- Faculty of Medicine
- Bellaterra Campus and Barcelona Campus
- Duration: 4 courses - 240 credits
- Places: 80
- Admission mark: 10,620
- Price per credit: 18.46 euros
- Language: Catalan and Spanish
- Academic calendar
- Learning mode: Classroom-based learning
UAB Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy
- You will have the opportunity to learn at a university with years of tradition and prestige
- You will share your educational experience with students from the health sciences sectors and other disciplines
- You will live an integrating multicultural experience in and out of the university campus
- You will learn alongside academics and professional physiotherapists, clinical and sports assistants and specialists from other fields
- You will be able to participate in work placements in rehabilitation and physiotherapy centres belonging to university hospitals, clinics, residential homes, and sports centres as part of a multidisciplinary team
- You will have the chance to practice your skills in classrooms and have access to facilities which will aid you in mastering your skills
- You will discover your vocation and commitment with the help of those needing the attention of a physiotherapist
- You will be able to apply for grants and participate in the Erasmus and Sicue exchange programmes
- Upon completing your studies at the UAB your degree will be the guarantee of having obtained an excellent level of skills and abilities with which to enter the professional market as a generalist physiotherapist
Career options
Career options for physiotherapists lie in the different areas of healthcare work: treating pathologies in medical and surgical specialist areas; disease prevention and health promotion; research, teaching and management are other options available. Self-employment or employment within the public or private sector are equally possible.
The main job sectors are:
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Genral hospitals and public and private clinics
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Primary care centres
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Rehabilitation centres
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Special education centres
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Sports centres
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Care homes for the elderly
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Centre for the mentally disabled
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Health resorts
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Specialised physiotherapy centres
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Private physiotherapy practice
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Teaching and research
Mobility programmes
- Exchanges with universities in Spain (SICUE): Granada, A Coruna, Cadiz, Balearic Islands and Elx.
- Exchanges with European universities (Erasmus+): Czech Republic, Portugal and Italy.
Professional training
You must take 36 compulsory work placement credits, which will be carried out in hospital centres, insurance agencies, primary health care centres and sports centres working with clinical and surgical specialities and equipped with rehabilitation devices and a team of physiotherapists.
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