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MSc

Veterinary Physiotherapy & Clinical Rehabilitation

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

2 - 3 Years

Start

September 2023

Delivery

Campus Taught

Want to practice as a qualified veterinary physiotherapist? Our MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy and Clinical Rehabilitation will develop your underpinning knowledge, professional skills and clinical skills.

Our course allows you to become a qualified veterinary physiotherapist (subject to accreditation). You'll be able to work in therapy centres, veterinary practices or on a self-employed basis.

Delivered part-time over two to three years, you’ll take part in a blend of in-person practical hands-on days and online learning sessions. Our flexible course structure fits your study around existing work and home commitments.

You’ll get taught by an expert academic team. This includes professional veterinary physiotherapists, veterinary surgeons and researchers. You’ll learn through interactive and engaging sessions. You'll develop the clinical competencies required for veterinary physiotherapy practice. You’ll also get the chance to build your work experience through placements with qualified veterinary physiotherapists.

You'll have access to a state-of-the-art Physiotherapy and Clinical Rehabilitation Suite including:

Hydrotherapy treadmill
Consulting rooms
Clinical skills room
Clinical anatomy room
Digital anatomy room

These facilities will be available from January 2024.

Why study with us

You’ll be able to practice as a qualified veterinary physiotherapist. Work in therapy centres, veterinary practices or on a self-employed basis.
You’ll be part of our brand new School of Veterinary Medicine. You'll have access to state-of-the-art clinical and rehabilitation facilities.
We use a multi-disciplinary approach. This emphasises the veterinary physiotherapists role in clinical rehabilitation for acute and chronic cases.

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What you'll do

You'll get access to extensive, interactive e-learning material. Engage with this in your own time alongside scheduled online tutorials and group activities.
Hands-on practical teaching sessions using state-of-the-art facilities. This includes clinical skills suites and a veterinary physiotherapy centre.
Gain practical and clinical experience in supported veterinary physiotherapy placements. We offer a flexible approach to fit around existing commitments.

Module overview

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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You’ll learn using a wide variety of digital resources in our virtual learning environment. This allows you to interact with other students, lecturers and expert guest tutors.

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Future careers

After graduating, you’ll be able to practice as a qualified veterinary physiotherapist. You'll be able to work in therapy centres, veterinary practices or on a self-employed basis. Veterinary physiotherapists and other musculoskeletal therapists work as part of a vet-led team. This allows a holistic service to veterinary patients.

You'll gain extensive practical and clinical experience throughout the course. This ensures you have the knowledge and skills to practice independently. You'll also have the academic skills to continue life-long learning. And, you'll be able to specialise in a preferred area of clinical practice through further study.

As well as this, you’ll get a chance to learn business skills including marketing and finance. This will help if you want to build your own veterinary physiotherapy practices.

Our strong evidence-based approach will help if you want to progress onto PhD research. It will give you underpinning knowledge and research skills for potential progression.

Fees and funding

2023/24

First year£4,800 per year

Second year£4,800 per year

Third year (dissertation)£2,800 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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The PGDip/MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy and Clinical Rehabilitation course uses a blended approach. You'll learn much of the theoretical content through online e-learning. You'll also enjoy in-person practical teaching delivered at our School of Veterinary Medicine.

Content is in a variety of formats including: presentations, videos, podcasts, directed activities and directed reading. All accessed within an interactive and engaging digital learning environment. There will be further opportunities to interact with staff and other students. This is through online tutorials, discussion boards and in-person practical teaching days.

Assessment will be progressive through the course. This allows feedback from each assessment to be fed forward into the next. Early assessments will focus on key knowledge or skills. This includes reviewing literature and developing case studies.

Later assessments will build towards your portfolio. You'll develop your communication skills by delivering scientific information in alternative. For example as scientific posters, videos or podcasts. Students will also undertake practical and clinical assessments. These relate to the skills required to practice independently as a veterinary physiotherapist.