Overview

This pathway enables clinicians who have specialised in hand therapy to advance their practice. Students will engage in material related to clinical decision making, clinical service quality improvement strategies, and advanced clinical skills such as injection therapy. There is flexibility within this pathway for students to direct their learning to topics of personal interest.

Key facts:

Provide you with a critical understanding of the key concepts underlying advanced musculoskeletal clinical skills beyond your normal professional scope of practice

Provide you with the opportunity to acquire advanced musculoskeletal clinical skills beyond your own evidence-based practice
Ensure you acquire a range of transferable employment-related skills

The Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice (hand therapy) degree at University of Essex sits within our School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences. This provides an exciting opportunity to join a community specifically focused on sports and exercise science, sports therapy and physiotherapy. This will allow us to bring together our internationally recognised research, share knowledge, and enhance placement and vocational opportunities for our students and graduates.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Soft Tissue and Joint Injection Therapy
Musculoskeletal Assessment

Current Concepts in Upper Limb Rehabilitation

Medication use
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Leading change in healthcare

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2025-09-02 00:00:00 , National

More details

We recommend that you apply as soon as you are able to .

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Physiotherapy Health Sciences View 126 other Masters in Physiotherapy in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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Other requirements

General requirements

In order to apply for a place on this degree pathway you will need to have:

A relevant first degree OR a relevant professional experience or qualifications that demonstrates ability to study at Level 7.
A minimum of 1 year post-registration experience and relevant musculoskeletal experience.
Current Registration with the relevant UK or equivalent professional body.
HCPC or equivalent registration e.g. in case of doctors (GMC) and Nurses (NMC), non-radiographer sonographers must evidence their qualification.
This degree pathway is not available to students who require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK

Tuition Fee

TBC

Living costs for Colchester

660 - 1140 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice (hand therapy).

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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