Bacherlor’s Degree in Physiotherapy
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New curriculum and methodologies
The Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy from UIC Barcelona is a pioneer in methodologies such as the OSCE and subjects like pharmacology or diagnostic imaging.
Clinical placements at physiotherapy centres
More than 800 hours of mandatory practice so that you can join the work market successfully and with the necessary analysis and reflection skills and find the best solutions for patients.
Facilities with state-of-the-art technology
You will be able to practice your knowledge in the more than 1,000m2 of gyms without leaving the faculty.
Prepare for more career opportunities
At UIC Barcelona, we understand the importance of theoretical and practical training so that you become a good professional.
- Specialise in physiotherapy applied to traumatology
- Neurology
- Cardiopulmonary physiotherapy
- Rheumatology
- Gynaecology
- Sports physiotherapy
- Paediatrics
- Geriatrics
- Teaching
- Management
- Research
- Orthopaedic manual physiotherapy
Students tell you their experience
“What led me to study Physiotherapy at UIC Barcelona, was definitely the facilities and resources that the University offers. To have the privilege to study anatomy with real bodies from the start is a huge help throughout the degree. Practice at the gyms is very comfortable thanks to the space, materials, but especially the help of the faculty. This university takes care of its students by training its lecturers. The friendliness between lecturer and student is great, thank you.”
Àlex Corbera Raber
Physiotherapy Degree student
“What I like the most about UIC Barcelona is the chance to see all the theory learnt in the laboratory with real bodies. I really appreciate the personal touch they have and the way the lecturers teach the lessons in a way that transmits knowledge but also the desire to learn more."
Marc Torrà
Physiotherapy Degree student
Professors active in their field and Research
The Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy places a great deal of importance on research, which is why our teaching methodology is geared towards immersing our bachelor’s degree students in a harmonious coexistence with research.
In addition, they all undertake extensive research activities both at and outside the University.
Presentation
The Degree Programme in Physiotherapy in UIC Barcelona prepares participants to enter the workforce by teaching them the reflective and analytical skills which are necessary in order to work with patients to find the best solutions.
Physiotherapists have the opportunity to improve the overall quality of life of their patients, and are therefore responsible for maintaining regular contact with patients and other health professionals.
For that reason, it is important that students develop a sense of responsibility and commitment faced with our ever-changing society, while at the same time fostering the self-critical skills that enhances their learning. The UIC places a strong emphasis on teamwork in order to ensure successful interdisciplinary collaboration throughout students’ professional careers.
In order to achieve these ambitious goals, the programme offers a flexible and up-to-date curriculum with a close connection between theoretical content and practical classes in all areas of knowledge. Students also have the opportunity to carry out professional, clinical practica in physiotherapy centres and rehabilitation facilities.
Objectives
- To find out about and understand the morphology, physiology, pathology and behaviour of both healthy and unhealthy people, in both their natural and social state
- To find out about and understand the science, models, techniques and tools on which Physiotherapy is based, formulated and developed
- To know about and understand the methods, procedures and physiotherapeutic actions aimed at therapy itself, applying it in the clinic for re-education or functional recovery purposes, or for carrying out activities aimed at the promotion and maintenance of good health
- To acquire sufficient clinical experience which: provides intellectual, technical and manual skills, facilitates the incorporation of ethical and professional values, and develops the ability to incorporate the knowledge obtained, in such a way that, once their studies are completed, students know how to apply them both in specific clinical cases in hospitals and outside hospitals, as well as in actions involving primary and community care
- To evaluate the functional state of the patient, taking physical, psychological and social aspects into consideration
- To evaluate and diagnose Physiotherapy care according to the rules and through the use of verification tools which have been recognised at an international level
- To set out a plan for Physiotherapy intervention with attention paid to criteria of suitability, validity and efficiency
- To execute, manage and coordinate the plan for Physiotherapy intervention, using one's own therapeutic tools and paying attention to the individual situation of the end-user
- To evaluate the evolution of the results obtained through the treatment in relation to the goals set out
- To write up the Physiotherapy release report once the objectives set out have been met
- To provide efficient Physiotherapy involving comprehensive care for patients
- To intervene in areas of the promotion and the recovery of good health, as well as prevention
- To know how to work in a professional team as the basic unit into which professionals and other staff from healthcare organisations are organised, either in a unidisciplinary or multidisciplinary way
- To incorporate the ethical and legal principles of the profession into professional practice as well as the community and social aspects when making decisions
- To participate in the creation of Physiotherapy care protocols based on scientific evidence, promoting professional activities which boost research into Physiotherapy
- To carry out physiotherapy interventions based on comprehensive healthcare which involves multi-professional cooperation, the incorporation of processes and the continuity of care
- To understand the importance of updating the knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes included within the professional competences of the physiotherapist
- To acquire clinical management skills which include the efficient use of healthcare resources and carry out planning management and control activities in the care units to which attention is paid in the area of physiotherapy and its connection with other healthcare services
- To communicate effectively and clearly with users of the healthcare system as well as other professionals both verbally and in written form
Prospective students
All candidates who meet the general requisites and have completed the required access routes will be able to apply for entry. However, the recommended background is that of a person with previous studies in the area of health sciences, with a vocational attitude in relation to science and health and the following skills:
- Discipline, memory and dedication
- Agile decision-making
- Psychological qualities and empathy
- Emotional balance
- Interest in research
- Responsibility and observation skills
- Teamwork
- Sensitivity to the pain of others
- Resilience
Competences. Course objective
Academic accreditation
Degree in Physiotherapy from the UIC Barcelona.
