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The next course start date is 25th April 2025 and finishing on the 11th July 2025. Please note, that there is no longer a September Entry.
This unit has been developed for experienced physiotherapists this unit will develop the knowledge and skills of an MSK clinician in the areas of assessment, clinical reasoning, triage, treatment and management at an advanced level.
This unit is recognised by the Centre for Advancing Practice as meeting the First Contact Practice [FCP] Roadmap Stage 1 requirements.
Credits: 20 credits at level 7
This course is intended forExperienced physiotherapists with MSK experience and a current patient caseload.
20 Credits, Level 7.
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Key Course Content
Features and Benefits
You will learn to assess, clinically reason, triage, treat and manage at an advanced level.
6 weeks
Formative
There are developmental sessions built into the course where you will receive peer and tutor feedback on:
Summative
There are two elements of the summative assessment:
Students will present a case study to demonstrate their advanced musculoskeletal practice.
This presentation will require the students to clinically reason their differential diagnoses, choice of assessments and management, using evidence to support their decisions.
Students will complete three pieces of evidence which will equate to 2,250 words of work:
This portfolio will require the student to critically reflect on their advanced musculoskeletal practice.
This unit is only suitable for practitioners with at least four years’ clinical experience and a minimum of a year working with musculoskeletal patients.
The standard course fee is £1056.
Course fees
The standard course fee is £800 for 2023/24 entry.
The standard course fee is £1056 for 2024/25 entry i.e. from September 2024.
We want to make our applications process as easy as possible. Please see the below list of application and funding options available for this course.
If your employer has agreed to fund your studies, please follow the process below to apply.
1) Programme or Modular?
With MMU, you can choose to take units either modularly or as part of a programme of study.
Modular study allows you to take one-off units and collect academic credits that you may, where allowable, count towards a future academic award, either at MMU or another university.
Programme-based study means you pursue a particular award and study units applicable to that award. You can read about MMU's programmes of study in our prospectus.
2) Application Form
Once you have decided whether to apply for a programme or modular study, complete and return an MMU Application Form. You do not need to state at this stage who will fund the course, but you may wish to confirm with your sponsor that they still intend to fund you.
On receipt, your application will be passed to the academic course leader for consideration. MMU will notify you of the outcome as soon as possible.
3) Enrolment
If your application has been successful, you will receive an invitation to enrol. At this stage you will need to present confirmation of your funding. This should take the form of a funding letter from your sponsor, printed on company headed letter paper. The confirmation should include your details, the course(s) for which your sponsor will fund you, the dates of the courses and the full fee amount that will be sponsored. The letter should be signed by an authorised signatory.
If your employer has agreed to fund your studies, please follow the process below to apply.
1) Programme or Modular?
With MMU, you can choose to take units either modularly or as part of a programme of study.
Modular study allows you to take one-off units and collect academic credits that you may, where allowable, count towards a future academic award, either at MMU or another university.
Programme-based study means you pursue a particular award and study units applicable to that award. You can read about MMU's programmes of study in our prospectus.
2) Application Form
Once you have decided whether to apply for a programme or modular study, complete and return an MMU Application Form. You do not need to state at this stage who will fund the course, but you may wish to confirm with your sponsor that they still intend to fund you.
On receipt, your application will be passed to the academic course leader for consideration. MMU will notify you of the outcome as soon as possible.
3) Enrolment
If your application has been successful, you will receive an invitation to enrol. At this stage you will need to present confirmation of your funding. This should take the form of a funding letter from your sponsor, printed on company headed letter paper. The confirmation should include your details, the course(s) for which your sponsor will fund you, the dates of the courses and the full fee amount that will be sponsored. The letter should be signed by an authorised signatory.
If you plan to fund your own studies, please follow the instructions below:
Application Form
Once you have decided whether to apply for a programme or modular study, complete and return an MMU Application Form.
HE Co-operative Application
All applications for prescribing courses require an additional application form available to complete at http://www.hecooperative.co.uk/ . You should download and complete this form and return it to MMU Admissions via email ([email protected]).
Receipt of Applications
Once MMU has received both your MMU and HE Co-operative applications, your details will be passed to the academic lead for consideration.
We will notify you of the outcome of your application as soon as possible.
Enrolment
If your application has been successful, you will receive an invitation to enroll. At this stage you will be able to choose how you will pay your fees - a number of payment options are available.
All applicants will require a recent (within 3 years of commencing the course) DBS check at enhanced disclosure level to meet professional body requirements. This must be shown at registration. Additional documentation relating to the DBS check must also be completed; this will be sent to all successful applicants.
Brooks building
| Date | Time |
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| Thursday 24 April 2025 | |
| Thursday 1 May 2025 | |
| Thursday 8 May 2025 | |
| Thursday 15 May 2025 | |
| Thursday 22 May 2025 | |
| Thursday 5 June 2025 |
Our CPD team are on hand to answer any questions you have. Get in touch now.
Before you apply for this course:
Please remember that if you would like your fees to be covered by a sponsor, they have to confirm the amount they're willing to contribute.
You are now ready to download the application form. Please complete and submit as per the instructions on the form.