Studying with us, you’ll learn to help people with a range of illnesses including chronic heart disease, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis and arthritis.

Start date

September 2027

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Duration

3 years full-time

Institution

City St George's, University of London

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Entry requirements

A Level:

Typically ABB. Science or Social Science may be helpful but are not essential. (General Studies, Critical Thinking or Citizenship Studies are not accepted). Resits are considered.

International Baccalaureate:

Total score of 31, including 16 points at Higher Level. See full requirements below.

DDD in Science or Healthcare subject.

A minimum of five passes grade 4 (C) or above. We accept resits of GCSEs. We do not accept Adult Literacy and Numeracy or Functional Skills instead of GCSEs.

With the exception of GCSEs, all qualifications must have been completed within the previous five years, including the year of application.

If you are applying on the basis of A Level, you must meet both the A level and GCSE requirements below.

Grades required: ABB

Subject required: Science or Social Science may be helpful but are not essential. GCSE: 5 GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above. Subjects must include English Language, Maths and Science (Double or Triple Award).

International Baccalaureate

If you are applying on the basis of International Baccalaureate (IB), you must meet both the IB and GCSE requirements below.

Grades required: Full Award Diploma with an overall score of 31, including 16 points at Higher Level. If at least a 4 (C) has not previously been attained in GCSE/IGCSE Maths and English, you will need the following:

Maths Standard Level minimum grade 4. For Maths, we accept both Mathematics: analysis & approaches and Mathematics: applications & interpretations.

English Standard Level: English Language A SL (English Language & Literature; or English Literature), minimum grade 4. English Language B SL, minimum grade 6.

Access Diploma

If you are applying on the basis of an Access Diploma, you must meet both the Access Diploma and GCSE requirements below.

Grades required: 30 credits at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit. Full award diploma - 60 credits at level 3 (45 graded and 15 ungraded)

Subject requirement: Science or social science subjects may be helpful, but are not essential.

Additional information: Any additional level 3 credits outside of the 60 credit diploma will not be accepted. The course should be QAA recognised.

Grades: Two subjects graded 4 (C) or above

Subjects: English Language and Maths.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 Extended National Diploma

If you are applying on the basis of a Pearson BTEC Level 3 Extended National Diploma, you must meet both the Diploma and GCSE requirements below.

Grades required: DDD

Subject requirement: Science or Healthcare subject

GCSE: 5 GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above. Subjects must include English Language, Maths and Science (Double or Triple Award).

Cambridge Pre-U Diploma

If you are applying on the basis of a Cambridge Pre-U Diploma, you must meet both the Diploma and GCSE requirements below.

Grades requirement: M2, M2, M2

Subject requirement: Three principal subjects.

Scottish Highers

If you are applying on the basis of Scottish Highers, you must meet the Highers, Advanced Highers and National 5 requirements below.

Grades required: Highers: ABB ; Advanced Highers: BB

GCSE: English Language and Maths National 5 at grade C or higher is required.

UK Undergraduate Degree

If you are applying on the basis of a degree, you do not need to meet our GCSE or Level 3 (A Level) requirements.

Grades required: 2:2 Honours.

We accept other qualifications on a case-by-case basis. If you are applying with qualifications not listed above, or a combination of level 3 qualifications, your application will be considered. If you would like further information, please contact us.

Contextual Admissions

At City St George’s, we want to attract students who share our mission to improve the health of society, regardless of their background. That’s why our Contextual Admissions schemes take into consideration additional information from your application, like the school you attended or the area you live in or if you have been in care, to make the admissions process fairer.

Further details on Contextual Admissions are available here.

International qualifications

We welcome applications from applicants around the world. For information on the requirements for your country, please visit our entry requirements page.

English language requirements

If your first language is not English, we will require evidence of English language proficiency. Minimum requirements are:

If you are applying from outside of the UK, you will need to meet the English language requirements outlined here. This is a group 1 course.

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Why choose this course?

You will undergo a 30 weeks on placement, treating patients under supervision both in hospital and community settings to apply your skills and prepare for your career as a physiotherapist.

We offer the opportunity to complete one of your placements in a different country.

We are accredited by HCPC and CSP meaning you’ll be eligible to register for professional practice when you complete the course.

Course overview

Structure

Teaching and assessment

Fees and funding

How to apply

degree Course overview

Please be advised that this programme is currently undergoing a curriculum review. The plans are for City St George’s to deliver the updated programme from September 2027. The information on this course page reflects the current course content, as such module titles and course content may be subject to change. We will be seeking revalidation with The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) to ensure professional recognition and registration eligibility upon completion of the programme. Applicants and offer holders will be informed of any changes to the programme following the conclusion of the process. If you wish to discuss this further, please contact our Admissions team at Tooting.

