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**Course highlights**
Our four-year course provides you with the time and space to optimally develop your clinical skills and experience alongside academic excellence. You will study at a research-intensive university (member of the Russell Group) that offers teaching excellence and a long tradition of providing physiotherapy education. It is a great plac...
Get ready to make a difference with our MSci Physiotherapy. Well give you the tools to build your clinical skills and thrive academically in our world-leading School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences.<br/><br/>**Course highlights**<br/><br/>Our four-year course provides you with the time and space to optimally develop your clinical skills and experience alongside academic excellence. You will study at a research-intensive university (member of the Russell Group) that offers teaching excellence and a long tradition of providing physiotherapy education. It is a great place to start your career.<br/><br/>**Excellent placement experience –** Birmingham is served by some outstanding healthcare facilities (e.g. Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham Childrens Hospital, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital) that provide many practice-based placement opportunities for our students. <br/><br/>**Optional modules –** The school has many subject experts in physiotherapy, exercise and rehabilitation-related fields. You will have the opportunity to study some optional modules, allowing you to follow your specific interests, broaden your perspectives and study alongside other students in the school, including intercalating medical students.<br/><br/>**Research –** As you might expect from a university like ours, the course has a strong emphasis on science and research. You will be supported to develop your academic and research skills from Day 1 with related modules spiralling through the years and culminating in students undertaking a major research project in their final year. Research in the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Birmingham was ranked 6th* in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF).<br/><br/><br/>* Based on 2021 Research Excellence Framework ranking by GPA (Times Higher Methodology).<br/><br/><br/>Through our research-informed teaching and interdisciplinary learning environment, youll gain a holistic understanding of patient care. Dive into high-quality placements and projects and take your place at the forefront of modern healthcare with local practice experiences. Bring your learning to life through opportunities to work in real-world community and other settings during extracurricular activities and placements.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
29/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
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Codes/info
Course Code
B160
Institution Code
B32
Points of Entry
Year 1
Not Accepted
D:45
Access to Science, Health Science or Physiotherapy: a minimum of 60 credits overall including 45 at Level 3, all with Distinctions. 36 Science credits at Level 3 (with 18 in Biology). English and Maths at GCSE grade 6/B or above.
32
32 points overall with 6,6,5 at Higher Level. Biology/Human Biology or PE grade 6 required at Higher Level.
D*D*D*
BTEC Extended Diploma accepted in Sport & Exercise Science, Health Science, Health & Social Care and Applied Science. Grades required - D*D*D* with distinctions in all units. BTEC Extended Diplomas in other subjects will require an additional A level in Biology or PE at grade A.
A,A,B
A level Biology/Human Biology or PE at grade A. Minimum of seven GCSEs to include: English Language and Mathematics (or one, but not both, of Methods in Mathematics and Applications of Mathematics) at grade 6/B or higher and Biology and Chemistry or dual award science at grade 6/B or higher. The remainder of the GCSEs should be at grade 5/C or higher. Specified subjects excluded for entry: We do not accept Applied Science, Citizenship Studies, Communication and Culture, Critical Studies, Critical Thinking, General Studies, Global Perspectives, Moving Image Arts, Science in Society, Use of Maths and World Development.
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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