Therapeutic Professions

With a focus on enhancing human performance and quality of life for people with disabilities, illness or injury, or for those individuals who may benefit from physical adaptations, studying towards a therapeutic profession will lead you on the pathway to a challenging yet rewarding career.

We offer programmes approved by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists, Royal College of Occupational Therapists and the Society of Sports Therapists in conjunction with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) who approve the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy pathways.

We promote student-centred learning encouraging you to become an independent learner through a variety of strategies including lectures, group discussions, workshops, seminars and the use of the University’s Skills Laboratories to practise your skills. You’ll also undertake work placements.

With courses taught by practising healthcare and sports therapy professionals, in state-of-the-art facilities and along with real world work experience, our degrees will prepare you for a career in the healthcare sector or sporting environment and ensure that you are ultimately fit to practise and affect the patient experience in a positive manner.

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Why choose us?

Physiotherapy at the University was ranked in the UK's top 10 according to the Complete University Guide 2021.
Our Sports Therapy placement opportunities include 80 professional and semi-professional sports teams across the country, for example Preston North End, Everton FC, Wigan Warriors, Blackpool FC, and St Helens RFL.
Students are taught in our purpose-built rehabilitation and assessment facilities, which includes a therapy clinic and movement analysis laboratory.

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Future Careers and Opportunities

Our courses have led students to roles in a range of settings, including hospitals, health centres, social care, private clinics and professional and semi-professional sports clubs. Many of our graduates take up employment within the NHS, some work in private practice and others continue their study at postgraduate level.

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