BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy with foundation year Bachelor's degree at Coventry University
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy with foundation year at Coventry University. The foundation year supports students who may not meet standard entry requirements, allowing progression into the main degree.
About this course
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BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy with foundation year is a Bachelor's degree (BSc (Hons)) at Coventry University, based in CU Coventry. It runs 4 years, studied full-time.
For Physiotherapy graduates from this provider, 97% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 91% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £28,500. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Nursing & Health, see the sections below.
Course evidence score
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Moderate evidence Published sample: 55; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2022-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 97% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 83% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
Foundation year 6 modules
- Becoming a Professional PractitionerCompulsory20 credits
Module details
This module aims to equip you with the values, behaviours and actions essential for professional practice. We will support you to develop your personal and academic skills, providing you with opportunities to reflect on your knowledge, skills and values. We will work with you to foster a culture of professionalism, collaboration and valuing diversity to prepare you to work within multi-professional environments.
- Understanding Human Health and FunctionCompulsory20 credits
Module details
In this module, you will explore the essential knowledge and skills needed to understand the anatomical elements of the central regions of the human body - bones, joints, ligaments and muscles. You will also get a comprehensive view of the cardiovascular, respiratory and neurological systems of the body and how they all work together. You will apply your theoretical knowledge to real-life humans, working on your communication, palpation and handling skills.
- Exploring Human MovementCompulsory20 credits
Module details
In this module, you will explore the essential knowledge and skills needed to understand the anatomical elements of the peripheral regions of the human body - bones, joints, ligaments and muscles. It also includes movement analysis of the human body and understanding how the whole body works together for a functional goal. You will apply your theoretical knowledge to real-life humans, working on your communication, palpation and handling skills.
- Evidence: Your Profession in a Global ContextCompulsory20 credits
Module details
This module aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills required to understand and appreciate the role of evidence in both your profession and the wider health and care sector. The module supports you in understanding how your personal views and experiences may influence your thinking in developing your professional identity. This module will help you develop critical thinking skills by encouraging you to question, challenge and reflect. You'll learn to use evidence to build your approaches,
- Person-Centred Approaches to PhysiotherapyCompulsory20 credits
Module details
In this module, you will be introduced to the principles of the physiotherapy assessment. These principles will serve as a basis for clinical decision-making and person-centred goal-setting in diverse healthcare contexts. You will also aim to develop the ability to formulate, deliver, adapt and record a physiotherapy management programme safely and effectively. You will engage in a range of learning activities to gain foundational skills in physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management. Thi
- Placement 1: Introduction to Practice-based LearningCompulsory20 credits
Module details
In this module, you will consolidate your professional and theoretical knowledge by integrating and applying it to practice-based learning scenarios. You will be provided with opportunities to apply your skills in assessment, identifying problems and establishing and implementing therapeutic plans with a focus on addressing person-centred goals. Throughout this placement, you will begin the process of adapting to the culture of the profession and explore the attitudes and behaviour that characte
Year one 2 modules
- Pathways of Care in Physiotherapy PracticeCompulsory20 credits
Module details
This module aims to enhance knowledge and understanding of the principles and theories which underpin physiotherapy practice. You will be guided in adapting the foundational skills in physiotherapy assessment and interventions to a broad range of clinical contexts, allowing you to enhance your appreciation of the scope of physiotherapy practice. The module primarily focuses on holistic clinical reasoning and decision-making and you will be introduced to the pathophysiology of key conditions and
- Placement 2: Progressing Practice-based LearningCompulsory20 credits
Module details
In this placement module, you will continue to consolidate your theoretical and practical skills and demonstrate the judicious use of current and relevant evidence in making clinical decisions. You will be guided and supported by Practice Educators in structuring your learning experience. You will aim to develop your personal and professional insight and an ability to constructively reflect on your own performance within interprofessional and multicultural health contexts.
Year two 2 modules
- Optimising Health and WellbeingCompulsory20 credits
Module details
In this module, you will explore the knowledge, skills and confidence required to facilitate clinical reasoning and decision-making in physiotherapy practice. You will explore the factors influencing the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. The emphasis will be on understanding the changes that occur in normal physiology because of diseases and dysfunctions affecting various systems in the human body. You will be provided with opportunities to develop applied knowledge of pathoph
- Placement 3: Developing Towards Independent PracticeCompulsory20 credits
Module details
In this practice-based learning module you will be provided with opportunities to further develop your ability to practice safely, effectively and independently in a diversity of settings whilst enhancing your ability to be reflective, evidence-informed practitioners. You will continue to receive guidance as you gain the knowledge and skills required to further develop your professional autonomy when addressing the dimensions of different practice settings. Practice Educators will work collabora
Final year 2 modules
- Exploring Knowledge Through CuriosityCompulsory20 credits
Module details
This module explores methods of enquiry utilised in daily practice. You will aim to develop your ability to analyse the knowledge, theory and practice-based evidence within health and care. This module explores how daily inquiry methods can be transformed into more systematic approaches to data collection and analysis. You'll learn about quantitative and qualitative research, evaluation and audit techniques. Through exploration and debate, you will aim to develop an appreciation of interdiscipli
- Values-Based PhysiotherapyCompulsory20 credits
Module details
In this module, you will develop your ability to learn from experience by reflecting on your practice and on events related to values-based physiotherapy. Values-based healthcare is central to effective and ethical practice. Professional bodies, such as the NHS, CSP and HCPC place values at the heart of the principles and behaviours that underpin contemporary practice and drive standards. You will aim to use your experiences and reflective models to explore events from practice placements that a
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
What you'll study
This course combines foundational study with specialist physiotherapy practice. You'll typically begin with core clinical skills, communication and person-centred care, alongside anatomy and physiology for health. As you progress, you'll move into acute and long-term care management, medicines and pharmacology, then into complex care and leadership in your final year. Throughout, you'll undertake supervised placements in a variety of settings, community, specialist units and clinical environments, which normally account for around 50% of the curriculum to NMC standards. You'll also develop evidence-based practice skills, learning to appraise research and apply it in practice. Specialisations such as adult nursing, mental health, children's nursing, community and primary care, and leadership pathways are typically available as you progress.
