University of Limerick

Course Description

• ​This program has received full accreditation from CORU, the state registration board for Physiotherapy in Ireland. Graduates of this program are eligible for membership of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP)
  
• In addition to academic modules at UL, students on the MSc Physiotherapy (Prof Qual) will complete 1,000 hours of clinical placement
• Clinical Placement modules will take place in Limerick, Portlaoise, Kilkenny, Ballinasloe and Co Galway in a range of settings (tertiary and secondary hospitals, rehabilitation units, primary care, schools etc.) and with patients of all ages
• The program aims to develop graduates who are able to synthesise theoretical and conceptual knowledge of the cardiorespiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal systems to the practice of physiotherapy, be competent in the delivery of physiotherapy interventions for the effective rehabilitation and management of people with a range of conditions
• Graduates of this program can competently prescribe, and monitor physiotherapy interventions responsibly, based on a clinically-reasoned approach following an appropriate assessment and diagnosis, apply specialist knowledge and understanding of movement and movement dysfunction to clinical practice, and much more