BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy

*Subject to revalidation

• Learn how to optimise people’s health and well-being by helping them reach their full potential through exercise, education and manual therapy
• Gain real insights from experienced and registered, working practitioners
• Bring your learning to life through patient-focused clinical experience
• Physiotherapy at Winchester achieved 85% overall satisfaction and 92% for teaching as rated by final-year undergraduate students in the 2021 National Student Survey
• This programme is accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).

How our cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal systems work together to make us healthy and active is a marvel. On our Physiotherapy degree, you’ll be stretched to go beyond skin-deep learning as you explore the anatomy, physiology and science behind the practice of physiotherapy, as well as develop the interpersonal skills and professionalism needed to work as an HCPC registered and Chartered Physiotherapist. During your degree, we will enable you to build the skills and confidence you need to work in this hands-on and rewarding profession.

Our three-year course is designed to ensure you are able to work in partnership with users and carers and other professionals, and able to make sound and compassionate clinical decisions, problem solve and provide a consistent and high standard of evidence-based person-centred care.

This programme also incorporates leadership development, which is very attractive to employers and recognises that future practitioners need these skills to contribute effectively to flexible and responsive service delivery.

As Winchester Physiotherapy students, you may have the opportunity to gain invaluable experience of treating patients during your practical placements at our new Winchester Health Clinic. This would be supervised by an attending HCPC-accredited practitioner to help prepare you for your future careers. The Clinic is managed by the University and is located at the Winchester Sport and Leisure Park at Bar End. The Clinic is set to become a leading provider of physiotherapy assessment and treatment to the local community.

The curriculum, which is developed in collaboration with clinical staff including the Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust, aims to foster your individual strengths and attributes, relating them to your own developing professional competence. We prepare you by encouraging a reasoned, evaluative and evidence-based, person-centred approach, encompassing reflection and independence in learning, and the ability to work effectively with others.

Accreditation

This programme is accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP). On completing the BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy you will be eligible to register as a physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

*This course is subject to revalidation. 'Revalidation' is the process by which the University refreshes its existing provision. Revalidation assesses the quality and standards of the programme to ensure it continues to provide a distinct, high-quality academic experience for students, enabling them to acquire the necessary academic knowledge, understanding, and general and subject-specific skills required to pursue a graduate-level career.

The University of Winchester empowers students to reach their full potential and make a difference in the world. Set in Winchester, a beautiful, quintessential English city with a rich heritage and vibrant contemporary culture, the university’s friendly and compact campuses give students the benefit of city and campus living. We are well situated with excellent transport links allowing you to reach London or the coast in an hour, and Southampton Airport is just a 10-minute train journey away.

The university offers a selection of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees that are taught across our five faculties:

• Faculty of Business and Digital Technologies: A modern, forward-thinking faculty offering a range of disciples including Accounting, Economics, Business Management, Computer Science and Marketing.
• Faculty of Education and the Arts: Has a long and established history of providing high-quality degrees, and is home to the Institute of Education, Department of Education and Childhood Studies, Department of Performing Arts, and School of Media and Film.
• Faculty of Health and Wellbeing: Outstanding degrees that are committed to progressing health and well-being for all life. The faculty includes Nursing, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Animal Welfare and Sports degrees.
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences: Passionate about what makes us human, we offer research-led teaching and outstanding support in Anthropology; Archaeology; History; Psychology; Social Sciences including Politics and Geography; Philosophy; English and Creative Writing.
• Faculty of Law, Crime and Justice: Bringing together the department of Law and the department of Policing, Criminology and Forensics, the faculty uses an interdisciplinary approach to offer a dynamic range of degrees that offer the use of specialist facilities.