International Physiotherapy (B.Sc.)
Program structure
Structure of the program
The full-time International Physiotherapy degree program offers select students an extension of the six-semester Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy Bachelor’s degree program by two semesters.
To prepare for their stay abroad, students complete an additional English-language module in the fifth semester.
Depending on the individual partner university, a TOEFL test may be required.
Modules
- Therapeutic Communication Skills
- Introduction to Empirical Research for Health Professionals – Occupational Therapy
- Economics and the Health Care System
- Health Promotion, Prevention and Coping
- English 3 (Language for Specific Purposes-Allied Health Professions) / CEF B1/B2
- Spanish 3 (Language for Specific Purposes-Allied Health Professions) / CEF B1/B2
- Physiotherapy: Clinical Reasoning 1, Fieldwork and Seminar
- Ethics, Law, Blockweek
- Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods in Allied Health Professions
- Evidence Based Practice in Health Professions – Physiotherapy
- Introduction to Neuroscience
- Physiotherapy: Practice Models of Physiotherapy
- English 4 (Language for Specific Purposes-Allied Health Professions) / CEF B2/C1
- Spanish 4 (Language for Specific Purposes-Allied Health Professions) / CEF B2/C1
In the sixth and seventh semesters, students go to one of the three partner universities and complete various modules abroad. These modules are recognized for the following "superordinate modules", according to an individual learning agreement.
- International Physiotherapy Practice
- Intercultural Exchange
- Professional Development and Autonomy
- Practice in Evidence Based Therapy
- Applied Science
- English Proficiency
- Spanish Proficiency
Curtin University (Perth, Australia)
Study Abroad
The main focus is on the areas of Clinical Reasoning, Differential Diagnostics and Patient Management.
Possible modules are:
- Neuroanatomy & Pathology
- Applied Movement Science
- Basic Physiotherapy Practice
- Peripheral Musculoskeletal Science
- Medical Cardiopulmonary Science
- Management of Pain Disorders
University College Dublin (Dublin, Ireland)
Possible modules are:
1. Semester
- Optimisation of Human Performance
- Sports Injury Management
- Psychology of Sport and Health
- Strength and Conditioning
- Musculoskeletal I - The Upper Limp
- Neurology I
- Cardiorespiratory I
2. Semester
- Research Methods
- Neurology II
- Applied Physics and Biomechanics
- Musculoskeletal III - The Spine
- Clinical Exercise
- Musculoskeletal II - The Lower Limb
Zurich University for Applied Sciences (Winterthur, Switzerland)
At Zurich University of Applied Sciences, students complete various modules in the summer semester and gather practical exprience through internships during the winter semester.
Possible modules are:
- Quantitative research methods, statistics and epidemiology
- Consolidation and networking
- Interpersonal Communication
- Health sciences
- Social constructions, resilience promotion, health
The eighth semester is the same as the sixth semester of the Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy degree program.