Course directors and coordinators
Director of the Physiotherapy Department and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dr. Daniel Romero Rodríguez
Teachers
- ACOSTA PEREIRA, Asunción
- ALONSO DÍAZ, Lorena Mercedes
- ARBONÉS SEGADOR, Isabel
- ARGÜELLES ABENZA, Victor Manuel
- ARIAS LABRADOR, Eloi
- BAGUR CALAFAT, Maria Caridad
- BARASTEGUI FERNÁNDEZ, David
- BARRA LÓPEZ, Martín Eusebio
- BLANCO RATTO, Laia
- BOADA ROVIRA, Mercè
- BOSCH CANALS, Begoña María
- BRU RULLO, Samuel
- CABANAS VALDÉS, Rosa María
- CABANILLAS BAREA, Sara
- CADELLANS ARRONIZ, Aida
- CARDÓ OLMO, Carles
- CARRASCO URIBARREN, Andoni
- CARRIÓN SEVILLA, Raúl
- CASASAYAS COS, Oriol
- CASTELLVI OBIOLS, Pere
- CASTILLO GARCIA, Jordi
- CERVERA CUENCA, Carme
- CLUA SERRANO, Monica
- COMELLAS BATLLE, Carolina
- CORBELLA VIRÓS, Xavier
- CUQUET TEIXIDÓ, Elisabet
- DEAL, Mandy Lee
- DE MIGUEL MATEOS, Marta
- DOMÈNECH I GARCIA, Georgina
- ESCRIBANO LÓPEZ, Francesc Xavier
- ESTEBAN DE ANTONIO, Ester
- FAGOAGA MATA, Joaquín Angel
- FRANCO FERNÁNDEZ, Laura
- GARCÍA FERNÁNDEZ DE BARRENA, Eva
- GARCÍA ORTÚN, Felícitas
- GARCÍA RUEDA, Laura
- GASCÓN GARCÍA, Jorge
- GONZÁLEZ GONZÁLEZ, Julio
- GONZÁLEZ MARRÓN, Adrián
- GONZÁLEZ ROMÁN, Loreto
- GONZALEZ RUEDA, Vanessa
- JIMÉNEZ JIMÉNEZ, Javier
- KAUFFMANN, Stéphanie
- LABATA LEZAUN, Noé
- LAU WONG, Gary Siuming
- LIDÓN MOYANO, Cristina
- LLOMBART CALCENA, José Miguel
- LÓPEZ CAJO, David
- LÓPEZ DE CELIS, Carlos
- LÓPEZ MESSEGUER, Albert
- LÓPEZ SEGURA, Juan Antonio
- MACPHERSON MAYOL, Ignacio
- MANCEBO MOLINA, Marta
- MANCHOLA GONZÁLEZ, Jahn Dubery
- MANZANAS GARCÍA, Alicia
- MARTÍNEZ ANGULO, Joana
- MECA RIVERA, Antoni
- MEDINA RINCÓN, Almudena
- MET, Yagmur Elif
- MIRANDA MENDIZABAL, Andrea Estefania
- MOLLER PARERA, Ingrid
- MONNE CUEVAS, Pol
- MORALES BENITO, Isabel
- MÜLLER, Bertram
- NAVARRO GIL, Noelia
- NEVOT CASAS, Oriol
- NUELL TURON, Sergi
- OLIVER CASANOVA, Xavier
- OLIVÉ VILÁS, Ramon
- ORTEGA CEBRIÁN, Silvia
- ORTEGA I MARTÍNEZ, Anna
- ORTIZ I MIGUEL, Sara
- PACHECO ARAJOL, Laura
- PACHECO DORIA, Mauricio
- PARCERISAS MOSQUEDA, Antoni
- PÉREZ BELBIS, Miguel Ángel
- PÉREZ BELLMUNT, Albert
- PÉREZ GUILLÉN, Silvia
- POL VALLS, Francesc
- PUJOL MARZO, Montserrat
- PUJOL MEDINA, Eduardo
- PUYALTO DE PABLO, Paloma
- RAMÍREZ GARCÍA, Inés
- RAMÍREZ MORENO, José
- RAMON BELMONTE, Maria Antònia
- RECODER FERNÁNDEZ, Silvia Alicia
- REVENTÓS PUIGJANER, Jaime
- RODRÍGUEZ PRAT, Andrea Mercedes
- RODRÍGUEZ RUBIO, Pere Ramón
- RODRIGUEZ SANZ, Jacobo
- ROMERO RODRÍGUEZ, Daniel
- ROMERO TEMPORAL, Jordi
- SANCHEZ BORREGO, Rebeca
- SÁNCHEZ FERNÁNDEZ, Juan José
- SÁNCHEZ TORRES, Lorena
- SANTACREU SANTACREU, Eva
- SANTAMARÍA GARCÍA, Marina
- SERRA LLOBET, Pol
- SIMON, Mathias
- SMALLWOOD, Wendi
- SOLER MOLINER, Judith
- SUBÍAS BLAS, Sònia
- TORRES MORALES, Bernat
- VALVERDE VÁSQUEZ, Ricardo
- VIRUMBRALES CANCIO, Montserrat
Internship
Work placement
UIC Barcelona holds agreements with many national and international health centres and institutes where students may carry out work experience. These include:
Physiotherapy (Traumatology/Rheumatology)
- Activa Mutua 2008
- Cerva (Centre de Rehabilitació del Vallès)
- Clínica Diagonal
- Gabinete de Recuperación Funcional
- Iriteb
- MC Mutual
- Ortex
- Unión de Mutuas
Hospital physiotherapy
- Hospital de Bellvitge
- Hospital de Terrassa
- Hospital General de Catalunya
- Hospital Plató
- Hospital Quirón
- Hospital Sociosanitari de Mollet
- Institut Català de la Salut
- Institut Català d'Oncologia
Neurologicalhphysiotherapy
- Centre de Rehabilitació Manfred
- Clínica de Neurorehabilitación Bettina Paeth
- Dinatek
- Hospital Pere Virgili
Pediatricphysical Therapy
- Centre Pilot (ASPACE)
- Fundació Step by Step
