Study location	Poland, Bydgoszcz
Type	Long cycle, full-time
Nominal duration	5 years (10 semesters) (300 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MSc
Course code	ISCED: 0915 - Therapy and rehabilitation

Tuition fee	PLN15,250 per semester

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education (or higher) Required documents: 1) your upper secondary school leaving certificate or diploma which: - is validated (legalised) or affixed with apostille, - gives the right to apply to all types of higher education institutions in the country where it was issued and is equal to the Polish upper secondary school leaving certificate, - includes a grade in at least one of the following subjects: Biology or Chemistry or Physics; 2) a document confirming your eligibility to apply to all types of higher education institutions in your home country – if this is not stated in your secondary school leaving certificate; 3) a valid health certificate confirming your ability to take up studies; 4) a certified copy of your passport. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Polish. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Language requirements	English

More information	study.cm.umk.pl/physiotherapy.html

Overview

The 5-year uniform Master of Science in Physiotherapy programme constitutes a comprehensive combination of knowledge and practical skills in such areas as kinesitherapy, physical therapy, balneotherapy, manual therapy, therapeutic massage, and special methods.
The curriculum covers theoretical and practical aspects of physical therapy methods based on various forms of physical energy occurring in the human environment, such as movement and thermal, mechanical, electrical, light, chemical, and other types of stimuli. Physiotherapy deals with eliminating the repercussions of disease, alleviating disease processes and their effects, and restoring human psychophysical efficiency. The curriculum also includes intra-year work placements during each academic year in physiotherapy and kinesitherapy clinics and hospital wards.

Accreditations:

• Polish Accreditation Committee – issued 02/07/2015, valid until 2020

Programme structure

Explore the curriculum on our website

Career opportunities

Graduates of Physiotherapy program are prepared and competent to provide various therapeutic services, including systemic rehabilitation (after traumas, surgeries, in chronic diseases), pulmonary, neurological, cardiac and geriatric rehabilitation, or the treatment of children in coma. Physiotherapists are trained and qualified to work in hospitals and outpatient clinics, private clinics, sports clubs, recreation centers, spa centers, health resorts, or social care facilities – there are many career paths open to our graduates of Physiotherapy.