PHYSIOTHERAPY

Course details

Area of the course:

Biotechnologies, Medicine, Dentistry, Health professions

Type of course:

First cycle degree (DM 270)

Academic year:

2020/2021

Department name:

Department of Medicine, surgery and neuroscience

MIUR degree class:

L/SNT2 - Class Of First Degrees In Healthcare Rehabilitation Professions

Duration in years:

Credits:

180

Location :

SIENA

Language :

ITALIAN

Type of access:

Restricted access degree programme

Number of places (national):

Website of the course:

https://fisioterapia.unisi.it

Study Plan

SEDE AREZZO

Course year: 1

CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT 1 YEAR 2 SEM
1 credits - Optional - Compulsory
I.C. FOUNDATIONS OF REHABILITATION AND INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICAL THERAPY
5 credits - Compulsory
I.C. MOLECULAR BASIS OF LIFE
5 credits - Compulsory
I.C. MORFOLOGIC AND FUNCTIONAL BASIES
5 credits - Compulsory
I.C. MOVEMENT SCIENCE
11 credits - Compulsory
I.C. PHARMACOLOGY AND GENERAL PATHOLOGY
6 credits - Compulsory
I.C. PSYCHOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
6 credits - Compulsory
OTHER 1 YEAR 2 SEM
1 credits - Various educational activities - Compulsory
SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH
2 credits - A foreign language/final examination - Compulsory
TEACHING WORKSHOP
3 credits - Various educational activities - Compulsory
TRAINEESHIP 1 YEAR 2 SEM
15 credits - Characteristic of the class - Compulsory
TRAINING COURSE ON HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK – HIGH RISK – UNDER ART. 37 OF ITALIAN LEGISLATIVE DECREE 81/08
Various educational activities

Course year: 2

CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT 2 YEAR 2 SEM
1 credits - Optional - Compulsory
ENGLISH
2 credits - A foreign language/final examination - Compulsory
I.C. CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY ASPECTS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
6 credits - Compulsory
I.C. FIRST AID ELEMENTS (IN PHYSIOTHERAPY)
4 credits - Compulsory
I.C. MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPY
8 credits - Compulsory
I.C. PAEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY
5 credits - Compulsory
I.C. PREVENTION SCIENCES
4 credits - Compulsory
NEURO REHABILITATION AND PHYSIOTHERAPY IN NEUROLOGY
8 credits - Compulsory
OTHER 2 YEAR 2 SEM
3 credits - Various educational activities - Compulsory
TRAINEESHIP 2 YEAR 2 SEM
19 credits - Characteristic of the class - Compulsory

Course year: 3

CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT 3 YEAR 2 SEM
4 credits - Optional - Compulsory
FINAL TEST
5 credits - A foreign language/final examination - Compulsory
I.C. EVIDENCE-BASED PHYSIOTHERAPY AND SCIENTIFIC UPDATE
6 credits - Compulsory
I.C. HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
4 credits - Compulsory
I.C. PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION IN THE GERIATRIC ENVIRONMENT AND ACQUIRED DISABILITIES
7 credits - Compulsory
I.C. PHYSIOTHERAPY OF POST-SURGICAL DISABILITIES AND PELVIC FLOOR
6 credits - Compulsory
OTHER 3 YEAR 2 SEM
2 credits - Various educational activities - Compulsory
PRACTICAL TEST
A foreign language/final examination
TRAINEESHIP 3 YEAR 2 SEM
26 credits - Characteristic of the class - Compulsory

SEDE SIENA

Course year: 1

C. I. FOUNDATIONS OF REHABILITATION AND INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICALTHERAPY
5 credits - Compulsory
C.I. MOVEMENT SCIENCE
11 credits - Compulsory
C.I. PHARMACOLOGY AND GENERAL PATHOLOGY
6 credits - Compulsory
CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT YEAR I HALF 2
1 credits - Optional - Compulsory
I.C. MOLECULAR BASIS OF LIFE
5 credits - Compulsory
I.C. MORFOLOGIC AND FUNCTIONAL BASIES
5 credits - Compulsory
I.C. PSYCHOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
6 credits - Compulsory
OTHER YEAR 1 HALF 2
1 credits - Various educational activities - Compulsory
SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH
2 credits - A foreign language/final examination - Compulsory
TEACHING WORKSHOP
3 credits - Various educational activities - Compulsory
TRAINEESHIP YEAR 1 HALF 2
15 credits - Characteristic of the class - Compulsory
TRAINING COURSE ON HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK – HIGH RISK – UNDER ART. 37 OF ITALIAN LEGISLATIVE DECREE 81/08
Various educational activities

Course year: 2

CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY ASPECTS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
6 credits - Compulsory
CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT YEAR II HALF 2
1 credits - Optional - Compulsory
ENGLISH
2 credits - A foreign language/final examination - Compulsory
I.C. FIRST AID ELEMENTS (IN PHYSIOTHERAPY)
4 credits - Compulsory
I.C. MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPY
8 credits - Compulsory
I.C. PREVENTION SCIENCES
4 credits - Compulsory
NEURO REHABILITATION AND PHYSIOTHERAPY IN NEUROLOGY
8 credits - Compulsory
OTHER YEAR 2 HALF 2
3 credits - Various educational activities - Compulsory
PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PEDIATRICS
5 credits - Compulsory
TRAINEESHIP YEAR 2 HALF 2
19 credits - Characteristic of the class - Compulsory

Course year: 3

CHOSEN BY THE STUDENT YEAR III HALF 2
4 credits - Optional - Compulsory
FINAL TEST
5 credits - A foreign language/final examination - Compulsory
I.C. EVIDENCE-BASED PHYSIOTHERAPY AND SCIENTIFIC UPDATE
6 credits - Compulsory
I.C. HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
4 credits - Compulsory
I.C. PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION IN THE GERIATRIC ENVIRONMENT AND ACQUIRED DISABILITIES
7 credits - Compulsory
I.C. PHYSIOTHERAPY OF POST-SURGICAL DISABILITIES AND PELVIC FLOOR
6 credits - Compulsory
OTHER YEAR 3 HALF 2
2 credits - Various educational activities - Compulsory
PRACTICAL TEST
A foreign language/final examination
TRAINEESHIP YEAR 3 HALF 2
26 credits - Characteristic of the class - Compulsory

Admission and enrollment

Access requirements (Qualifications):

1 - SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA

Admission exam details:

The number of students admitted to the courses is planned on a yearly basis and according to the regional needs of health professionals.

The admission exam is common to all the health profession degrees, and is administered on the same day in all the Italian Universities.

The admission exam is a multiple choice test on general culture, logical thinking, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology. Grading is based on the number of correct answers.

Fees and contributions

The University of Siena annually publishes the regulations for student fees.

Students enrolled in first cycle, second cycle and long single cycle degree programmes pay annual fees in one or several installments (up to a maximum of four).

The amount of tuition fees is based on both the student’s family income, as declared in the ISEE certification, and on merit (number of credits achieved within August 10th of each year).

The ISEE values for the calculation of contribution range from a minimum of € 16.000,00 up to a maximum of € 90.000,00 in order to properly consider the real economic conditions of the family. For ISEE less than € 16.000,00 no contribution is expected.

For more information, please visit the web pages of the University www.unisi.it in the tuition fees section.

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