent value of each human being as a rational and free being.

We are committed to the equality of men and women. We are as an organization and as transmitters of knowledge and values.

Equality Unit

The evolution of societies towards a more equitable reality, it is necessary that it passes through the incorporation under conditions of equality of all men and women who belong to it. Universities, as knowledge transmission centers, must also adopt this commitment, using the mechanisms at their disposal, such as equality units, and thus achieve the objectives entrusted to them.

• It informs and advises the governing bodies of the University regarding equality policies.
• Prepares, implements and evaluates the Equality Plans in the University, which will establish the objectives and strategies to be achieved in terms of promoting equal treatment and opportunities at the University.
• It informs about the regulations of the University and the procedures with impact on gender equality and opportunities.
• It supports the realization of studies in order to promote equality.
• Promotes knowledge by the staff of the University and by the students of the principle of equality.
• Disseminates the activities carried out on equality issues.

Respect and empathy: We pay special attention to the relationship with the other, recognizing the dignity of each person and their work. We are sensitive to the circumstances and needs of others and we care about each person who asks for help or guidance.

Solidarity: We assume that the common good is more than the sum of particular assets and we know that collective effort allows us to achieve achievements that are impossible to achieve individually.

Professionalism: We strive to be up to the expectations of the people with whom we relate and try to develop with rigor the professional activity that each one has entrusted.

Innovation: We feel an innovative University in many ways. We propose new ideas and initiatives to adapt to changes and new social and professional frameworks.

Integration: We believe in the value of the difference and we assume that we are part of the same whole, the CEU community. We add our differences because we consider them valuable, to enrich ourselves culturally and personally.