Master’s Programme in Physiotherapy

Application period: 1st of March – 1st of August 2025

The programme creates opportunities for the graduates of physiotherapy education to obtain profound knowledge, advanced skills and professional conduct in the musculoskeletal physiotherapy field in order to increase competence as autonomous physiotherapist who manages working individually or as a team member at various health care system levels, as well as in education and research institutions locally or internationally. Moreover, the programme provides supervised research experience that allows graduates to continue their studies in the third cycle of higher education (PhD).

Form of study: Full-time study
Workload of programme: 120 ECTS
Standard period of study: 2 years
Language of instruction: English
Conditions for commencing studies: Bachelor degree or equivalent qualification in Physiotherapy

The applicants are ranked based on the following two criteria: 

• the average result of the applicant’s Bachelor studies (40 %)
• admission interview (60 %)

The programme consists of the following modules:

• Basic subjects (24.0 ECTS, incl. electives 6.0 ECTS)
• Specialist subjects in musculoskeletal physiotherapy (66.0 ECTS)
• Master`s thesis (30.0 ECTS)

Title of academic degree awarded on graduation: Master’s Degree in Health Sciences (Physiotherapy) Tuition fee: 4500 EUR per academic year (tuition waiver for one for the best Ukrainian applicant)

General Structure of the Programme

* subjects take place together with the Radiography master’s programme students

Modules/Subjects	Year I / Semester I	Year I / Semester II	Year II / Semester III	Year II / Semester IV
Module of basic subjects 24.0 ECTS (incl. elective subjects 6 ECTS)*	Pedagogy 6.0 ECTS Elective 6.0 ECTS	Counselling methods and techniques 3.0 ECTS		Professional development in international cooperation 3.0 ECTS   Management and entrepreneurship 6.0 ECTS
Module of specialist subjects in musculoskeletal physiotherapy 66.0 ECTS	Functional anatomy and kinesiology masterclass 7.0 ECTS Practical posture and movement analysis masterclass 5.0 ECTS	Functional radiology and diagnostic imaging for physiotherapists 3.0 ECTS   Prosthetics and orthotics 3.0 ECTS Biopsychosocial management of the orthopaedic patient/client in physiotherapy I 6.0 ECTS Physiotherapy for pain management 5.0 ECTS   Health promotion and wellbeing I 4.0 ECTS	Biopsychosocial management of the orthopaedic patient/client in physiotherapy II 3.0 ECTS   Health promotion and wellbeing II 3.0 ECTS   Manual techniques in physiotherapy 12.0 ECTS   Basic body awareness therapy 6.0 ECTS
Module of Master’s thesis 30.0 ECTS*	Master’s thesis I 6.0 ECTS	Master’s thesis II 6.0 ECTS	Master’s thesis III 6.0 ECTS	Master’s thesis IV 12.0 ECTS