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7. Bachelor's degree
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11. Physiotherapy
13. Degree in Physiotherapy

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Universidade de Vigo
Degree in Physiotherapy

Pontevedra, Spain

DEGREE TYPE

Bachelor's degree

DURATION

4 years

LANGUAGES

Spanish

PACE

Full time

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

Sep 2026

TUITION FEES

EUR 836 / per credit

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About : The Degree in Physiotherapy offers students the skills to assess, diagnose, and treat patients with physical injuries or disabilities. The program includes practical experience, ensuring students apply their knowledge in real-world settings. Graduates will be equipped with up-to-date techniques and evidence-based practice in physiotherapy, fostering critical thinking and clinical reasoning.

Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue careers as physiotherapists, working in hospitals, clinics, or private practice. Other opportunities include roles in rehabilitation centers, sports medicine, and educational settings. Additional paths may involve research positions or further specialization in areas like pediatrics or geriatrics.

These studies aim to train professionals with scientific preparation and sufficient training to describe, identify, treat and compare health problems that can be answered from physiotherapy. In this way, the titled people will be able to cure, recover, rehabilitate and 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 other cause, always under the consideration of the individual in its triple dimension: biological, psychological and social.

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1 Course
Code	Name	Four-month period	Select	Total Cr.
P05G171V01101	Human Anatomy: Human Anatomy	1c	FB	9
P05G171V01102	Physiology: Human Physiology	1c	FB	9
P05G171V01103	Biochemistry-Physics: Biochemistry and biophysics	1c	FB	6
P05G171V01104	Fundamentals of physiotherapy	1c	OB	6
P05G171V01105	Physiology: Functional movement in physiotherapy	2c	FB	9
P05G171V01106	Psychology: Applications in Health Sciences	2c	FB	6
P05G171V01107	Human Anatomy: Medical-Surgical Conditions	2c	FB	9
P05G171V01108	Physiotherapy assessment	2c	OB	6
2 Course
Code	Name	Four-month period	Select	Total Cr.
P05G171V01201	Human Anatomy: Medical Conditions	1c	FB	6
P05G171V01202	Human Anatomy: Surgical Conditions	1c	FB	6
P05G171V01203	Kinesitherapy	1c	OB	9
P05G171V01204	General Physiotherapy I	1c	OB	9
P05G171V01205	General Physiotherapy II	2c	OB	9
P05G171V01206	Manual therapy	2c	OB	9
P05G171V01207	Public health and community physiotherapy	2c	OB	6
P05G171V01208	Radiology	2c	OB	6
3 Course
Code	Name	Four-month period	Select	Total Cr.
P05G171V01301	Physiotherapy in neuromotor disorders	1c	OB	9
P05G171V01302	Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy	1c	OB	9
P05G171V01303	English for Health Sciences	1c	OP	6
P05G171V01304	Physiotherapy in sports and physical activity	1c	OP	6
P05G171V01305	Pilates applied in physiotherapy	1c	OP	6
P05G171V01306	Physiotherapy in urogynecology and obstetrics	1c	OP	6
P05G171V01307	Physiotherapy in pediatrics	1c	OP	6
P05G171V01308	Physiotherapy in clinical specialties I	2c	OB	9
P05G171V01309	Physiotherapy in clinical specialties II	2c	OB	9
P05G171V01310	Physiotherapy for lymphedema	2c	OP	6
P05G171V01311	Physiotherapy in functional diversity	2c	OP	6
P05G171V01312	Cardiac rehabilitation	2c	OP	6
P05G171V01313	Occupational physiotherapy and ergonomics	2c	OP	6
P05G171V01314	Cervical-cranio-mandibular physiotherapy	2c	OP	6
4 Course
Code	Name	Four-month period	Select	Total Cr.
P05G171V01415	Research methodology in health sciences	1c	OB	9
P05G171V01991	Final Degree Project	2c	OB	9
P05G171V01981	External practices: Clinical stays	An	OB	42

1 Course

Code

Name

Four-month period

Select

Total Cr.

P05G171V01101

Human Anatomy: Human Anatomy

P05G171V01102

Physiology: Human Physiology

P05G171V01103

Biochemistry-Physics: Biochemistry and biophysics

P05G171V01104

Fundamentals of physiotherapy

P05G171V01105

Physiology: Functional movement in physiotherapy

P05G171V01106

Psychology: Applications in Health Sciences

P05G171V01107

Human Anatomy: Medical-Surgical Conditions

P05G171V01108

Physiotherapy assessment

2 Course

Code

Name

Four-month period

Select

Total Cr.

