University · Birmingham, West Midlands
Allied health courses at University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham runs 4 approved pre-registration allied health courses, training 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
University of Birmingham teaches one allied health profession at pre-registration level, training 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.
Two ways in run side by side here. The undergraduate degree is the standard entry route from school or college; the pre-registration master’s is the accelerated route for people who already hold a relevant degree, and it compresses the same regulated content — including the placement hours — into a shorter, harder programme.
A typical offer is published for 1 of the 4 courses here and not for the 3 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. 1 course carries a UCAS code, so it is applied for through the central system rather than direct to the university.
- Location
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Nation
- England
- Approved courses
- 4
- Professions taught
- 1
- Routes offered
- undergraduate degree, pre-registration master’s and integrated master’s
- Campus locations
- Birmingham
Every allied health course at University of Birmingham
Side by side, so you can see where the routes and the course lengths actually differ.
| Course | Profession | Route | Award | Length | UCAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy | Physiotherapist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) | Physiotherapist | MSc pre-reg | MSc | ||
| MSci Physiotherapy | Physiotherapist | MSci | MSci | 4 years | B160 |
| MSci Physiotherapy, with international year | Physiotherapist | MSci | MSci |
Physiotherapist at University of Birmingham
Physiotherapists assess and treat problems with movement and function caused by injury, illness, disability or ageing.
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
MSc Physiotherapy (Pre-registration)
MSci Physiotherapy
MSci Physiotherapy, with international year
Physiotherapist entry requirements at University of Birmingham · 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 University of Birmingham 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
Birmingham Newman University
occupational therapists, physiotherapists and paramedics
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 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
- birmingham.ac.ukCited page