Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy

First year 60 ECTS

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  First Semester 26 ECTS
• 6 ECTS | General and Health Psychology
• 6 ECTS | Biochemistry
• 6 ECTS | Statistics and Applied Information Technologies
• 4 ECTS | Human communication and written expression techniques
• 4 ECTS | Fundamentals of Physiotherapy
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  Second Semester 26 ECTS
• 6 ECTS | Human Physiology
• 6 ECTS | Health Anthropology
• 6 ECTS | Applied Physics
• 4 ECTS | General Pathophysiology and Life Support
• 4 ECTS | Basic Physiotherapy Procedures
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  Yearly 8 ECTS
• 8 ECTS | General Human Anatomy

Second year 60 ECTS

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  First Semester 30 ECTS
• 6 ECTS | Special Human Anatomy and Kinesiology
• 6 ECTS | Pharmacology and Nutrition
• 6 ECTS | Assessment in Physiotherapy
• 6 ECTS | Medical-Surgical Conditions I
• 6 ECTS | Kinesiotherapy
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  Second Semester 30 ECTS
• 4 ECTS | Technical English in Health Sciences
• 6 ECTS | Specific Methods in Physiotherapy I
• 4 ECTS | Medical-Surgical Conditions II
• 6 ECTS | Specific methods in Physiotherapy II
• 4 ECTS | Public Health
• 3 ECTS | Electrotherapy, Magnetotherapy and Vibrotherapy
• 3 ECTS | Basic-level Supervised Internship

Third year 60 ECTS

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  First Semester 26 ECTS
• 6 ECTS | Specific Methods in Physiotherapy III
• 6 ECTS | Physiotherapy in Musculoskeletal Conditions
• 4 ECTS | Community Physiotherapy and Health Education
• 4 ECTS | Physiotherapy in Adult Neurology
• 4 ECTS | Bioethics and Professional Ethics in Physiotherapy
• 2 ECTS | Radiodiagnosis
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  Second Semester 26 ECTS
• 6 ECTS | Pediatric physiotherapy
• 4 ECTS | Specific Methods in Physiotherapy IV
• 4 ECTS | Physiotherapy with Intellectually Disabled People
• 3 ECTS | Sports Physiotherapy
• 3 ECTS | Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiotherapy
• 3 ECTS | Geriatric Physiotherapy
• 3 ECTS | Physiotherapy in Obstetrics and Urogineproctology
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  Yearly 8 ECTS
• 8 ECTS | Mid-level Supervised Internship

Fourth year 60 ECTS

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  First Semester 14 ECTS
• 4 ECTS | Research Methodology in Health Sciences
• 4 ECTS | Health Legislation and Administration
• 6 ECTS | Interprofessional Competences Workshops
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  Second Semester 16 ECTS
• 10 ECTS | Final Research Project
• 3 ECTS | Drug dependence
• 3 ECTS | Occupational Health
• 3 ECTS | Complementary Therapies
• 3 ECTS | Economics and Management of Healthcare Companies
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  Yearly 30 ECTS
• 3 ECTS | Participation Activities
• 3 ECTS | Volunteer activities
• 30 ECTS | Advanced-level Supervised Internship

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Career Opportunities

According to a report on Labor Insertion of University Graduates prepared by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (MECD), the employability of physiotherapists reached 72.3%, is increasing every year and consolidating itself as one of the professions of greater dynamism in the national and international economy.
Their professional projection is carried out in:

• Physiotherapy services in health care centers (Hospitals, clinics, primary care centers…).
• Free exercise of the profession.
• Clubs and sports facilities.
• Balneotherapy centers and spas.
• Nursing homes and socio-health services.
• Care centers for disabled people.
• Childcare centers.
• Occupational prevention and assistance services
• Teaching and research.
• Organization and management of Physiotherapy services.

Training and Employment Office (TEO)

The Training and Employment Office (TEO) conducts a satisfaction survey of graduates regarding the academic training received, as well as their job placement. The information regarding the satisfaction of the Nursing and Physical Therapy Degrees is shown in the attached documents. This information was collected from surveys sent by email. In all cases, those graduates who did not submit the completed questionnaire were contacted by telephone after being sent the email.

Report of the Office of Training and Employment Physiotherapy Report of the Office of Training and Employment Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Employability recognized in the Rankings

The commitment of Nebrija University to the academic requirement, training in leading companies and institutions, innovation in multidisciplinary programs and international projection, places the University in the top positions of the most important rankings.

The International Ranking QS Stars awards Nebrija University the maximum score in the quality and satisfaction of students in teaching, employability of the graduates and the internationalization of the institution.

The national rankings also recognize Nebrija University as the first Spanish university in teaching and second in employability, highlighting its performance in research, knowledge transfer and internationalization.

Development of Professional Competences

Nebrija University, in accordance with the aims proposed in "The Nebrija Contract", directs its efforts to turn its students into valuable professionals in the labor market. To this end, the Nebrija Institute of Professional Competences (INCP) was created, which leads the training in professional skills, employability, managerial skills, coaching, personal branding and any other topic related to professional, personal and social development.

The activity of the Competence Institute covers all the activity segments of the university. On the one hand, it offers three subjects that are distributed throughout the undergraduate degree and that enable students to effectively manage their work, proactively develop personal and professional self-improvement processes and properly guide their first steps in the workplace. In addition, the INCP incorporates coaching modules for employability in different postgraduate programs of the university, and designs and carries out customized in-company training actions for different projects in companies and institutions.

The methodology of the actions, which are completely personalized and eminently practical, provides the participant with an adjusted analysis of his/her personal characteristics and his/her fit with the demands of the working world and the company, and offers an individualized development plan that is complemented with practical actions in which he/she must learn to solve real-life situations.