Who it's for
This course suits students aiming for a career in physiotherapy. Most accepted students held A-levels or equivalent qualifications; the typical UCAS tariff band among recent entrants was 96–111 points. The foundation year makes this pathway accessible to those needing additional preparation before beginning the main degree.
University & format
This is a 4-year full-time BSc (Hons) degree with a foundation year, taught in English at Coventry University in Coventry. The university is a recognised UK degree-awarding body with nationally recognised degrees. It holds Gold for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023. The course leads to eligibility for NMC registration.
Student satisfaction
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
- 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted
Your application needs a reference before you can send it.
- 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
- 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline
18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.
Show 5 later dates
- 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens
Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.
- 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers
Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.
- 2027 entryClearing opens
Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.
- 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
The provider publishes contextual-offer information. Eligibility and any reduced offer are applicant-specific.
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Entry & how to get in
Who gets in
What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
UCAS tariff of entrants
Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 82% |
| another higher-education qualification | 15% |
| an Access course | 1% |
| Other | 1% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Accepted students came in with a broad spread of qualifications and UCAS points. If you're worried about grades, this course has historically taken a wide range, and contextual offers may apply.
Will you get in? Plot your grades
Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.
Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.
Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course. One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time
UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Standard capped home fee at English providers (2026/27); Scotland, Wales & NI differ.
Check fees at Coventry University →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
That does not mean no funding exists. Check the university directory for current amounts, eligibility and application dates.
National funding for this subject
- NHS Learning Support Fund: Eligible nursing, midwifery and allied-health students can receive a non-repayable training grant. Official guidance
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Careers & earnings
What Nursing & Health graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
Graduate earnings: this course
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £28,500 | £28,000 – £30,000 | 55 |
| 3 years after | £29,000 | £25,500 – £32,000 | 105 |
| 5 years after | £33,000 | £30,000 – £37,000 | 90 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 55; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2022-23.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Newly Qualified PractitionerPreceptorship / first post · 0–2 yrs
- 2Registered PractitionerAutonomous practice · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior / SpecialistSpecialist or team lead · 5–10 yrs
- 4Advanced / Consultant PractitionerAdvanced practice or management · 10+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Nursing & Health nationally
National figures for Nursing & Health graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
What happened to 100 students?
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
were in work or further study
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 55; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2022-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
Value compared with similar courses
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Nursing & Health courses at the same study level.
Compared with 1,506 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
UK occupations graduates enter
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
- Therapy professionalsSOC 2020 222 · 83% of published destinations · ASHE median £37,338
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 120; response rate: 61%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Job market & outlook
How Nursing & Health graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- Routine documentation and triage support
- Scheduling and records admin
- First-pass risk flags from data
- Standard reference look-ups
More human than ever
- Hands-on, compassionate care
- Clinical judgement and accountability
- Communicating with patients and families
- Ethics and safeguarding decisions
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Nursing & Health graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- NHS trusts
- Private healthcare
- Care providers
- Community & mental-health services
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Nursing & Health graduates.
Nursing Home ManagerJarrodean Healthcare RecruitmentSenior Charge Nurse Uist Community Nursing teamNHS National Services ScotlandCare Assistant - Nursing Home | Flexible Hours, Weekly PayMpa RecruitmentCare Assistant (Nursing) - Nightshift - RatheaneMacklin Care Homes LimitedSenior Support Worker: Meaningful Care & Flexible ShiftsPotens GroupDental NurseBupa Dental CareIs this course right for you?
The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
Student finance
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
Where graduates go
97% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £28,500. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Your entry chances
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 8.7 out of 10: NSS 81.1% · in work or study 97% · continued 83%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
Coventry University
Subjects allied to medicine across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around CU Coventry
2,605 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
Is Nursing & Health right for you?
Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to Coventry University from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is set per course by Coventry University; international fees are typically £12,000–£30,000/year for classroom subjects and higher for lab/clinical ones. You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check Coventry University’s funding pages.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with Coventry University and gov.uk before you apply.
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