Degree in Physiotherapy
Universidad Loyola
Key Information
Campus location
Seville, Spain
Languages
Spanish
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 11,500 / per year
Application deadline
22 Jul 2024
Earliest start date
02 Sep 2024
Introduction
A degree aimed at preserving health and improving the quality of life
(*) Degree in verification process
With the Degree in Physiotherapy from Universidad Loyola you will become a qualified professional to promote, maintain, restore and increase the level of health of people in order to improve their quality of life and facilitate their full social reintegration, from a perspective of respect to the person, protection of Human Rights, responsibility and solidity of the objective and scientific foundation of their professional interventions.
The physiotherapist, an essential professional today
The Degree in Physiotherapy from Universidad Loyola will train you as a generalist physiotherapist, with scientific preparation and sufficient training, prepared to cure, recover or adapt people affected by deterioration, functional limitations, disabilities or changes in physical function and in the state of health, produced as a result of an injury, illness or any other cause.
People with disabilities can find in Physiotherapy a great help to increase their functional capacity and their quality of life. Likewise, there are diseases that can be improved with rehabilitation treatment, such as chronic pain of osteoarticular origin or fibromyalgia. And the increase in orthopedic surgery with joint prosthetic replacement in the elderly is increasing rehabilitation treatment in hospitals. All this makes the physiotherapist an essential professional within the health services, which is increasingly in demand among the population.
The study plan of the Degree in Physiotherapy at Universidad Loyola will provide a substantial improvement in the training profile of the physiotherapist, especially through the greater acquisition of skills in basic sciences, the expansion of specific training and the significant increase in the number of hours of clinical training for students through external internships, thus bringing the clinical training of Spanish physiotherapists closer to European standards.
Why study at Loyola?
Learn with the best professionals
We have a faculty of a high professional level and a great teaching capacity. Thus, you will train with some of the best professionals in the health sector, both in the different subjects and in masterclasses and project tutoring.
We help you in your jump to the labor market
We have internship agreements with Hospitals, Health Clinics, Nursing Homes and other Care Centers, with which Universidad Loyola collaborates. From the Professional Careers Service we will provide you with individualized advice and practical training to help you design your career and your incorporation into the labor market.
We support entrepreneurial initiatives
Are you an entrepreneur? Loyola is your place. You will be able to take business creation subjects, participate in business idea programs and contests, and at Loyola Initiatives we will inspire and accompany you so that you can make your idea come true.
Practical training and unique facilities
The University has numerous resources and spaces for you to put into practice what you learn in class, such as the Advanced Simulation Center or different laboratories equipped with the most modern technologies. Likewise, you will carry out real individual and group projects from the first semester.
You can live the international experience
We offer you the possibility of studying in more than 200 universities around the world. You can participate in Erasmus+ programs, Erasmus internships, exchanges outside the European Union, SICUE, or summer programs with partner universities.
Much more than going to class
At Loyola you can play sports, participate in cultural activities, be part of the debate club, the theater group, volunteer and develop your spiritual dimension.
we are close to you
We care about you, how you feel and what you need. We will assign you a personal tutor and we have a Psychological, Educational and Social Care Service that will assist you whenever you need it.
Jesuit identity
Our Jesuit identity integrates us into a network of more than 190 university centers around the world with an unequivocal track record and prestige, and endorses our social character. Universidad Loyola is integrated into UNIJES and IAJU.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
- Awards for academic excellence: Those students who obtain a University access grade in the academic year in which the award is requested equal to or greater than 9 points (grade calculated on a base of 10) will be eligible for the Academic Excellence Awards. in the June call.
- Scholarships and aid: In addition, Universidad Loyola has a wide line of scholarships and aid with which it aims to ensure that no one who academically meets the requirements stops studying for economic reasons. Scholarships and study aid at Universidad Loyola are made up of the University's own funds.
- Financing: Universidad Loyola has signed agreements with financial entities to facilitate access to undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and executive studies.
Curriculum
The curriculum of the Degree in Physiotherapy at Universidad Loyola will provide a substantial improvement in the training profile of the physiotherapist, especially through the greater acquisition of skills in basic sciences, the expansion of specific training and the significant increase in number of hours of clinical training for students through external internships, thus bringing the clinical training of Spanish physiotherapists closer to European standards.
The Degree in Physiotherapy at Universidad Loyola proposes a participatory and applied methodology that will focus on the student's work , with special emphasis on the development of competencies, skills and abilities of the physiotherapist and the use of new technologies.
Therefore, practical sessions and learning based on solving problems or cases will be some of the fundamental methodologies that will be used throughout the degree.
Students will have modern facilities for the development of their training, such as laboratories of anatomy, physiology and biophysics (with areas for functional analysis, functional analysis with biological waste, and functional analysis of physical effort), biomechanics (which has different ergometers , postural and anthropometric assessment materials, a real-time 3D biomechanical analysis system, and an 8-channel electromyograph), physiotherapy (with hydraulic stretchers, RGP stretchers, and electrotherapy materials), therapeutic and functional exercise , and biotechnology, chemistry, pharmacy and food science.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Professional opportunities are very diverse and the employability rate of Physiotherapy graduates is very high. There are multiple areas in which the physiotherapist can develop his profession: therapeutic exercise, rehabilitation, management of chronic diseases, people with disabilities, the elderly, sports activities, etc.
If you are a person with a vocation for caring for people and serving society, respect for human life and social commitment, disciplined and with the ability to work, ethical sense and commitment to fundamental rights , the Degree in Physiotherapy of the Universidad Loyola opens the doors of this profession to you.
You will be able to work in sectors such as…
- Health centers, hospitals and specialized treatment centers.
- Consultations and physiotherapy centers
- Sports centers and clubs
- Health management
- Teaching and research
Develop your professional career
The External Clinical Practices are developed in 4 subjects during the last two years, two in each semester. In this way, as they are spread over the two academic years, it allows the student to receive real clinical practical training at the same time as receiving theoretical training and laboratory practices (preclinical) , which is the most appropriate for optimal achievement. competitions. A total of 18 ECTS credits have been programmed for the External Clinical Practices of the 3rd year and 24 ECTS credits for the External Clinical Practices of the last year.
The management of business practices is developed in collaboration between the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Professional Career Service of Universidad Loyola .
Prepare for a global world
Loyola offers its students a world of possibilities to develop their academic and professional resume. Universidad Loyola has more than 200 bilateral agreements for the exchange of students with universities in 45 countries in Europe, America, Asia and Africa .
Carrying out an international academic exchange is the opportunity to live unique experiences that will provide you with a new way of seeing life and the world, improving linguistic competence, maturity and more opportunities for employment .