Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy
Universidad Europea
Key Information
Campus location
Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 13,430
Application deadline
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Introduction
The Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy is a four-year programme designed to provide you with the skills and knowledge to work as a physiotherapist in a number of different settings, depending on your interests. Throughout the Physiotherapy degree, which is taught at our campus in Madrid, you will have access to top class facilities including a simulated hospital, structure and function lab, physio labs and more. During the first two years, you will study the bachelor’s degree in English and from the third year onwards in Spanish.
Universidad Europea has been named as the best private centre and the 2nd best in Spain for studying the Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy, according to the 2022 ranking in the El Mundo newspaper.
Why study the Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy?
Unique facilities
Use the most modern facilities at the university and the main collaborating centres and institutions. So that you can get the most out of our innovative academic model, Universidad Europea offers the most advanced range of facilities, equipped with cutting-edge technology.
- Simulated Hospital
- XR Lab
- Structure and Function I Lab
- Biotechnology Lab
- Cellular Biology and Microbiology Lab
- Research Labs
- Biomedical Sciences Labs I & II
- Physiology Lab
- Dissection Lab
- Gertrude Belle Elion Pharmaceutical Technology Lab
- CRAI Dulce Chacón Library
- University accommodation
- Sports Centre
Innovative Academic Model
Experiential learning in a safe, true-to-life environment where you face many simulated clinical cases, interacting with other Health students. With our Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) system.
Internships
More than 700 hours of simulation practice from the first academic year onwards and 1,200 hours of clinical practice training from the 2nd year with special rotations.
Promoting research
Take part in projects run in the Research Groups. The best Graduation projects are also awarded prizes, jointly with the Fundación Dr Pedro Guillén.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Primer Curso
- Structure & Function of the Human Body / Estructura y Función del Cuerpo Humano
- Cell & Tissue Biology / Biología Celular y Tisular
- Biophysics / Biofísica
- Basic Physical Therapy / Terapias Físicas Básicas
- Anatomy: Musculoskeletal & Nervous Systems / Anatomía: Aparato Locomotor y Sistema nervioso
- Applied Psycho-Social Sciences & Communication Skills / Ciencias Psicosociales Aplicadas y Habilidades de Comunicación
- Basic Manual Therapy / Terapia Manual Básica
- Public Health: Professional Ethics & Deontology / Salud Pública. Ética y Deontología Profesional
Segundo Curso
- Biomechanics / Biomecánica
- Special Techniques in Physical Therapy I / Técnicas Especiales en Fisioterapia I
- Research Methodology & Clinical Documentation / Metodología de la Investigación y Documentación Clínica
- Medical Pathology & Pharmacology I / Patología Médica y Farmacología I
- Special Techniques in Physical Therapy II / Técnicas Especiales en Fisioterapia II
- Health Legislation & Management Skills / Legislación Sanitaria y Habilidades de Gestión
- English / Idioma Moderno
- Medical Pathology & Pharmacology II / Patología Médica y Farmacología II
- Clinical Assignments I / Estancias Clínicas I
- Manual Orthopedic Therapy 1: Clinical Reasoning / Terapia Manual Ortopédica 1: Razonamiento Clínico
- Sports Physical Therapy I / Fisioterapia Deportiva I
Tercer Curso
- Surgical Pathology & Radiology I / Patología Quirúrgica y Radiología I
- Neurological Physical Therapy / Fisioterapia Neurológica
- Osteopathic Physical Therapy I / Fisioterapia Osteopática I
- Physical Therapy in Medical-Surgical Processes / Fisioterapia en los Procesos Médico Quirúrgicos
- Surgical Pathology & Radiology II / Patología Quirúrgica y Radiología II
- Physical Therapy II & Muscular Chains / Fisioterapia Osteopática II y Cadenas MuscularesOsteopathic
- Clinical Assignments II / Estancias Clínicas II
- Sports Physical Therapy II / Fisioterapia Deportiva II
- Manual Orthopedic Therapy 2: Application and Neurophysiological Effects of Manual Therapy / Terapia Manual ortopedica 2: Aplicación y efectos neurofisiologicos de la terapia manual
Cuarto Curso
- Practicum / Prácticum
- Orthesis & Prosthesis / Órtesis y Prótesis
- Physical Therapy: Manual Lymphatic Drainage / Fisioterapia: Drenaje Linfático Manual
- Graduation Project / Proyecto fin de grado
- Physical Therapy in Obstetrics & Urogynecology / Fisioterapia Obstétrica y Uroginecológica
- Manual Orthopedic Therapy 3: Diagnosis, Exploration and Treatment of the Spine and Extremities / Terapia manual ortopedica 3: Diagnóstico, exploración y tratamiento de columna y extremidades
- Sports Physical Therapy III / Fisioterapia Deportiva III
Program Outcome
Credits:240 ECTS
- BC 1: Have and understand knowledge that gives a base or opportunity to be original in developing and/or using ideas, often in a research context.
- BC 2: Students should know how to use the knowledge acquired and their ability to problem solve in new or unfamiliar environments within wider (or multi-disciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
- BC 3: Students should be able to integrate knowledge and face up to the complexity of making judgements using information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities associated with using their knowledge and judgement.
- BC 4: Students should know how to communicate their conclusions – and the knowledge and ultimate reasons upholding them – to specialist and non-specialist audiences in a clear, unambiguous manner.
- BC 5: Students should have the learning skill that enable them to continue studying in a way that must be largely self-directed or autonomous.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Increasingly internationally recognised, physiotherapy is still developing and continues to be used for various purposes depending on the place and patients’ needs, but, without doubt, has a positive effect on anyone trying it. Over the past few years new branches and specialisations have arisen enabling physiotherapists to take a specific direction within their profession, which also serves to differentiate them from the competition. Specialisations such as paediatric, neurological or sports physiotherapy are just some examples of how a professional in this field can focus on one or another field, which also involves new business opportunities. With the Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy you will be able to describe, identify, treat and compare health problems that can be responded to with Physiotherapy.
Employability
- The employability rate at 18 months for students at the Universidad Europea is 88%.
- 74% of our students find work less than three months after finishing their studies.
- 83% of employed graduates work in the sector matching their area of studies.
- 100% of the students who did the Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy that ended in the 2018-19 academic year have a job.
Clinical/Care field
Specialisation Areas:
- Sport.
- Neurology.
- Cardiovascular and Respiratory.
- Obstetrics.
- Traumatology.
- Oncology.
- Paediatrics.
- Geriatrics.
At health centres, general and specialist hospitals, special inclusion and education schools, private clinics, mutuals and insurance companies, gyms and sports clubs, spas, homes and centres for the elderly, schools and management and administration posts, amongst others.
Management
- Entrepreneurship: over 75% of the profession are self-employed.
- Management, Supervision or Coordination of a Physiotherapy Service in a Public or Private Clinic.
- Institutional Representation in a Professional Collegiate or Association.
Research field
- In the past few years, Research in Physiotherapy has experienced exponential growth. Research is highly valued in the care and teaching field, taking into account the growing technological development in our profession.
- R+D research units and projects.
Teaching field
- Bachelor’s degree or Graduate degree professor in a public or private university.
- Academic management.