which BSc physio programs accept credit transfer from overseas physio program?

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A few years ago I studied physio in New Zealand (and at the time the physio program in NZ was 4 years full time 480 points bachelor program. According to the NZ and EU/UK government agreement 1 NZ academic credit = 1 UK
academic credit) and I have completed 360 points. Then I had to drop out in the final year due to reasons out of my control.

Now I'm thinking about competing the physio degree in the UK. I wonder
which BSc physio programs accept credit transfer from overseas physio program? I'm not keen to do the whole 3 years again, so ideally I only need to do no more than 1.5 year (2 years absolute max). Preferably the unis have higher overall ranking (I don't care about the subject ranking or ranking of a specific aspect e.g. sustainability), and the physio department staff treat students well (I have seen staff in quite a few universities treating students like ****). I have already got a MSc 1st Hon in biological sciences so i'm not keen to get another MSc for physio - I need my physio degree to be a BSc (preferably Hon). When I start this Sep or later I will be a domestic/UK student.

I relocated from Belfast to Manchester half year ago so I'm not keen to move far again (hence I'm not keen to relocate back to Northern Ireland, or move to Scotland. I can swallow Cardiff for 1.5 year if there is no good options in England). London is too expensive for me, but if London is the only good option then I will bite my teeth for the 1.5 year. I'm a city person, so ideally the unis are in big to middle size cities.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Reply 1

normaw

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by ksj1526

A few years ago I studied physio in New Zealand (and at the time the physio program in NZ was 4 years full time 480 points bachelor program. According to the NZ and EU/UK government agreement 1 NZ academic credit = 1 UK
academic credit) and I have completed 360 points. Then I had to drop out in the final year due to reasons out of my control.

Now I'm thinking about competing the physio degree in the UK. I wonder
which BSc physio programs accept credit transfer from overseas physio program? I'm not keen to do the whole 3 years again, so ideally I only need to do no more than 1.5 year (2 years absolute max). Preferably the unis have higher overall ranking (I don't care about the subject ranking or ranking of a specific aspect e.g. sustainability), and the physio department staff treat students well (I have seen staff in quite a few universities treating students like ****). I have already got a MSc 1st Hon in biological sciences so i'm not keen to get another MSc for physio - I need my physio degree to be a BSc (preferably Hon). When I start this Sep or later I will be a domestic/UK student.

I relocated from Belfast to Manchester half year ago so I'm not keen to move far again (hence I'm not keen to relocate back to Northern Ireland, or move to Scotland. I can swallow Cardiff for 1.5 year if there is no good options in England). London is too expensive for me, but if London is the only good option then I will bite my teeth for the 1.5 year. I'm a city person, so ideally the unis are in big to middle size cities.

Thanks for your suggestions.

I doubt if credits will be accepted for a healthcare course as unis need to ensure that you are trained to HCPC standards. The only way to find out is to email the admissions departments at all the unis you would consider applying to.

In the UK, both BSc and pre-reg masters graduates enter the NHS on salary band 5. The pre-reg masters is a condensed two-year version of the three-year undergraduate course. A pre-reg masters is probably your best option if you don't want to study for more than two years. If you are eligible for student finance, pre-reg healthcare masters are entitled to full undergraduate funding i.e. both tuition fee and maintenance loans. If you study at a uni in England and are eligible for student finance, then you could also apply to the NHS Learning Support Fund for the annual training grant (and other benefits). You can't get the NHS LSF if you study in Wales.

The best place to search for approved courses is the NHS course finder:

https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/career-planning/course-finder

There is a pre-reg masters course at Manchester Met. Other courses that are commutable from Manchester include Liverpool, Bolton and UCLAN, and possibly Leeds Beckett.

Reply 2

Whatswhat

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I doubt it and also suggest you contact individual university departments …physio is an oversubscribed ,competitive course with few drop outs so I’m not sure if any would accept transfers ,especially partway through a course year ,just because of how the courses are taught and structured.

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