At the only UK university based on a hospital site, you’ll study in a clinical setting and work alongside different healthcare students and professionals. We’ve run this course for twenty years, so we know exactly what it takes to prepare students for this rewarding role.

You’ll develop expertise in anatomy, physiology and movement, as well as therapeutic exercise, manual techniques and health promotion. Carrying out your own research is part of your studies too. Past students have looked at everything from the reliability of worn technology to the effect of saddle height on cycling injury.

To help you go further in your career, we’ll also help you develop your professional skills such as communication. For example, you might be asked to prepare a presentation on a typical scenario such as the management of a child with cystic fibrosis.

On our HCPC and CSP accredited degree, learning is hands-on. Our teaching takes place in simulated environments, including our Physio Lab. Here you’ll find hospital beds, stairs and other equipment used in practice. You’ll also explore how the human body works through practical sessions in our Anatomy Suite.

To prepare you for placement, you’ll use equipment on other students and manikins. You’ll practise measuring range of movement and applying active cycle of breathing techniques as well as more advanced techniques, such as suctioning, use of non-invasive ventilation and joint mobilisation. During your placements you'll be able to build therapeutic relationships with patients and work collaboratively with them to identify the most appropriate intervention based on each person's needs and circumstances. This could include prescribing walking aids, exercise prescription or using hoists or a hydrotherapy pool.

When you complete the course, you’ll be eligible to apply to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP). While City St George’s programmes are recognised by many different countries, applicants are advised to check with their national authorities if they wish to practise in their chosen country.

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Course content

In year 1, your study will primarily be university-based, building a foundation of knowledge of anatomy and physiology, as well as learning the foundation skills necessary to undertake the assessment of a person, considering their function, activity and participation level. In simulated activities including, for example, assessment of functional movement, strength or lung function, you’ll start to develop a range of essential interpersonal and professional skills. These include maintaining dignity and confidentiality, developing effective observational and communication skills, learning to appreciate cultural and ethical issues, as well as health and safety, such as infection control procedures.

Our Essentials for Allied Health Professionals programme brings together students on other health courses to work together, so you can begin to appreciate the concept of multidisciplinary healthcare teams and the role of each of the professionals you will engage with – nurses, doctors, clinical physiologists, diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers, for example.

In Year 2, you will advance your knowledge, practical and research skills through your studies and on practice placement, encouraging a holistic patient assessment that identifies risk factors, such as age, smoking status, obesity, and considers the influence of psychological, social and health behaviour. You look at more complex health issues, such as breathing pattern disorder, spinal cord injury and muscular dystrophy, and management of patients across different care pathways and settings, for example, rehabilitation, long-term management, acute and end-of-life care. You’ll appreciate the importance of considering the person at the centre of patient assessment, adopting a problem solving and evidence-based approach. You will also learn how to manage the assessment and management of patients with the help of our specialist clinicians.

In the final year, the focus is on integrating your knowledge, analytical and practice skills to select, justify and implement appropriate health promotion and management, exercise and rehabilitation strategies for a variety of service users. You will complete your final practice placement, working with greater autonomy and competency. You will also undertake a comprehensive research project. Students are able to choose their topic of research; examples of past research include experiences of students on placement, accuracy and reliability of worn technology, effect of saddle height on cycling injury, experiences of applicants to physiotherapy degree programmes and many more! Many, such as one group of students who worked with Crisis at Christmas to interview the homeless about their experiences of physiotherapy, get the opportunity to publish their work in international journals and present at major conferences, including Physio UK and the World Confederation for Physiotherapy.

Placement

The variety and volume of placement opportunities we offer is what students tell us they like most about our course – practice placements are undertaken in a variety of health and social care environments, including acute NHS hospital trusts, community-based services, charitable organisations, elite sport and private practice.

The supervised, hands-on experience you get with service users on placement is the best way to consolidate your learning. You will gain experience of working as part of a team, demonstrating professional behaviour and 'putting learnt knowledge and skills into practice.

On placement, you are supervised by experienced clinicians and practice educators. You receive support from your visiting academic tutor who will visit you regularly.

Below is a list of hospitals that offer practice placements:*

Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College Hospitals NHS Trust

*This list is subject to change and should be used as a guide of where students may be able to go.

Facilities

City St George’s, University of London Tooting campus is co- located with one of the largest teaching hospitals in the UK. This is also where Channel 4 television series 24 hours in A&E is filmed. We offer a unique opportunity to study and work alongside the full range of clinical professionals and their patients. Based in the thriving multi-cultural hub of Tooting in South West London, our location has the added advantage of being just a short tube ride from Central London and all that the city lifestyle has to offer.

We enjoy close links with the Physiotherapy Department: staff contribute to the teaching and learning on our programme and also employ some of our graduates.

We also have a range of specialist health and academic facilities to support your learning, listed below.