P05G171V01201

Human Anatomy: Medical Conditions

P05G171V01202

Human Anatomy: Surgical Conditions

P05G171V01203

Kinesitherapy

P05G171V01204

General Physiotherapy I

P05G171V01205

General Physiotherapy II

P05G171V01206

Manual therapy

P05G171V01207

Public health and community physiotherapy

P05G171V01208

Radiology

3 Course

Code

Name

Four-month period

Select

Total Cr.

P05G171V01301

Physiotherapy in neuromotor disorders

P05G171V01302

Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy

P05G171V01303

English for Health Sciences

P05G171V01304

Physiotherapy in sports and physical activity

P05G171V01305

Pilates applied in physiotherapy

P05G171V01306

Physiotherapy in urogynecology and obstetrics

P05G171V01307

Physiotherapy in pediatrics

P05G171V01308

Physiotherapy in clinical specialties I

P05G171V01309

Physiotherapy in clinical specialties II

P05G171V01310

Physiotherapy for lymphedema

P05G171V01311

Physiotherapy in functional diversity

P05G171V01312

Cardiac rehabilitation

P05G171V01313

Occupational physiotherapy and ergonomics

P05G171V01314

Cervical-cranio-mandibular physiotherapy

4 Course

Code

Name

Four-month period

Select

Total Cr.

P05G171V01415

Research methodology in health sciences

P05G171V01991

Final Degree Project

P05G171V01981

External practices: Clinical stays

Select A	Code	Training and Learning Outcomes
	A1	That students have demonstrated that they possess and understand knowledge in an area of study that forms the basis of general secondary education and is usually at a level that, while supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the forefront of their field of study.
	A2	That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study.
	A3	That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their area of study) to make judgments that include a reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.
	A4	That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences
	A5	That students have developed the learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy

Select B	Code	Knowledge
	B1	Know how to work in professional teams as a basic unit in which professionals and other staff of healthcare organizations are structured in a unidisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and interdisciplinary manner.
	B2	Incorporate the ethical and legal principles of the profession into professional practice as well as integrate social and community aspects into decision-making.
	B3	Communicate effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing, with healthcare system users and other professionals.
	B4	Acquire basic scientific training in research.
	B5	To be able to present and defend a final degree project before the university committee, consisting of an exercise in integrating the training content received and the skills acquired.

