Modules

Year One In your first year you will be taught the key theoretical knowledge and foundation practical skills required to assess and treat a variety of client groups. Through the learning approaches employed you will develop your communication, teamworking, problem solving and critical thinking skills. You will also be introduced to the values and behaviours required by a professional physiotherapist. Simulation, service-user involvement, interprofessional activities and innovative teaching practices will provide authentic learning experiences in a supportive environment to facilitate a smooth transition into the professional environment. Modules Introduction to the Physiotherapy Profession - 20 credits Anatomy and Movement Analysis - 20 credits Pathophysiology - 20 credits Health and Wellbeing in the Community - 20 credits Foundations of Physiotherapy Assessment and Intervention - 40 credits Year Two During your second year, you will complete three out of five placements offering you a wide range transformative learning opportunities5. Each placement lasts for 6 weeks, and you will accumulate 40 hours of practice-based learning per week, giving you a total of 1200 practice hours throughout the course. You will have a named tutor, whilst out on placement, who will meet with you to ensure you are meeting your learning objectives and support you and our clinical colleagues in the exciting process of transferring theory into practice. We have strong partnerships with practice to ensure placement quality and capacity. These partnerships are within both NHS, local authority, voluntary, charity and private sectors, ensuring a wide range of experience representative of the diversity of your chosen profession. Placements are positioned within the course between blocks of university-based study. This supports your advancement through the placement modules with the expectation for you to take on greater demands and autonomy in a progressive and supported manner. Some assessments in this year of study require you to link theoretical knowledge learnt in university with you practice experience. This means the assessments are authentic and explicitly relevant to your professional practice. Modules Decision-Making in Physiotherapy Practice - 20 credits Placement Block 1 - 20 credits Evidence-Informed Physiotherapy - 20 credits Placement Block 2 - 20 credits Exploring Values-Based Physiotherapy in Practice - 10 credits Placement Block 3 - 20 credits Advanced Research Skills - 10 credits Final Year Employment and your future career will be at the forefront of your mind as you approach the end of your course. The final year modules focus on preparing you for entry into the physiotherapy profession as autonomous practitioners. Modules Placement Block 4 - 20 credits Entrepreneurism in the Workplace - 20 credits Exploring Physiotherapy Practice - 20 credits Placement Block 5 - 20 credits Dissertation - 20 credits Leadership and Management for Healthcare Professionals - 20 credits For more information about what you will study, please visit our website.

Assessment method

This course is assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module. This is to ensure that our assessments are authentic and reflect the challenges faced in the clinical context and allow you to demonstrate our creativity and digital fluency. Assessment methods include: Exams Video production Practical assessments Group work Reports The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Physiotherapy, Chartered Society of
• Health and Care Professions Council