Physiotherapy skills laboratory

The physio lab represents a realistic clinical environment featuring hospital beds, simulated stairs, mannequins, treatment plinths, walking aids and a treadmill. It provides a safe environment in which you can familiarise yourself with different techniques including assessment of lung function, gait and strength. The lab is staffed by dedicated lab technicians with a huge amount of knowledge and expertise.

Anatomy suite

The anatomy suite is where present and future healthcare professionals and scientists in the hospital and University learn or expand on their anatomy knowledge directly from the human body, through access to high quality anatomy resources. These include platinated (preserved) specimens, osteological materials, anatomical models and digital/imaging resources such as Anatomage tables and Complete Anatomy.

Pathology museum

Our on-site museum houses a collection of over 2,000 pathological specimens, including a number of original specimens donated by Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie in 1843. This space is used for small group tutorials by students across all of our courses as an educational tool to help you understand the mechanisms of disease.

Library and learning technology

Our modern health sciences library offers a wide range of books, e-books, academic journals and other resources to support you. You will also have access to online resources, such as the Canvas virtual learning environment

and our Hunter discovery service to help you find the information you need. The library is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and comprises silent, quiet and group learning areas, as well as four group discussion rooms.

IT facilities

We have five computer suites housing 260 workstations. Three of these suites are accessible 24 hours a day. It’s easy to find a free space with our handy real-time computer locator. We also have 75 self-service laptops available. Free Wi-Fi covers the whole campus, including all accommodation. You can use these resources to access your course materials, discussion boards and feedback through Canvas.

Essentials for Allied Health Professionals

Principles of Physiotherapy Assessment

Factors Influencing Professional Practice

Pathology, Health Promotion and Rehabilitation

Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapy

Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Neurological Physiotherapy

Evaluation and Research

Practice Placements 1 & 2 - Becoming a Reflective Physiotherapist (Clinical)

Personalised Professional Development

Research Project

Quality and Innovation in Health & Social Care

Complex Management

Critical Practice - Placements 3, 4 & 5 (Clinical)

Download programme specification:

Physiotherapy [PDF]

We share our site with one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals giving you the chance to learn in a busy healthcare environment. Most of our teaching staff hold clinical roles or have previously worked as a healthcare professional, so you will learn from academics with real on-the-job experience.

Studying at our Tooting site, we’ll get to know you and help you reach your potential. You’ll be part of interactive group sessions, and our academics are always on hand if you need extra support.

How our experts teach depends on the course content, but we recognise that our students have different learning styles. On this course, you can expect a diverse range of:

Practice placements

Clinical skills sessions

Computer-based sessions

Guest lectures

Group work

Lab-based sessions

Lectures

Online learning

Patient interaction

Practical workshops

Seminars

Simulation

Tutorials

Expertise

The majority of our team are highly experienced chartered physiotherapists and physio educators. We’ll also introduce you to staff with experience working as midwives, health visitors, speech therapists and occupational therapists. Surrounded by experts, you’ll hear the most up-to-date thinking in the field and learn from others’ experiences working in healthcare.

When we can, we also invite patients to share their stories with you directly. For example, you might hear from someone living with lung disease about their day-to-day experiences, both during periods of illness and in their everyday lives.

Placements

In your second and third year, you’ll spend 30 weeks on placement in and around London. This will give you experience working with a range of different people presenting with a variety of problems.

As well as acute hospitals and major trauma centres, such as St George’s Hospital, you might be placed within sports clubs, schools, charitable organisations, community health providers and general hospitals.

Assessment methods

The way we assess your learning will change depending on the module but we use a variety of assessment methods so every student has a chance to show their knowledge and strengths. You can expect a mixture of:

A clinical portfolio

Case reviews

Clinical practice assessments

Oral presentations

Poster presentations

Research projects

To prepare you for the practical challenges you’ll face, we design assessments that reflect real-world scenarios, such as case reviews and research projects. In your final year, we ask you to produce a problem-based report on an aspect of interdisciplinary practice, a group research project, and a poster related to holistic patient management and physiotherapy practice.

Your assessments will be formative and summative. This means some won’t count towards your final grade and you’ll have the chance to improve based on our feedback.

Fees for year 2027 / 28

International

Our undergraduate fees are set in line with the maximum permitted by the UK Government and may increase in subsequent years in line with government policy.

Funding options

For more information about fees, check our fees and funding pages and read the UK government information about fees and funding.

Tuition fees for international and home students are set by City St George’s, University of London. Tuition fees are charged for each year of your course. Fees for second and subsequent years are likely to increase annually in line with UK inflation as measured by the Retail Price Index (RPI-X) and fees for international students will not normally increase by more than 5 per cent each year, except when the rate of inflation is significantly more than that projected in the preceding year.

