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Case studies
Throughout the curriculum, you will learn how to solve problems as a physiotherapist. You learn basic skills such as physical assessment, treatment and communication skills. These different skills are integrated into case studies that are an important part of the study programme. From the very beginning you’ll be working on these case studies, finding the right solutions to the problems of the patients described. This is called problem-based learning (PBL).
Research opportunities
You can contribute to the innovation of the physiotherapy profession. Through our Centre for Research and Development in Health Care and Nursing you can participate in research projects. Find out more about these projects at www.hanzegroningen.eu/healthcarestudies
Study structure
The Physiotherapy programme is a four-year programme (240 EC). Each year is divided into two semesters and each semester into two blocks (see the Blocks schedule below). During these blocks, you will have approximately 17 contact hours per week; independent learning and practical training fill the remaining hours. The theoretical part is offered in small tutorial groups (12 students). An assessment takes place at the end of each block.
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Year 1, 2
During the first year (Dutch: propedeuse) preparing the student for his later profession occupies a central position. With the help of various categories of patients, medical-biological and physiotherapeutic subjects pass under review. You will also start studying subjects such as psychology, sociology, psychopathology and communication skills. After your first year, you will get binding advice about the continuation of your studies, based on your actual study results.
During your second year you will study more in depth both theory and methods of treatment. Just as it happened in your first year, every block is rounded off with an exam.
Year 3, 4
The third and the fourth years are characterized by internships, studying in greater width and depth and doing a graduating project. You will also do three ten-week internships.
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Physiotherapy offers specializations in the following fields:
- Health Care
- Occupational Health and Safety (Dutch: Arbo) and reintegration
- Sports
Apart from this, you can, besides your major (Physiotherapy), do one of the minors offered by the Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen.
Blocks
The curriculum has been split up into sixteen blocks. Each year has four blocks and in the first eight blocks the various categories of patients occupy a central position. Of each category – varying from neurological to orthopaedic and rheumatological patients - you will study both normal and abnormal anatomy and physiology. Moreover, you will of course study the symptoms you may encounter.
Apart from this, both the psychological aspect of coming to terms with disease and also its psychosocial consequences will get its full share of attention. Theory and practical exercises are both based on the relevant category of patient and their setting.
Physiotherapy programme schedule* |
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Block 1 |
Block 2 |
Block 3 |
Block 4 |
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Year 1 |
“Keep on moving”
Introduction into
physiotherapy
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Orthopaedic problems
of neck and arms
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Orthopaedic problems
of low back and legs
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Neurologic disorders
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Year 2 |
Complex orthopaedic
problems
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Cardio-pulmonary
problems
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Complex neurologic
disorders
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Integration
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Year 3 |
3 Specialisations into care or sports
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Work placement
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Work placement |
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Or minor or electives
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Year 4 |
Work placement |
Work placement |
Work placement
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Work placement |
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Or minor or electives |
Graduation assignment |
Graduation assignment
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* 85% of the Physiotherapy programme is mandatory. A limited number of credits can be used for minors in other schools or electives.
Choice of optional subjects
Apart from attending the mandatory Bachelor programme, you will have the possibility to fill in your own, personal professional profile. Both during your first year (propedeuse) and the main phase you will have a choice of optional subjects and free modules and will also get credits that way. You can also be active outside your Bachelor programme and gain credits for this. A total of thirty per cent of your work-load can thus be filled in with free subjects. Also previously acquired competences can be earmarked as course-activities and given credits.
Studying abroad
As a member of the European Network of Physiotherapy Higher Education (ENPHE), the Bachelor programme of Physiotherapy is involved in the development of the European standard for physiotherapists. Due to this network you can acquire a truly international outlook: you may think, for instance, of exchange programmes with foreign Bachelor programmes. In this way you will have the opportunity to do internships abroad. Moreover, in Groningen you may get in touch with foreign students of physiotherapy who do their Bachelor programme here at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, to fit it in with the International Programme for Physiotherapy (IPP).
Physiotherapists are in increasing demand, both in the Netherlands and abroad. They work in hospitals, rehabilitation centres, education, private practices, and nursing homes. A Dutch physiotherapy degree is highly valued abroad; your diploma will be recognized within the EU as well as in Norway and Switzerland.
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