Applied Physiotherapy

Degree programme objectives

The aim of the study program is to educate the medical practitioner of a qualified specialist - a physiotherapy magistrate who will be entitled to perform physiotherapist activities in the field of therapeutic preventive care in the framework of medical rehabilitation and other components of comprehensive rehabilitation at the corresponding workplaces in the state and private sector within the scope of competencies defined in the profile of a graduate of physiotherapy in the follow-up Master's degree program. It is essential to acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills for performing the relevant medical profession.

Study plans

Applied Physiotherapy

full-time, single-subject

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Objectives
The aim of the study program is to educate the medical practitioner of a qualified specialist - a physiotherapy magistrate who will be entitled to perform physiotherapist activities in the field of therapeutic preventive care in the framework of medical rehabilitation and other components of comprehensive rehabilitation at the corresponding workplaces in the state and private sector within the scope of competencies defined in the profile of a graduate of physiotherapy in the follow-up Master's degree program. It is essential to acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills for performing the relevant medical profession.
Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:
- knows new theoretical and methodological knowledge from the area of rehabilitation and other medical sciences that rehabilitation relies on
- to explain modern trends in the development of comprehensive rehabilitation, based on new knowledge of medical sciences
- to prepare a scientific research project in the area of rehabilitation based on the scientific methodology
- specialized contact with sick within the existing health care system based on ethical principles
- methodologically correct to argue and defend the results of its own scientific work
Occupational Profiles of Graduates
The graduate becomes a professional physiotherapist with specialized competence. He will be employed at the Department of Medical Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, at Rehabilitation Centers and at all hospital departments, including Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Furthermore, in rehabilitation institutes, in social care institutions, in spas, in units and departments of pain treatment and other facilities, using a wide range of non-invasive and non-pharmacological physiotherapy procedures.
The graduate will be prepared to be part of a broader team for the coordination and cooperation of care for patients with both acute and chronic diseases as part of a comprehensive rehabilitation process. In addition, he will be ready to pursue his further research career through doctoral studies at the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University.
Thanks to good practical and theoretical teaching, the graduate's abilities will be fully comparable with current world trends. The achieved level of erudition is a guarantee of trouble-free application on the labor market both in the Czech Republic and in the European Union.
Regulated Professions
- Physiotherapist
Goals of Theses
The two-year follow-up Master's degree program is completed by the elaboration of the diploma thesis and its scope and formalities are given by the internal norm of the Faculty of Medicine. Diploma thesis defense is part of the state exam.
The diploma thesis in physiotherapy is focused on application and experimentation and is aimed at education for scientific work.
Access to Further Studies
After completing the follow-up Master's degree program in Physiotherapy, there is a possibility to continue in doctoral study programs at the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University.