Jean Monnet Centre for European Studies
Undergraduate Studies in Physiotherapy
Locarno, Switzerland
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English, Italian
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: This undergraduate physiotherapy degree at Il Dipartimento di Studi Europei “Jean Monnet” in Locarno, Switzerland, was created for cooperation among institutions and trains practitioners for healthcare and health tourism. The curriculum covers 180 ECTS over three years, with progressive clinical practice (18, 20, 22 ECTS) and modules in anatomy, histology, kinesiology, physiology, neurology, pathology, cognitive, developmental and visceral rehab, research methods, legal and bioethics.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as physiotherapists, rehabilitation specialists, neurorehabilitation therapists, musculoskeletal and sports physiotherapists, geriatric rehab clinicians, private practitioners, health tourism clinicians, or research assistants in hospitals, outpatient clinics, rehabilitation centers and health-tourism facilities.
Physiotherapy is an autonomous profession whose practitioners work professionally and openly with other healthcare providers. The Degree course is suitable for the modern needs of the profession, it is appropriate for the skills that the future graduates need and responds fully to the needs of modern healthcare and health tourism.
Duration: 3 years
ECTS Credits: 180
Posts: 100
Fees: € 15.000 / year
1° Year- 60 Credits
I° Half
- Human Anatomy and Histology (7)
- Kinesiology (6)
- Physiology (6)
- Methodology of Rehabilitation and Safety (5)
- Propaedeutic to Rehabilitation (5)
II° Half
- Propaedeutic Physical and Biological Sciences (8)
- Information Technology (1)
- Scientific English (3)
- Professional Laboratories (1)
- Clinical Practice (18)
2° Year – 54 Credits
I° Half
- Neurology (6)
- Pathology (4)
- Cognitive Rehabilitation (4)
- Rehabilitation of Osteoarticular Diseases (9)
II° Half
- Developmental Rehabilitation (5)
- Rehabilitation in Neurological Diseases (5)
- Professional Laboratories (1)
- Clinical Practice (20)
3° Year – 66 Credits
I° Half
- Advanced Methods in Physiotherapy and Introduction to Research (5)
- Legal, Bioethics and Deontological Principles of Professional Practice (7)
- Visceral Rehabilitation 1 (8)
- Visceral Rehabilitation 2 (6)
II° Half
- Elective Studies (6)
- Multidisciplinary Seminaries (4)
- Professional Laboratory (1)
- Clinical Practice (22)
- Final Exam (7)