- Hospital de Nens de Barcelona
- Hospital Sant Joan de Déu
Sports Physiotherapy
- High-performance centre of Sant Cugat
- Centre de Rehabilitació Eurosport
- Residència d'esportistes Joaquim Blume
Geriatricphysical Therapy
- Clínica Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
- Sanitas Residencial
- Sarquavitae
Home Physiotherapy
- Centre de Medicina Correctiva
- Corporación Fisiogestión
Cardiac and respiratory rehabilitation
- Cardiocerc
Operation
These practical modules are obligatory in order to obtain the Degree title.
Tutored clinical practicum module:
- Subject 1. Tutored clinical practicum 1
- Subject 2. Tutored clinical practicum 2
- Subject 3. Tutored clinical practicum 3
Regulations
Professional opportunities
Programme graduates have a wide array of professional options; they may choose to work for a private corporation, public health administration, or establish their own private practice or physiotherapy centres.
The skills that physiotherapists master also enable them to work in various areas, including
- Traumatology
- Neurology
- Cardiology
- Rheumatology
- Gynaecology
- Sports health
- Paediatrics
- Geriatrics
- Physio-aesthetics
- Education
- Management
- Research
- Balneotherapy
Required tools and material
In order to carry out work experience for this qualification, it is essential that you have an official UIC Barcelona uniform.
Prerequisites & admissions
Application for admissions
To pre-register for undergraduate studies at UIC Barcelona, you will need to complete the application form available via the following link:
Required documentation
It is recommended that international students willing to join the degree in Physiotherapy and coming from non-Spanish speaking countries have a Spanish level equivalent to level B2.
Entrance exam results
Reservation and enrolment
In order to reserve a place on the programme, admitted candidates must pay 20% of the first year fee upon receiving their letter of acceptance.
The remaining 80% is due after enrolment.
For more information:
Access routes
Programme applicants may come to UIC Barcelona from different academic backgrounds. Click on the following link for detailed information on the route most pertinent to you:
Grants & financial aid
Grants
UIC Barcelona offers various fellowships supported by both public institutes (MEC or AGUAR) as well as private UIC Barcelona funds.
For further information, please check with our admissions department:
Financial aid
Each payment method is adhered to the specific financing conditions of each degree programme.
Please see the attached document for details on these conditions:
Discounts
Those seeking undergraduate degrees at UIC Barcelona may be eligible for different discounts depending on their circumstances.
International mobility
Study abroad temporarily
As a student in this degree programme, you may complete part of your degree or a work experience placement abroad and receive academic recognition.
Spend a semester or a full academic year at one of your Faculty’s partner universities or find a company abroad to do an internship. You may also:
- Attend the Berkeley Summer Sessions (extracurricular activity) the world’s best public university.
For information about everything you need to do before, during and after your mobility stay, check out the "Study abroad" section and download all the documentation specific to your Faculty:
Study with us temporarily
If you are studying at another Spanish or foreign university, you can come to UIC Barcelona to study temporarily for one semester or a full academic year.
Visit the “International exchange students site” for more information and, download here all the specific documentation of this faculty:
