Master’s Program in Physiotherapy
Tartu, Estonia
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 4,500 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
The program 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 an autonomous physiotherapist who manages to work individually or as a team member at various healthcare system levels, as well as in education and research institutions locally or internationally. Moreover, the program 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 the program: 120 ECTS
- Standard period of study: 2 years
- Language of instruction: English
- Conditions for commencing studies: Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Physiotherapy
- Title of academic degree awarded on graduation: Master’s Degree in Health Sciences (Physiotherapy)
- Tuition fee: 4500 EUR per academic year
- Application period: March-August 2024
On the 4th of March from 16:00-17:00 in Tartu Health Care College, there will be an online webinar about Master's Programmes in Physiotherapy & Radiography.
Admissions
Curriculum
The workload of the program: 120 ECTS
| 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 |