Physiotherapy University of Cape Town

Overview

Key Features

The MSc (Physiotherapy) at the University of Cape Town must be completed in a minimum period of one year full-time and a maximum period of three years full-time or five years part-time. The student will be also need to provide proof of attendance at an approved course in research methods and biostatistics. The course may be completed prior to registration, may be an online course, or may be a course offered at UCT.

Thesis

The student will be expected to produce a research proposal and to obtain ethical approval for the study. For full time students this usually takes approximately 6 months. The data collection should take about 9 months and the analysis and write up of the thesis a further 9 months. The student will be expected to work independently under the guidance of the supervisor. In some cases there may be funding available to assist the student with the research project. The thesis may not be longer than 50 000 words and will be marked by two external examiners.