Physiotherapy (Pre-registration)MSc

The standard entry requirements you should have are:

• an upper second class honours degree in a science based course such as Physiology, Psychology, Sports and Exercise Science, Sports Therapy etc.

Applicants with degrees in other disciplines will be assessed on their merits.

Other requirements

• Academic references. Two references are required with at least one academic before your application will be deemed complete. A professional reference will be accepted if you are currently in full-time employment. You may wish to include a CV (resume) or evidence of professional registration as part of your application. This is not in lieu of your academic requirement.
• Academic transcripts. A copy (copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects you have studied, and marks awarded.  If you have already completed your degree, copies of your official degree certificate will also be required. Applicants with academic documents issued in a language other than English, will need to submit both the original and official translation of their documents.

Personal statement

All applicants are expected to write a personal statement which details their experience and understanding of the physiotherapy profession and personal characteristics which makes them suitable for admission.

Non-academic entry requirements

• A satisfactory enhanced DBS check or a police check if you're an international student, followed by a full DBS on entry to the UK. As a healthcare professional course, convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings are not considered “spent”, and this includes those that may have been received when a minor (i.e. under the age of 18). Applicants will be required to declare any conviction that may likely be recorded on their enhanced DBS disclosure during the application process. It is worth highlighting that any such declaration will not automatically disqualify any application but it allows us to consider it before any offer is made. The University will invite you to complete the DBS check, which will need to be done by 31 July. You will need to pay for the check and yearly update service cost yourself.
• Occupational health clearance by an approved occupational health service before enrolment to the course.

Interviews and selection process

Selection will be based on meeting the academic criteria, evidence of sound understanding of the role, scope of contemporary physiotherapy practice in the personal statement and satisfactory academic references.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited for a compulsory interview in April after which offers will be made to successful applicants.

Interviews will be conducted by a panel comprising academic staff, practicing physiotherapists, service users and current healthcare students. It will seek to explore applicants’ insight into the Physiotherapy profession, academic skills, interpersonal understanding and knowledge of current healthcare issues.

Accreditation of Prior Learning

Any university-level qualifications or relevant experience you gain prior to starting university could count towards your course at London Met. Find out more about applying for Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL).

English language requirements

To study a degree at London Met, you must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. If you require a Student visa you may need to provide the results of a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. This course requires you to meet a specific standard listed under the exceptions in our English language requirements.

If you need (or wish) to improve your English before starting your degree, the University offers a Pre-sessional Academic English course to help you build your confidence and reach the level of English you require.

Assessment methods on this course are designed for you to get the most out of your learning and to prepare you for your practice placements and employment. They include:

• seminar and poster presentations
• Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
• case study essays
• practical reports
• prior disclosure/unseen examinations
• critical essays
• reflective essays
• reflective portfolio
• practice based assessments
• master’s dissertation

This course is approved by the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) and accredited by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. As a graduate of this course, you'll be eligible to register as a Physiotherapist with the HCPC and become a member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. You'll then be able to embark on a career as a physiotherapist. 

If you've already studied your undergraduate degree with us, as a graduate of London Met, you'll be entitled to a 20% discount on any further study with us.
* exclusions apply

Applications from students with disabilities or who may have a long-term medical condition or learning needs are welcomed. All applications are considered against our set criteria, and we do not take information regarding an applicant’s disability into account when making a decision to offer a place. Applicants are invited to declare if they have a disability on their application form and to contact the admissions office should they require reasonable adjustments for any part of the selection process.

A formal occupational health assessment to determine appropriate reasonable adjustments to support students will be conducted before enrolling on the course. With reasonable adjustments in place, applicants must be able to meet the required entry standard of the course.

In addition to tuition fees, there may be additional costs for things such as equipment eg stethoscopes, printing, own textbooks or professional body fees and DBS with yearly updates.

Students will also need to pay for travel and accommodation for clinical placements over the duration of the course. The NHS Learning Support Fund is available to eligible students to help cover some of these costs.

Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.

As a pre-registration health-care course, eligible students can apply for funding support through the NHS Learning Support Fund. The following funding is available to eligible students:

• Training Grant of £5000 per academic year
• Parental Support of £2000, if you have at least one dependent child under 15 years, or under 17 years if registered with special educational needs
• money back for excess travel and temporary accommodation costs (Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses) while you're on your practice placement
• students experiencing financial hardship (Exceptional Support Fund)

For more details on these funding, please visit the NHS Learning Support Fund website.

Physiotherapy students have access to the same student loans system as other students. This applies to new students on pre-registration courses such as this one. For more information please visit the government's healthcare education funding page.