B.Sc. Physiotherapie

You love movement, are fascinated by innovative treatment methods and want to work with people? Then the Bachelor's study programme Physiotherapy (B.Sc.) is perfect for you. Physiotherapy helps people to become more mobile and achieve a better quality of life with proven and individual therapy concepts. Whether it's a lack of exercise, one-sided strain, stress or an ageing society - the need for academically qualified specialists in physiotherapy is growing. The degree programme therefore not only offers you fulfilling work and versatile tasks, but also good career prospects.

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You can study the programme B.Sc. Physiotherapie at the following locations:

Curriculum

Description of the programme

In the Bachelor's study programme Physiotherapy (B.Sc.) at Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, you benefit from years of experience and high quality. The Fresenius University of Applied Sciences was the first university in Germany to start the academic training of physiotherapists in 1998. In addition, after the sixth semester you will take the examination to become a physiotherapist and thus obtain early admission to the profession while still studying.

The Bachelor's study programme Physiotherapy (B.Sc.) combines practical competences in the form of integrated internships with scientifically based specialist knowledge in disciplines such as orthopaedics/surgery, internal medicine, neurology, gerontopsychiatry or paediatrics. In addition to your practical training as a physiotherapist, you will be intensively involved with therapeutic concepts and methods and their further development.

Which therapy do I use? How do I deal with my clients? What do I need to know to become self-employed? You will work on these questions in the seven semesters of the Bachelor's study programme Physiotherapy (B.Sc.). The curriculum includes competences in the areas of:

Physiotherapeutic treatment, evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning, scientific and methodological skills, social communication skills, leadership and management.

Why enrolling in this programme?

At Fresenius University of Applied Sciences you will learn from lecturers with practical experience and certified practical instructors. The learning and examination content of the Bachelor's study programme Physiotherapy (B.Sc.) is closely oriented to professional practice and current requirements. Integrated internships with cooperation partners from practices and clinics are an important part of your studies.

A successful Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy (B.Sc.) opens up many career options. Physiotherapists treat people of all ages. They work in prevention, therapy and rehabilitation. There is also a wide range of employers: Are you attracted to working in hospitals, practices or rehabilitation centres? Or do you see your professional future in competitive sports, fitness studios or wellness facilities?

Accreditations & awards

All study programmes at the Hochschule Fresenius Heidelberg are accredited before they start for the first time and then regularly checked for conformity with the regulations. This ensures that they meet the quality standards of the Accreditation Council Foundation. The accreditation system in Germany provides for higher education institutions to have either individual study programmes (so-called programme accreditation) or the internal quality assurance system of the higher education institution (so-called system accreditation) accredited. The FIBAA (Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation) accreditation of the study programmes of the Hochschule Fresenius Heidelberg guarantees the equivalence of corresponding study and examination achievements as well as degrees and enables student mobility within the scope of German law and the Lisbon Convention. Studying at the Hochschule Fresenius Heidelberg guarantees you a degree that meets all the requirements of the German accreditation system and the quality standards in the European Higher Education Area.

Overview

Degree: Bachelor of Science
Programme type: full-time
ECTS points: 210
Language: German

state-recognised

Start of studies: winter semester
Regular period of studies: 7 semesters

Application deadlines:
15/09/2023 (WS), 15/03/2023 (SS)

German language skills required

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Language certificate German

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