About the Courses
Advance your expertise within musculoskeletal physiotherapy with specialist postgraduate study at Keele. Our specialist programme advances your clinical skill set, in both assessment and management strategies, informed by current evidence and in depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology. Our MSc contributes to your continued professional development enhancing your career prospects within the field of musculoskeletal physiotherapy and beyond. You will benefit from inter-professional learning and facilities such as our anatomy suite and movement analysis suite. The programme is flexible so you will be able to build on and add to your knowledge of the neuromusculoskeletal system and its management.
Advance your expertise within musculoskeletal physiotherapy with specialist postgraduate study at Keele. Our specialist programme advances your clinical skill set, in both assessment and management strategies, informed by current evidence and in depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology. Our MSc contributes to your continued professional development enhancing your career prospects within the field of musculoskeletal physiotherapy and beyond. You will benefit from inter-professional learning and facilities such as our anatomy suite and movement analysis suite. The programme is flexible so you will be able to build on and add to your knowledge of the neuromusculoskeletal system and its management.
Modules
Core module
Research Methods in Health (15 credits)
Applied Clinical Anatomy 1 (15 credits)
Physiology of Neuromusculoskeletal Tissue (15 credits)
Assessment and Measurement (15 credits)
Dissertation (60 credits)
Optional Module
You will have the opportunity to choose four focused musculoskeletal optional/elective modules (15 credits each)* such as The Essentials of Manual Therapy, Dynamic Ultrasound Imaging or Principles and Practice of Joint & Soft Tissue Injection.
Alternatively, you may wish to consider developing your knowledge and skills in leadership or education applied to a musculoskeletal clinical setting, which would need to be discussed and agreed with the programme director beforehand.
Requirements
ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants are required to have:
A first or second-class honours degree (2:1 or 2:2) in Physiotherapy
Please note: There may be specific requirements for particular modules such as:
Evidence that you are currently in clinical practice
Written support from line manager
Named clinical mentor
Registration with professional governing body
Proof of up to date personal indemnity insurance
Evidence of mandatory training in workplace
RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING (RPL)
There are opportunities for prior learning to be brought into this programme, where your learning aligns with the award title, such as:
Successful completion of credits at level 7 from other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
Completion of professional learning in the workplace
Attendance of non-credit bearing professional courses
Please note that level 7 learning following completion of professional learning in the workplace or attendance of non-credit bearing professional courses would need to be supported by a portfolio of evidence documenting how the learning has been and continues to be implemented in your practice.
Each application will need to be discussed on an individual basis and then reviewed by the university.
For more information and details of the RPL application process, please visit: keele.ac.uk/qa/programmesandmodules/recognitionofpriorlearning
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