University · Edinburgh, Scotland
Allied health courses at Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh Napier University runs 4 approved pre-registration allied health courses, training occupational therapists and physiotherapists, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. 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
Edinburgh Napier University teaches 2 allied health professions at pre-registration level, training occupational therapists 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 at master’s level, which means it is designed for people who already hold a relevant first degree. Pre-registration master’s courses cover the same regulated content as an undergraduate degree, including the placement hours, in a shorter and more intense programme.
No typical offer has been published in the open data for any course at this provider, so this page does not state one. Grades, tariff points and interview requirements change year to year and the university’s own course pages are the only reliable version — each course below links straight to its record.
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Nation
- Scotland
- Approved courses
- 4
- Professions taught
- 2
- Routes offered
- pre-registration master’s
- Campus locations
- Edinburgh
Every allied health course at Edinburgh Napier University
Side by side, so you can see where the routes and the course lengths actually differ.
| Course | Profession | Route | Award | Length | UCAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) | Occupational therapist | MSc pre-reg | MSc | 2 years | |
| MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration) | Physiotherapist | MSc pre-reg | MSc | ||
| Post Graduate Diploma Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration) | Occupational therapist | MSc pre-reg | PgDip | ||
| Post Graduate Diploma Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration) | Physiotherapist | MSc pre-reg | PgDip |
Occupational therapist at Edinburgh Napier University
Occupational therapists help people do the everyday activities that matter to them when illness, injury, disability or ageing gets in the way.
MSc Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration)
Post Graduate Diploma Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration)
Occupational therapist entry requirements at Edinburgh Napier University · All occupational therapists courses in the UK · How to become an occupational therapist
Physiotherapist at Edinburgh Napier University
Physiotherapists assess and treat problems with movement and function caused by injury, illness, disability or ageing.
MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
Post Graduate Diploma Physiotherapy (Pre-Registration)
Physiotherapist entry requirements at Edinburgh Napier University · All physiotherapists courses in the UK · How to become a physiotherapist
Paying for it in Scotland
Student support for allied health courses is set nation by nation, so what applies here is decided by the fact that Edinburgh Napier University is in Scotland — not by the university.
SAAS standard student support for AHP courses (Scotland)
Scotland has no separate NHS bursary for most allied health professions. Scottish-domiciled students on AHP degrees studying in…
Paramedic, Nursing and Midwifery Student Bursary (PNMSB)
Scotland runs a dedicated non-repayable bursary for pre-registration paramedic science, nursing and midwifery degree students…
Other universities in Scotland
Applicants normally hold several offers at once, and the realistic alternatives are the providers whose placement circuits cover the same patch.
Glasgow Caledonian University
diagnostic radiographers, dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, orthoptists, paramedics and therapeutic radiographers
Queen Margaret University
diagnostic radiographers, dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech and language therapists, art therapists, dramatherapists, music therapists, paramedics and therapeutic radiographers
Robert Gordon University
diagnostic radiographers, dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and paramedics
University of Stirling
physiotherapists, podiatrists and paramedics
University of Strathclyde
prosthetists and orthotists and speech and language therapists
University of the West of Scotland
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
- publications.scot.nhs.ukCited page