Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2016 | Page 65

Overview The philosophy of our programme is to broaden and extend knowledge and skills within the field of physiotherapy and encourage your personal and professional development. The option module allows you to select what best suits your own requirements for personal and professional development. Research Methods in Health module and the Dissertation module, together with Evidence Based Practice or Assessment and Measurement, develop your research capabilities and critical evaluation skills. Our MSc Physiotherapy will meet your individual needs to review and evaluate the background of the physiotherapy profession and to integrate this into your practice where appropriate. You will develop critical and evaluative thinking, writing, and communication, and transfer scientific knowledge from theory into practice. Your newly developed research skills will provide you with a sound academic core to your practice in physiotherapy and healthcare. Module titles • Research Methods in Health Our programme is designed to provide opportunity to question and challenge current practice in aspects of physiotherapy and to enable you to explore, in depth, areas of professional interest. We aim to enable you to evaluate evidence both for current practice and for new approaches in physiotherapy practice. • Applied Clinical Anatomy 1 Additional information • Assessment and Measurement You will learn through a range of different learning and teaching activities. These are led by a variety of experienced authorities in their field; therefore you will receive a wide knowledge base from both academics, researchers and expert clinical practitioners. The learning and teaching experience promotes interdisciplinary perspectives and a holistic approach to the management and rehabilitation of patients. • Concepts of Neurological Rehabilitation • Physiology of Neuromusculoskeletal Tissue • Acute Respiratory Deterioration and Critical Care • Essentials of Manual Therapy Assessment Or • Evidence Based Practice • Dissertation The following is a list of indicative option modules: Key Information Course type MSc, postgraduate diploma, postgraduate certificate Mode of study Full-time (twelve months), part-time (two to five years) HEALTH AND REHABILITATION Physiotherapy  Entry requirements Applicants are required to be qualified physiotherapists normally having a first or secondclass honours degree (2.2 or above) or an overseas equivalent in Physiotherapy. Applicants will possess bachelor’s degree level knowledge and skills in the areas of musculoskeletal, cardiovascularrespiratory and neurological physiotherapy. For students whose first language is not English, IELTS with a minimum 6.5 overall and at least 6 in each sub-test is required. Contact email [email protected] • Behaviour Change for Health and Wellbeing • Assistive Technologies in Neuromuscular Rehabilitation • Dynamic Ultrasound Imaging • Psychosocial Aspects of Pain www.keele.ac.uk/pgtcourses/physiotherapyfull-time Good to know “I feel privileged to have come to study in Keele because of the phenomenal teaching staff and resourceful sources of literature that have helped me during my master’s. Also, it is not often that one gets a chance to study at the best university for physiotherapy in England, and I feel honoured to be a student of Keele.