Curriculum

• Occupational foreign language (selective) + sign language at the 4th semester (selective)
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Pedagogy
• Special pedagogy
• Didactics of physiotherapy
• Basics of law
• Public health propaedeutics, preventive physiotherapy, and promotion of helath
• Demography and epidemiology
• Economics, business basics, organisation and healthcare system
• Management and marketing
• Philosophy
• Bioethics
• History of physiotherapy
• Information technologies
• Physical education

• Anatomy (normal, functional, X-ray, palpation)
• Medical biology
• Genetics
• Physiology (general physiology, physiology of physical effort, pain physiology, physiological diagnostics)
• Pharmacology in physiotherapy
• Biophysics
• Biomechanics (applied biomechanics and ergonomics, clinical biomechanics)
• General pathology – selected clinical aspects
• Premedical aid with occupational health and safety
• Biochemistry

• Outline of general physiotherapy
• Movement education and methodology of movement teaching
• Kinesitherapy
• Manual therapy
• Physical medicine
• Massage theory and workshops
• Practical classes at facilities [elective]
• Special methods in physiotherapy
• Adapted physical activity and sports of people with disabilities
• Medical devices

Clinical physiotherapy basics in:

• orthopaedics and traumatology
• sports medicine
• rheumatology
• neurology and neurosurgery
• paediatrics
• paediatric neurology
• cardiology and cardiac surgery
• pulmonology
• surgery
• gynaecology and obstetrics

Clinical physiotherapy in  motor dysfunctions in:

• orthopaedics and traumatology
• sports medicine
• rheumatology
• neurology and neurosurgery
• developmental age

Physiotherapy in internal medicine in:

• cardiology and cardiac surgery
• pulmonology
• surgery
• gynaecology and obstetrics
• paediatrics
• geriatrics
• psychiatry
• oncology and palliative medicine

Functional diagnostics in:

• motor dysfunctions
• internal medicine
• developmental age

Physiotherapy planning in:

• motor dysfunctions
• developmental age
• internal medicine

• Scientific research methodology
• M.Sc. seminar
• Scientific information
• Statistics in scientific research

During the five-year Uniform Master’s Studies full-time programme students complete a total of 1560 hours of practical placement. The practical placement takes place during the academic year and after the end of the academic year during the summer break.

• 2^nd semester ­– Shadowing training 
• 4^th semester – Summer kinesitherapy training 
• 5^th semester – Training in clinical physiotherapy, physical therapy and massage therapy
• 6^th semester – Profiled summer practical placement – elective 
• 7^th semester – Training in clinical physiotherapy, physical therapy and massage therapy 
• 8^th semester – Profiled summer practical placement – elective 
• 10^th semester – Training in clinical physiotherapy, physical therapy and massage therapy – semester practice 

The College ensures that the practical placement provided for in the curriculum is carried out at no extra charge.

Graduates of the Uniform Master’s Physiotherapy Studies are able to:

1. Perform physical therapy, kinesitherapy, massage and manual therapy procedures as well as use special methods in physiotherapy.
2. Interpret the results of functional tests and carry out functional tests necessary for the selection of physiotherapy measures and interpret their results.
3. Create, review and modify physiotherapy plans for people with various dysfunctions, including older people, according to their clinical and functional status and as part of a comprehensive rehabilitation process.
4. Monitor the effects of physiotherapy treatment.
5. Select medical devices according to the type of patient’s dysfunction and their needs at each stage of rehabilitation and instruct the patient in their use.
6. Apply adaptive physical activity and sport activities for people with disabilities to the planning, selection, modification and development of various forms of recreational and sporting activities for people with special needs, including older people.
7. Apply measures aimed at health education, health promotion, disability prevention, as well as primary and secondary prevention of diseases.
8. Demonstrate high level of physical fitness required to correctly demonstrate and carry out kinesitherapy, massage and manual therapy and to apply special methods to people with various diseases, dysfunctions and disabilities.
9. Plan their own learning activities and continuously improve their knowledge.
10. Inspire others to learn and take up physical activity.
11. Communicate with the patient and their family in an atmosphere of trust, taking into account patient's needs and rights.
12. Communicate with colleagues within the team and share knowledge.
13. Make use of knowledge on rationalisation and optimisation of physiotherapy, also while cooperating as part of the therapeutic team.
14. Act according to ethical and bioethical principles in carrying out their activities belonging to the profession of a physiotherapist.