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Programme Overview
The population is aging and a greater contribution should be made to the health care and social services due to the increasing volume of promotion and prevention activities, and the musculoskeletal disorders are in the second place among disability causes and the most common reason for chronic pain. The purpose of the Master’s programme at Tartu Health Care College is to provide specialist knowledge and skills focussing on the field of musculoskeletal physiotherapy, taking into account the biopsychosocial whole of the individual, independent of their gender, age, and field of activity.
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).
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)
First semester study weeks:
06.01.-10.01.25, on-site (Nooruse 5, Tartu), we will also create an online option for those who have not yet arrived in Estonia by that time.
03.02.-07.02.25, Monday and Tuesday online, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday on site.
24.02.-28.02.25, online
17.03.-21.03.25, on site
7.04.-11.04.25, online
28.04.-02.05.25, Monday-Wednesday on site, Friday online
19.05.-23.05.25, online
General Structure of the Programme
| 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 |