The BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy at the University of East Anglia is designed for aspiring healthcare professionals passionate about empowering individuals to achieve their health and wellbeing goals. This undergraduate degree is ideal for those with strong communication skills who wish to place the patient’s narrative at the heart of their care, integrating physical and emotional understanding for holistic treatment. You will join a supportive community of students and faculty, benefiting from an interdisciplinary ethos that exposes you to allied health professionals you’ll encounter in your career. The course provides a robust foundation in physiotherapy theory and practice, evidence-based practice, and professional development.
Studied full-time on campus over three years, your physiotherapy education at UEA will immerse you in practical skills development, anatomy learning through dissection, and real-world application. You will undertake placements starting in your first year, gaining invaluable hands-on experience, and have the opportunity for an elective professional development placement in your final year, which you can arrange nationally or internationally. You will develop critical clinical reasoning, master assessment and treatment techniques, and hone the interpersonal skills essential for effective collaboration with patients, carers, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team. You will graduate ready for diverse physiotherapy roles, equipped with the problem-solving abilities and practical expertise demanded by the profession.