University · Birmingham, West Midlands
Allied health courses at Birmingham Newman University
Birmingham Newman University runs 3 approved pre-registration allied health courses, training occupational therapists, paramedics and physiotherapists, based in Birmingham, West Midlands. Below: every course, the route and award each one leads to, the entry requirements where the university has published them, and how the offer compares with neighbouring providers.
What you can study here
Birmingham Newman University teaches 3 allied health professions at pre-registration level, training occupational therapists, paramedics and physiotherapists. Every course listed on this page is approved by its regulator, which is what makes it count: finishing an approved course is what entitles you to apply for registration, and registration is what lets you hold the protected title and be appointed to the job.
The provision here is undergraduate, which is the standard route in from school or college. Expect a mix of taught university blocks and supervised clinical placement, with the placement weeks scheduled around the academic year rather than in the holidays.
A typical offer is published for 1 of the 3 courses here and not for the 2 others, so those rows are left blank rather than filled in with a guess. Where an offer is published, treat it as the shape of the offer rather than a guarantee — these courses are interviewed, and they carry DBS and occupational health requirements on top of the grades.
- Location
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Nation
- England
- Approved courses
- 3
- Professions taught
- 3
- Routes offered
- undergraduate degree
- Campus locations
- Birmingham
Every allied health course at Birmingham Newman University
Side by side, so you can see where the routes and the course lengths actually differ.
| Course | Profession | Route | Award | Length | UCAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy | Occupational therapist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | 3 years | |
| BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy | Physiotherapist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | 3 years | |
| Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) | Paramedic | BSc | BSc (Hons) |
Occupational therapist at Birmingham Newman University
Occupational therapists help people do the everyday activities that matter to them when illness, injury, disability or ageing gets in the way.
Occupational therapist entry requirements at Birmingham Newman University · All occupational therapists courses in the UK · How to become an occupational therapist
Paramedic at Birmingham Newman University
Paramedics are autonomous practitioners who assess and treat patients in urgent and emergency settings, usually outside hospital.
Paramedic entry requirements at Birmingham Newman University · All paramedics courses in the UK · How to become a paramedic
Physiotherapist at Birmingham Newman University
Physiotherapists assess and treat problems with movement and function caused by injury, illness, disability or ageing.
Physiotherapist entry requirements at Birmingham Newman University · All physiotherapists courses in the UK · How to become a physiotherapist
Paying for it in England
Student support for allied health courses is set nation by nation, so what applies here is decided by the fact that Birmingham Newman University is in England — not by the university.
NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF)
The NHS Learning Support Fund is extra, non-repayable money for students on eligible pre-registration nursing, midwifery and…
Undergraduate-rate student finance for pre-registration postgraduate (MSc/PGDip) courses
This is the single most misunderstood point in AHP student funding. If you take a designated pre-registration postgraduate…
Postgraduate Master's Loan (England)
The Postgraduate Master's Loan is a single contribution towards fees and living costs for a standalone master's degree, paid…
Degree apprenticeship funding (England)
A degree apprenticeship is a job, not a student place. Your employer pays you a wage from day one and the cost of the training…
Other universities in West Midlands
Applicants normally hold several offers at once, and the realistic alternatives are the providers whose placement circuits cover the same patch.
Birmingham City University
diagnostic radiographers, operating department practitioners, dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, paramedics, speech and language therapists and therapeutic radiographers
Coventry University
diagnostic radiographers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians, podiatrists, operating department practitioners and paramedics
Keele University
occupational therapists, diagnostic radiographers, physiotherapists, paramedics, prosthetists and orthotists and speech and language therapists
University College Birmingham
physiotherapists, dietitians and paramedics
University of Birmingham
physiotherapists
University of Staffordshire
operating department practitioners and paramedics
University of Wolverhampton
occupational therapists, physiotherapists, podiatrists and paramedics
University of Worcester
diagnostic radiographers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians, operating department practitioners and paramedics
Next steps
- All universities — Grouped by nation and region
- Every approved course — Compare providers side by side
- Compare training routes — Degree, master’s or apprenticeship
- Funding and bursaries — What you can claim while you study
- NHS pay bands — What the job pays once you qualify
Where this page’s data comes from
- HCPC approved programmes directoryHealth and Care Professions Council · No open licence stated; HCPC copyright · checked 3 September 2026
- HCPC register summary and registrant snapshots (aggregate)Health and Care Professions Council · No open licence stated; HCPC copyright · checked 3 September 2026
- NHS Learning Support Fund guidanceDepartment of Health and Social Care (administered by NHS Business Services Authority) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · updated annual · checked 3 September 2026Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Agenda for Change pay scales and NHS terms and conditions handbookNHS Employers (NHS Confederation) · No open licence stated; NHS Employers copyright · checked 3 September 2026
- newman.ac.ukCited page
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