Physiotherapy focuses on how the body moves and functions, using assessment, exercise, rehabilitation, and treatment to help people maintain or regain their independence. You'll explore human anatomy, movement, health, and rehabilitation while developing the practical skills needed to support patients of different ages and abilities.

At Lincoln, you'll combine academic learning with clinical skills training, simulated practice, and professional placements. You'll also learn alongside students from other health and care professions, preparing you to work confidently as part of a healthcare team.

Designed around the changing needs of modern healthcare, this course aims to prepare you for a rewarding career as a physiotherapist across NHS, community, rehabilitation, and independent healthcare settings. This programme also meets the professional requirements for eligibility to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), subject to successful programme approval and accreditation.

Why study Physiotherapy at Lincoln?

Physiotherapy offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to people's lives while developing scientific knowledge, practical skills, and professional confidence. Throughout this course you will:

Prepare for a professional healthcare career
Develop the knowledge, clinical skills, and professional behaviours required for physiotherapy practice.

Gain practical experience
Apply your learning through clinical placements and simulated practice, developing confidence in assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation.

Explore different areas of physiotherapy
Learn how physiotherapists support patients across hospitals, primary care, community rehabilitation, specialist services, and independent practice.

Learn alongside other healthcare students
Develop teamwork, communication, and collaborative skills through shared learning with students from other health and care professions.

Understand modern rehabilitation
Explore digital healthcare, movement analysis, preventative care, and approaches to managing long-term conditions.

Build towards your future
Develop transferable skills in leadership, research, clinical reasoning, and decision-making, supporting progression into professional practice and further study.

Specialist teaching facilities
Develop practical skills using clinical teaching and simulation facilities within the Sarah Swift Building.

A curriculum informed by healthcare employers
Consultation with NHS partners, independent providers, practice educators, and regional workforce representatives has shaped the programme's content and approach.

What you'll learn

At Lincoln, you will develop your knowledge and confidence progressively, from understanding how the human body works to applying clinical skills in complex healthcare situations.

You'll explore how physiotherapists assess patients, develop treatment plans, support rehabilitation, and use research to improve care.

You'll learn to:

Understand the human body
Explore anatomy, physiology, movement, and function to understand how the body responds to injury, illness, and rehabilitation.

Assess and support patients
Develop the skills to evaluate movement, identify physical difficulties, and plan appropriate physiotherapy interventions.

Apply rehabilitation techniques
Explore approaches to improving mobility, managing long-term conditions, supporting recovery, and promoting independence.

Make informed clinical decisions
Develop critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills to assess patients' needs and adapt treatment approaches.

Communicate with confidence
Learn to work effectively with patients, families, carers, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

Use research and technology
Explore evidence-informed practice, digital rehabilitation tools, telehealth, and movement analysis technologies.

Promote health and wellbeing
Understand how prevention, physical activity, and person-centred care can improve health outcomes.

 

Support and student experience

Studying a healthcare degree can be challenging, particularly when moving from classroom learning into clinical environments.

At Lincoln, we will support your development through structured teaching, practical preparation, and regular opportunities to reflect on your progress.

You'll benefit from:

  • A progressive approach to learning that builds your knowledge, practical skills, and independence throughout the degree.
  • Practical workshops, case studies, group activities, and simulation-based learning to help you apply theory.
  • Constructive feedback through written, practical, reflective, and placement-based assessments.
  • Structured preparation and ongoing academic support during clinical placements.
  • Opportunities to develop professional communication, teamwork, and clinical decision-making skills.

Careers and future opportunities

Physiotherapists help people recover from injury, manage illness, improve mobility, and maintain independence. Their skills are valuable across healthcare, rehabilitation, and community services.

Following graduation and professional registration, you could pursue physiotherapy roles in:

  • NHS hospitals: Supporting patients recovering from illness, injury, or surgery.
  • Community healthcare: Helping people manage long-term conditions, improve mobility, and maintain independence.
  • Primary care: Supporting the assessment and management of musculoskeletal and other physical health conditions.
  • Specialist rehabilitation: Working with patients who have complex rehabilitation needs.
  • Independent healthcare: Providing physiotherapy and rehabilitation services outside NHS settings.

As your experience develops, you may choose to specialise in a particular area of physiotherapy or progress into advanced clinical practice.

Further professional development and postgraduate study can also support careers in clinical leadership, research, education, service improvement, and First Contact Practitioner roles.

Placements and work experience

Practical learning is central to the degree, helping you connect classroom knowledge with the realities of patient care. You'll have opportunities to undertake practice placements across a range of healthcare environments, which may include:

  • Acute hospitals and specialist clinical services.
  • Community healthcare and rehabilitation services.
  • Primary care and integrated healthcare teams.
  • Independent physiotherapy and rehabilitation settings.

Simulation-based teaching will complement your placements, giving you opportunities to practise clinical assessment, communication, and decision-making in supportive learning environments.

Placement preparation, academic guidance, and reflective learning will help you develop confidence as your responsibilities increase.

Entry Requirements 2027-28

United Kingdom

112 to 120 UCAS Tariff points from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent qualifications.

If you are eligible for a contextual offer, a one grade or 8 UCAS Tariff point reduction to the standard entry requirements will be applied.

A Level: BBB

BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM

T Level: Merit

Access to Higher Education Diploma: 120 UCAS points to be achieved from 45 Level 3 credits.

International Baccalaureate: 30 points overall.

GCSEs:  Minimum of three at grade 4 or above including English, Maths and Science, or equivalent qualifications, such as Functional Skills Level 2.


The University accepts a wide range of qualifications as the basis for entry and do accept a combination of qualifications which may include A Levels, BTECs, Extended Project Qualification (EPQ).

In exceptional circumstances we may consider work experience alongside academic qualifications and will review this on an individual basis.

Certificates of all previous qualifications will need to be provided before any offers are confirmed.


Additional requirements:

- This course is not open to Overseas applicants.

- Successful performance at an interview.

- Understanding of written material and can communicate clearly and accurately in written and spoken English.

- Satisfactory completion of Occupational Health Check.

- Satisfactory completion of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

When you choose Physiotherapy in your UCAS application, you will be asked an additional question regarding criminal convictions. Here you must declare all spent and unspent criminal convictions including (but not limited to) cautions, reprimands, final warnings, bind over orders or similar and details of any minor offences, fixed penalty notices, penalty notices for disorder, ASBOs or VOOs.

We are not accepting deferred applications for Occupational Therapy. You must apply in the year you wish to start the programme.

If your application is unsuccessful, you may be offered the option of changing your application to either the BSc in Nursing (Adult) or BSc Nursing (Mental Health). Any alternative offer would be subject to a successful interview (where an interview has not already taken place), spaces available and meeting the course entry requirements.

International

Non UK Qualifications:

- This course is not open to Overseas applicants.

- If you are now settled in the UK, and do not have GCSE English, you will require English Language IELTS 7.0 with no less than 6.5 in each element.

If you have studied outside of the UK, and are unsure whether your qualification meets the above requirements, please visit our country pages for information on equivalent qualifications.

https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/internationalstudents/entryrequirementsandyourcountry/

For information regarding other English language qualifications we accept, please visit the English Requirements page.

https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/internationalstudents/englishlanguagerequirements/

If you would like further information about entry requirements, or would like to discuss whether the qualifications you are currently studying are acceptable, please contact the Admissions team on 01522 886097, or email admissions@lincoln.ac.uk.

Contextual Offers

At Lincoln, we recognise that not everybody has had the same advice and support to help them get to higher education. Contextual offers are one of the ways we remove the barriers to higher education, ensuring that we have fair access for all students regardless of background and personal experiences. For more information, including eligibility criteria, visit our Offer Guide pages. If you are applying to a course that has any subject specific requirements, these will still need to be achieved as part of the standard entry criteria.

Is this course right for you?

If you're interested in how the human body works, enjoy solving problems, and want to help people improve their health and independence, physiotherapy could be a rewarding career.

This course could suit you if you:

  • Enjoy biology, physical education, sport science, or health-related subjects.
  • Want a career combining scientific knowledge with practical, patient-facing work.
  • Are interested in movement, rehabilitation, injury recovery, and long-term health.
  • Enjoy communicating with people and working as part of a team.
  • Want to make a difference to individuals and communities through healthcare.

Fees and Funding

University Study is a major investment, so it’s important to understand the costs and support available. A full breakdown of the fees associated with this programme can be found below. Eligible students may be able to access scholarships and bursaries to help with study costs.

Course Fees

What You Need to Know

We want you to have all the information you need to make an informed decision on where and what you want to study. In addition to the information provided on this course page, our What You Need to Know page offers explanations on key topics including programme validation/revalidation, additional costs, and contact hours.

The University intends to provide its courses as outlined in these pages, although the University may make changes in accordance with the Student Admissions Terms and Conditions.