Congratulations on your offer to study Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration). This is your dedicated subject hub where you will find important information about your course before you start.

Why study Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration) at Birmingham?

Discover your potential – Benefit from a rewarding educational experience that will enable you to develop into a competent, evidence-based and patient-centred physiotherapy practitioner, capable of making a valuable contribution to the workplace.
Get involved in industry – Gain experience of physiotherapy within various placement settings across the West Midlands. With the support of clinical educators, you will treat patients, observe experienced clinicians and participate in all aspects of care including case conferences, ward rounds and home visits.
Accredited degree – Successful completion of this programme awards you with a Master’s degree and gives you eligibility to apply for registration with both the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Health and Care Professions Council.
Patient-centred approach – Deeply rooted in a philosophy of patient-centred care, inclusivity, non-discrimination, and a strong commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. Aligning with the values stated in the NHS Constitution, the programme ensures students are not only skilled but also compassionate, ethical, and advocates for equity in healthcare.

Non-Academic Conditions for 2025/26

Before you embark on your exciting journey with us, there are a few important steps you need to complete to be eligible for clinical placements at the University. To ensure a smooth start, please review and fulfil your non-academic conditions.

To get started, click the button below to find out all the details. You will have also received all the necessary information by email.

Review Your Conditions

It was important for me to study at a University that is well respected in industry so when I was offered a place at Birmingham a week before the the course started I jumped at the opportunity. Studying at one of the best institutions was a priority for me particularly in terms of employability.
Kayur Kotecha, MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration) Alumnus

An introduction to research at our School

A welcome and introduction to research at the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Science from our Head of School, Sarah Aldred

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Hi my name's Sarah Aldred, and I am the head of the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences. I'm an exercise biochemist and I think one of the really lovely things about our school is that we are really interdisciplinary so we cover all aspects of Sports Science from Psychology through Physiology, Nutrition through motor control Rehabilitation, all the way through to physiotherapy. What makes us I guess quite unique, is that flavour and that mix of disciplines and we also really are able to to sort of offer students a different perspective by blending those disciplines. Our strength really is in the Excellence of our research that underpins all of those different different disciplines and as a student you would get access to that research in a number of different ways so that research informs our teaching and we bring it into the lectures and really talk to you about the things that we are doing to lead our different disciplines forward and you also get the opportunity to go into our Laboratories or out into the field dependent on the things that you're working on so we do have teaching laboratories where we probably teach our research techniques in a more structured way and then through our programmes you also get the opportunity to do a research project. Every student does a research project in their final year and that can be either in our Labs out in a in a sporting setting, in a clinic with some of our stakeholders who are interested in what we do. So for example, we work with governing bodies in sport to really think about how we change and influence practice so you as a student would get the chance to to Really interact with with real world settings and and interact with that research we have three main research themes within the school that overarch our research so they are sport participation to Performance exercise and health and then motor control and Rehabilitation which includes all of our physiotherapy work. We really look forward to welcoming you to the School.

Birmingham: A Top Choice for Graduate Employability

We’re proud to be the UK university most targeted by the country’s leading graduate employers (The Graduate Market in 2025 High Fliers report). We are creating a new generation of innovative professionals ready to be part of advancing modern cutting-edge industries.

The School of Sport, Health and Rehabilitation Sciences has been ranked 8th in the world and 2nd in the UK (QS World University Rankings 2025)

Did you know?

When you accept your offer you will be enrolled and given access to our Pre-Sessional webpages where you will be able to engage with our Learning management system containing introductory material and preparation material to support with your transition to postgraduate study.