Physio MSc courses!

!LJ!

Is there anyone out there who has applied to any MSc courses OTHER THAN KING'S!

If so, which unis are they and have you heard from any of them yet???????

:confused:

I was wondering what you think the MSc is going to be like? I'm worried it may be too intensive! All the physios that I have known have been nothing but busy when doing a 3year degree - so do you think we'll be majorly overworked on a course that crams it all into 2 years?!

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JackieS

I was wondering what you think the MSc is going to be like? I'm worried it may be too intensive! All the physios that I have known have been nothing but busy when doing a 3year degree - so do you think we'll be majorly overworked on a course that crams it all into 2 years?!

I dont think its cramming a 3yr into 2yrs. When the MSc courses were designed, they took into consideration the length and course content by shortening holidays and skipping the bits we learnt in modules in our 1st degrees (which we thought were rubbish) like research methods, data handling, measurement concepts, transferable skills etc etc etc. Both physio courses obviously have similar content, but the MSc can miss out the undergrad mumble jumble modules!
Without even realising it, you are perfectly qualified to do a MSc course and the entry requirements (which you have met) proove you are capable of doing a MSc course in Physiotherapy!!

Lets just wait and see if we get on a MSc then shall we???? :wink:

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!LJ!

I dont think its cramming a 3yr into 2yrs. When the MSc courses were designed, they took into consideration the length and course content by shortening holidays and skipping the bits we learnt in modules in our 1st degrees (which we thought were rubbish) like research methods, data handling, measurement concepts, transferable skills etc etc etc. Both physio courses obviously have similar content, but the MSc can miss out the undergrad mumble jumble modules!
Without even realising it, you are perfectly qualified to do a MSc course and the entry requirements (which you have met) proove you are capable of doing a MSc course in Physiotherapy!!

Lets just wait and see if we get on a MSc then shall we???? :wink:

positive thinking, thats what I like to see!

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!LJ! - I got a letter from KCL this morning offering me an interview for the MSc on the 22nd March - so hopefully you should hear from them in the next few days too!

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JackieS

!LJ! - I got a letter from KCL this morning offering me an interview for the MSc on the 22nd March - so hopefully you should hear from them in the next few days too!

Well done! I'm at work at the moment inbetween bouncing on trampolines with children with no balance and putting AFOs on feet!!
I'll hope to have a letter in the post when I get home, but i wont get my hopes up0 too much!

Well done again :biggrin:

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!LJ!

Well done! I'm at work at the moment inbetween bouncing on trampolines with children with no balance and putting AFOs on feet!!
I'll hope to have a letter in the post when I get home, but i wont get my hopes up0 too much!

Well done again :biggrin:

sure you'll get an interview too!

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dortmund_77

Anyone applying for the Msc Physiotherapy course at Essex. Really don't know anything about the course, uni etc

Thanks

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dortmund_77

Anyone applying for the Msc Physiotherapy course at Essex. Really don't know anything about the course, uni etc

Thanks

check out their website for further information - and contact them and they should send u some info

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dortmund_77

It's just that the university/course is not on the UCAS Course search or does that not matter?

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dortmund_77

It's just that the university/course is not on the UCAS Course search or does that not matter?

http://www.essex.ac.uk/hhs/pg/pgt/mscphysionursing2yrtrain.htm

it says at the bottom if you contact the department they will send you a information pack about the course

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dortmund_77

It's just that the university/course is not on the UCAS Course search or does that not matter?

because its an MSc it won't be

Thanks

dortmund_77

Thanks

no probs

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JackieS

sure you'll get an interview too!

I'm home now and no letter!! :mad:

I do live out in the sticks in the countryside tho, postman might be having difficulty finding me!!

Yeah...likely!

I'll keep waiting and concentrate on my interview tommorrow at Cardiff!!
I would love to go there!!!!!!!!!

:biggrin:

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!LJ!

I'm home now and no letter!! :mad:

I do live out in the sticks in the countryside tho, postman might be having difficulty finding me!!

Yeah...likely!

I'll keep waiting and concentrate on my interview tommorrow at Cardiff!!
I would love to go there!!!!!!!!!

:biggrin:

well I live only about 10 mins from KCL by train so maybe thats why I got mine quickly as it didn't exactly have to travel far lol

*fingers crossed you'll hear tomorrow*

god lucky with ur cardiff interview - physio course there very very nice and the uni is good too - I'd have probably applied there if I dind't have to live in london for financial and fiance issues lol!

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JackieS

well I live only about 10 mins from KCL by train so maybe thats why I got mine quickly as it didn't exactly have to travel far lol

*fingers crossed you'll hear tomorrow*

god lucky with ur cardiff interview - physio course there very very nice and the uni is good too - I'd have probably applied there if I dind't have to live in london for financial and fiance issues lol!

I got the letter this morning! not such good news for me though!

Good luck for your interview!!!!

I'm waiting on Cardiff!! :confused:

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SamJL

Hi, I'm new here!

I've got an interview at QMUC in April for the MSc accelerated course, I wasn't too nervous before but after reading all these posts I am now!

I didn't have an interview for my first degree, so I'm not sure what to expect for this, does anyone know what sorts of questions they ask other than the expected - why do you want to do it etc? Has anyone been to QMUC or had interviews there? Do they go into great detail about the things you've done during your work experience? I'm paranoid they're going to ask me a whole load of in-depth questions about treatments or that I don't have enough work experience at all!! Do they ask where else you've applied? I haven't applied for any BSc courses this time (I did try that when I was 18 but didn't get in), do you think they'll ask why not and does it look bad that I haven't re-applied for the Bsc?

Sorry, you can tell I'm worrying about everything! :frown:

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SamJL

Hi, I'm new here!

I've got an interview at QMUC in April for the MSc accelerated course, I wasn't too nervous before but after reading all these posts I am now!

I didn't have an interview for my first degree, so I'm not sure what to expect for this, does anyone know what sorts of questions they ask other than the expected - why do you want to do it etc? Has anyone been to QMUC or had interviews there? Do they go into great detail about the things you've done during your work experience? I'm paranoid they're going to ask me a whole load of in-depth questions about treatments or that I don't have enough work experience at all!! Do they ask where else you've applied? I haven't applied for any BSc courses this time (I did try that when I was 18 but didn't get in), do you think they'll ask why not and does it look bad that I haven't re-applied for the Bsc?

Sorry, you can tell I'm worrying about everything! :frown:

Hi.
How many places have you applied to for the MSc? I suggest you apply to as many as you can because its very competitive. I looked at QMUC and Robert Gorden Uni in Aberdeen, but didnt apply in the end as its so far from home (Devon). Both courses look great though!

I applied to BSc courses because I found out that hundreds of people apply for courses that only offer 20-30 places, so I applied to as many as I could, just to get more of a chance!

The good thing with the MSc courses is that you can apply to as many as you like. It's not easy to get on these courses, I admit, but there is no harm in applying. You need as much work exp as you can get, ranging from hospital placement days to just beeing a volunteer somewhere else. Although some physio-related work exp placements are expected, you can do anything that shows you are interested in helping in the community to boost your application. I helped out in a clinic for stroke patients and mental health users and at my interviews, I was asked to talk about that.

I graduated last year and needed to get a job for this year to fill the bank! Through some volunteering, I got offered a job as a physio assistant at a school for parcially sighted children with additional physical disabilities. I'm not only working full time and on a wage now, but my physio experience has grown too.

I just made sure I was pro-active with finding work experience. You cant go wrong if you have LOADS of experience! You can never have enough.

I hope this helps
:rolleyes:

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