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    MSc: 2 years part-time (distance learning)

Masters Degree Description

A distance learning course with an emphasis on contemporary leadership, this flexible Masters degree will give you the tools needed to design services and successfully implement change.

This MSc Rehabilitation course is for those with qualifications in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy who wish to take their career to the next level - whether in a leadership role, in academic research or by advancing their clinical expertise.

Designed by UWE Bristol academics with input from industry specialists, the core modules of the course equip students with the skills, thinking and perspective to be able to implement change in settings ranging from established health and social care settings to marginal communities. Not just within the UK/ NHS framework but within a global context.

With several optional modules available, you can tailor the course to your own areas of interest, including neurorehabilitation, musculoskeletal rehabilitation, long term conditions, fatigue, health economics and knowledge mobilisation.

Entry Requirements

Applicants will normally have a good honours first degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy from a recognised institution of higher education or overseas equivalent.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

On graduation, you will have the qualification required to advance to Band 6, 7 or 8 within the NHS and its partners.

This Masters enables British students to seek out licencing opportunities in the USA.

In addition to these routes, the course will equip you with the skills needed to innovate and design services for patients and users in a diverse range of situations around the globe.

Module Details

The optional modules listed are those that are most likely to be available, but they may be subject to change.

You'll study these core modules:

  • Rehabilitation (30 credits)
  • Health and Social Care Research: Methods and Methodology (15 credits)
  • Masters Dissertation (Distance Learning).

Plus, optional modules from:*

  • Contemporary Leadership in Rehabilitation (30 credits)**
  • Neurorehabilitation (30 credits)
  • Long Term Conditions (30 credits)
  • Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation (30 credits)
  • Principles of Dementia Care (20 credits)
  • Managing Fatigue in Long Term Health Conditions (15 credits)
  • Evidencing Work Based Learning (15 credits)
  • Independent Study (15 credits).

*The optional modules you take will depend on credit requirement and may be subject to Programme Leader approval. 

**If you don't complete this as an optional module in Year one, you'll need to complete it as compulsory in Year 2.

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