Branch programme/details

Applied Physiotherapy is a subject in a health care area focusing on diagnostics, functional therapy of movement system disorders. Physiotherapy also influences the functions of the other systems including the psychical one throughout the movement and other psysiotherapeutical processes.
The students of this programme are graduates in accredited/recognized Bachelor study programmes of physiotherapy in the Czech Republic. The graduates from any university abroad (apart from Slovakia) are required to do the process of nostrification. The programme offers a 2 year study programme. The programme is devided into 4 semsters and includes subjects which intensify and develop the knowledge and skills gained during Bachelor study programme. The students specialize in at least one specific method or concept in physiotherapy. The essencial subjects include: Special Kinesiology, Differential Diagnostics, Selected Chaptures in Physiotherapeutical Methods, Applied PNF, Clinical Effectiveness in Physiotherapy, Special Chapters from Clinical Subjects, Management in Healthcare, Physiotherapy in Sport, Preventive Programs in Physiotherapy, Methodology of Science, Presentation of Results of Scientific Work. The important part of every year study is a specialized internship at medical institutions, curricular internship and Clinical Colloquium under an expert supervison. When the student gains 120 ECTS credits he or she takes the Final State Exam insluding Master Thesis Defence, theoretical exams and practical medical institution exam.

The applicant is required to attach to an Application form a/letter of motivation, b/proof of qualifications (e.g. a legalized copy of documents certifying completion of secondary education in the case of a Bachelors programme, or a legalized copy of a Bachelor´s diploma in the case of a follow-up Master’s degree programme), c/ curriculum vitae, d/ letter of recommendation for study, e/ internationally recognised certificate proving the applicant’s English language skills. All the documents have to be officially translated to Czech or English language.

Mandatory annex to the application: Recommendation of the supervisor of clinical practice graduated in bachelor's studies or recommendation of the guarantor of the Physiotherapy study program on the applicant's suitability for study.

In case the application is not properly filled out, all required documents are not attached or if the application fee was covered alongside with the recognition fee payment (930 CZK), the Faculty will send out a Notice to eliminate shortcoming of the application or a Notice to pay an admission procedure fee within a time frame. Should the shortcomings not be eliminated within the set time period, the application process will be terminated. The administrative fee will not be refunded.

For the follow-up Master's degree programme in Applied Physiotherapy, the admission procedure requires an entrance interview (which includes a discussion to verify the understanding of the professional physiotherapy English text), which will take place online via the MS Teams platform. The applicant will be invited to the interview by the faculty upon fulfilment of all the conditions of the admission procedure (i.e. submission of the application form, submission of all mandatory attachments, payment of the fee).

Admission to Master's studies is conditioned by completed secondary education confirmed by a school-leaving certificate. Admission to Post-Bachelor studies (Master's programme) is likewise conditioned by completed education in any type of study programme.

A Master study programme in Applied Physiotherapy graduate is a „physiotherapeutist“ with the qualification to do the career in providing a health services wchich develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability. The physiotherapeutist provides the services throughout the people´s lives when their movement functions are threatened by aging, injuries, diseases, specific conditions or any environmental factors. The Master's study of physiotherapy extends the bachelor's knowledge and skills by specific examination methods used by physiotherapists, by determining the differential balance, by applying complex physiotherapy procedures to hospitalized and outpatient patients. The physiotherapeutist is concerned with identifying and improving the quality of physical, emotianal and socilal wellbeing of the population. The physiotherapeutist also participates in promotion, prophylactic treatment and rehabilitation with the aim to bring the pacient back to standard state of life.