Physiotherapy (B.Sc.)

How to apply

How to apply

The Physiotherapy degree program begins in the summer semester.

Applications are only possible online.

Application period

  • Summer semester: November to January 15th (deadline)
  • Different dates for applicants with foreign educational qualifications, see uni-assist application dates

Admission requirements

General admission requirements

The current regulations for this degree program can be found in the official gazette.

Special admission requirements

For the Physiotherapy degree program, a completed vocational training in physiotherapy is required for entry into the 4th semester, or for foreign applicants who have already studied or are studying physiotherapy at a comparable level, proof of 90 ECTS points.

The lectures for the B.Sc. Physiotherapy at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences are held in English. Your knowledge of English is therefore a decisive factor for the success of your studies and one of our admission requirements.

Your knowledge of English must correspond to the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​(CEFR). We accept the following test certificates:

Language certificate Level 3 (B2)
IELTS IELTS (6.5, 6.0, 5.5)
TOEFL TOEFL iBT (94-72)
TOEFL ITP Level 1 (626-543)
Cambridge English Language Assessment Cambridge First Certificate in English + Grade B or C (FCE)
Cambridge Preliminary English Test + Result Distinction (PET)
Cambridge English: Business Vantage (BEC Vantage)
Cambridge English: Legal (ILEC)
Cambridge English: Financial (ICFE)
Pearson PTE Academic PTE Academic (75-59)
TOEIC TOEIC Listening and Reading Test (944-785)
TOEIC Speaking Test (179-160)
TOEIC Writing Test (179-150)
telc telc B2-Zertifikat
UNIcert UNIcert II
Cambridge IGCSE IGCSE 1st Language with B2 as minimum level
IGCSE 2nd Language with B2 as minimum level

 

Alternatively, applicants who can demonstrate study and examination achievements in the field of physiotherapy at a foreign university amounting to 90 ECTS points will be granted access to the degree program.

The following skills must be included in the 90 ECTS points:

  • Professional skills (at least 20 ECTS points)
  • Methodological skills (at least 20 ECTS points)
  • Social skills (at least 15 ECTS points)
  • Personal skills (at least 15 ECTS points)

Example modules are:

  • Professional skills: Physical therapy in Clinical Specialties; Issues for elective subjects: Advance clinical assessment by ultrasound imaging; Medical and Surgical Conditions and their Treatments; Biomechanics and Kinesiology; Virtual Reality and Rehabilitation; Neuroscience; Manipulative Therapy; Pathophysiology for Physical Therapy
  • Methodological skills: Introduction to Research Methodology; Specific Methods in Physical therapy I and Simulation; Manual Therapy; Biostatistics; Imaging Methods; Research in Health Science for Physical Therapy; Human Biomechanics
  • Social Competence: Biopsychosocial Care in Physical therapy; Public Health and Legislation in Physical Therapy; Physiotherapy Profession and Ethics; Healthy Living and Exercise; Physical Therapy in Community; Physical Therapy in Special Conditions
  • Personal Competencies: Communication, Interpersonal Skills and Simulation; Values ​​Education; Medical English for Physiotherapy; Job Coaching: Place, Train, Maintain; Healthy with Integrative Medicine

How to apply

If you wish to study at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences as an international student, you can find detailed information concerning the application procedure on our website information for an application with foreign documents.

Please note there are different deadlines for applicants with foreign university entry qualifications, for details please refer to application deadlines with uni-assist.
 

No knowledge of German required

Contrary to the general information above for international students, no knowledge of German is required for this course of study.