Additional expenses

There are additional course-specific costs related to this degree listed below. Visit the additional course-related costs for more information on general costs to consider alongside your studies.

1. Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

DBS - £40 + Update Service (£13 per year)

Post office verification - £6

Administration fee - £9

2. Equipment

A stethoscope is optional but useful for clinical skill sessions in university and in practice settings - £100+

Lockers are provided free, but you will need to purchase a padlock - £3

3. Clothing

Uniforms are provided by the University (2 x tops, 2 x trousers), replacement uniforms cost £25.

Name badges are provided by the University, replacements cost £8.

4. Memberships

Student Membership with the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy is optional but highly encouraged - £46 approx.

5. Travel to placements and accommodation

You should expect to spend approximately £1,000 - £2,500 on travel to placements for the duration of your course.

If you qualify for the UK government Learning and Support fund you maybe able to claim travel and accommodation costs (if the cost of travelling to placement is more than the cost of travelling to university) and accommodation (only if it has been agreed that it would be impractical to travel to placement daily).

If you qualify for the UK government Learning and Support fund you may be eligible to receive a training grant of £5,000 per academic year to help with maintenance and associated study costs and an additional £1,000 for studying a specialist subject. Visit the NHS BSA website for more information.

Please note: Students are not required to buy their own books (but can do so if they choose) and can loan them from our Library as needed. The hiring of skeletons is also free.

With an ageing population and more people living with long-term conditions and multiple health issues, physiotherapists are in demand. As a result, career prospects are excellent, with opportunities to progress within the NHS, private practice, charities and other organisations.

Physiotherapists work in a variety of settings, including patients’ own homes. You might care for people who suffer physical impairment as they recover in hospital. Or perhaps you’ll work within the community, helping patients with mental health needs, learning disabilities or serious medical conditions.

When you complete this degree, you’ll be eligible to apply for professional registration with the HCPC and become a member of the CSP. Employers in a range of areas are looking for physiotherapists including:

Acute health and social care

Armed forces

Community clinics

GP surgeries

Health clubs

Hospices

Hospitals

Housing departments

International services

Mental health services

Older people’s services

Private practice

Specialist clinics

Sports clubs

Voluntary organisations.

There are many exciting opportunities for career advancement, further study or research, including further postgraduate study at City St George’s, for example, on our MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme.

You can apply to up to five universities or institutions on the UCAS form. For this course, the UCAS course code is B160, and the institution code for City St George’s, University of London is C60.

Applications for entry in September 2027 should have arrived at UCAS by 13 January 2027. Applications that arrive after the UCAS deadline will be considered only at City St George's discretion.

Please take care to enter the correct course code when applying, particularly for subjects with a Foundation year or with BEng (Hons) and MEng (Hons) or BSc (Hons) and MSci (Hons) options.

You can apply to up to five universities or institutions on the form. UCAS has implemented an 'invisibility of choices' policy so that, on the initial application and while you are receiving decisions, each institution can see only their entry and not those of other institutions you have chosen. This ensures that your application for a course at City St George's is considered solely on your academic and personal qualities.

There is an application fee for some students when submitting their application form, please see the UCAS website for more details.

Recent Engagement in Education

Due to the demanding nature of the programme, it is important that applicants can demonstrate recent engagement in education.

If the qualifications that you are applying on the basis of (e.g. Level 3 or degree level qualifications) were awarded more than five years ago (e.g. before summer 2022), it may still be possible for us to consider your application.

In this case, we would look at supplementary level 3 qualifications, or relevant work experience, that you have undertaken within the last five years.

These applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis, following submission of a UCAS application.

Application Checklist

You must provide:

full details of your Level 2 (GCSE or equivalent) qualifications with grades

full details of your Level 3 (A Level or equivalent) qualifications with achieved/predicted grades

a personal statement (more information about this document is available on the UCAS website).

an academic reference from your current or most recent institutions with predicted grades.

When to apply

Deferred Entry

We will consider applications from applicants who wish to defer entry by a year, provided you plan to use the time constructively. If you are offered a place on the course and subsequently decide to defer, you must inform us by 1 June of the year of application.

After application

Acknowledgement emails are sent out as soon as we receive your application. Please make sure that your email account is able to accept communications from City St George’s as we will mainly communicate with you via email.

Contacting UCAS

Website: www.ucas.com

Address: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 3LZ

Telephone:

from inside the UK 0871 468 0468

from outside the UK +44 (0)871 468 0468

For callers with hearing difficulties:

from inside the UK use the Text Relay service on 18001 0871 468 0468

from outside the UK dial +44 151 494 1260 (text phone) and then ask the operator to dial 0871 468 0468.

For enquiries about the admissions process and entry requirements at City St George's, please contact our Course Enquiries Team.

Complete the Admissions enquiry form.

Call: +44 (0) 20 3897 2032

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