Select C	Code	Skills
	C1	Know the principles and theories of physical agents and their applications in physiotherapy.
	C2	Understand the principles of biomechanics and electrophysiology, and their main applications in the field of physiotherapy.
	C3	Identify the psychological and social factors that influence the health or illness of individuals, families, and communities.
	C4	Know and develop communication theory and interpersonal skills.
	C5	Understand the learning theories applicable to health education and the lifelong learning process itself. Understand the psychological aspects of the physiotherapist-patient relationship. Identify the factors involved in teamwork and leadership situations.
	C6	Identify anatomical structures as a knowledge base to dynamically establish relationships with the functional organization.
	C7	Understand the physiological and structural changes that can occur as a result of the application of physiotherapy.
	C8	Recognize life-threatening situations and know how to perform basic and advanced life support maneuvers.
	C9	Understand the pathophysiology of diseases, identifying the manifestations that appear throughout the process, as well as the medical and surgical treatments, primarily in their physiotherapeutic and orthopedic aspects. Identify the changes produced as a result of physiotherapy intervention. Encourage the participation of the patient and family in the recovery process.
	C10	To understand and identify the psychological and physical problems arising from gender-based violence in order to train students in prevention, early detection, care, and rehabilitation of victims of this form of violence.
	C11	Identify the concept, evolution, and foundations of physiotherapy in its scientific and professional aspects. Understand the general theory of functioning, disability, and health and its international classification, as well as physiotherapy intervention models and care practice.
	C12	Know and apply the theoretical foundations and development of physiotherapy methods and procedures.
	C13	Have the ability to assess the functional status of the patient/user from a physiotherapy perspective, considering the physical, psychological, and social aspects.
	C14	Understand and apply manual and instrumental assessment methods and procedures in Physiotherapy and Physical Rehabilitation, as well as the scientific evaluation of their usefulness and effectiveness.
	C15	Understand ergonomic and anthropometric principles.
	C16	Analyze, program, and apply movement as a therapeutic measure, promoting patient/user participation in the process.
	C17	To know, design and apply the different modalities and general intervention procedures in Physiotherapy: Massage Therapy, Electrotherapy, Magnetotherapy, Hydrotherapy, Balneotherapy, Climatotherapy, Thalassotherapy, Thermotherapy, Cryotherapy, Vibrotherapy, Phototherapy, Pressotherapy, therapies derived from other physical agents, as well as fundamental aspects of Ergotherapy and other therapies related to the field of competence of physiotherapy.
	C18	Encourage user and family participation in their recovery process.
	C19	Understand and perform specific methods and techniques related to the musculoskeletal system (including manual therapies, joint manipulative therapies, osteopathy, and chiropractic), neurological processes, the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, and static and dynamic disorders. Specific methods and techniques that take into account the implications of orthopedics in physiotherapy, reflex therapeutic techniques, as well as other alternative and/or complementary methods and techniques whose safety and effectiveness have been demonstrated according to the state of scientific development.
	C20	Identify the most appropriate physiotherapy treatment for different health disorders, prevention, and promotion processes, as well as for growth and development.
	C21	Identify the patient/user's situation through a physiotherapy care diagnosis, planning interventions, and evaluating their effectiveness in a cooperative work environment with other health science professionals.
	C22	Know and apply good clinical practice guidelines.
	C23	Understand the fundamental concepts of health and the role of the physical therapist in the healthcare system.
	C24	Promote healthy lifestyle habits through health education.
	C25	Understand health-related factors and problems associated with physiotherapy in the fields of Primary Care, Specialized Care, and Occupational Health.
	C26	Understand the Spanish Healthcare System and aspects related to the management of health services, especially those involving physiotherapy.
	C27	Understand and analyze the management processes of a physiotherapy service or unit.
	C28	Understand and apply quality mechanisms in physical therapy practice, adhering to recognized and validated quality criteria, indicators, and standards for proper professional practice.
	C29	Understand the ethical and legal foundations of the profession in a changing social context.
	C30	Know the professional ethical and deontological codes
	C31	Understand the structure of the human body and identify structural elements and abnormalities in the various imaging analysis and diagnostic methods.
	C32	Incorporate scientific research and evidence-based practice as a professional culture.
	C33	Integrate all the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and values acquired in all subjects, developing all professional competencies and training for effective physiotherapy care through pre-professional internships in the form of independent clinical rotations and a final competency assessment in health centers, hospitals, and other healthcare settings.
	C34	Know and understand the morphology, physiology, pathology, and behavior of people, both healthy and sick, in the natural and social environment.
	C35	Know and understand the sciences, models, techniques and instruments on which physiotherapy is based, articulated and developed
	C36	Know and understand the physiotherapy methods, procedures, and actions aimed at both the actual therapy to be applied in the clinic for re-education or functional recovery, as well as the implementation of activities aimed at promoting and maintaining health.
	C37	Acquire appropriate clinical experience that provides intellectual skills and technical and manual dexterity; that facilitates the incorporation of ethical and professional values; and that develops the ability to integrate acquired knowledge.
	C38	Intervene in the areas of health promotion, prevention, protection, and recovery.

Select D	Code	Competencies
	D1	Ability to communicate orally and in writing in Galician.
	D2	Computer knowledge related to the field of study
	D3	Recognition of diversity and multiculturalism
	D4	Creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and adaptation to new situations
	D5	Develop leadership and organizational skills.
	D6	Sustainability and environmental commitment. Equitable, responsible, and efficient use of resources.
	D7	Maintain an attitude of learning and improvement.
	D8	Ability to understand the meaning and application of the gender perspective in different areas of knowledge and in professional practice with the goal of achieving a more just and egalitarian society.

Select A

Code

Training and Learning Outcomes

That students have demonstrated that they possess and understand knowledge in an area of study that forms the basis of general secondary education and is usually at a level that, while supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the forefront of their field of study.

That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study.

That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their area of study) to make judgments that include a reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.

That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences

That students have developed the learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy

Select B

Code

Knowledge

Know how to work in professional teams as a basic unit in which professionals and other staff of healthcare organizations are structured in a unidisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and interdisciplinary manner.

Incorporate the ethical and legal principles of the profession into professional practice as well as integrate social and community aspects into decision-making.

Communicate effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing, with healthcare system users and other professionals.

Acquire basic scientific training in research.

To be able to present and defend a final degree project before the university committee, consisting of an exercise in integrating the training content received and the skills acquired.

Select C

Code

Skills

Know the principles and theories of physical agents and their applications in physiotherapy.

Understand the principles of biomechanics and electrophysiology, and their main applications in the field of physiotherapy.

Identify the psychological and social factors that influence the health or illness of individuals, families, and communities.

Know and develop communication theory and interpersonal skills.

Understand the learning theories applicable to health education and the lifelong learning process itself. Understand the psychological aspects of the physiotherapist-patient relationship. Identify the factors involved in teamwork and leadership situations.

Identify anatomical structures as a knowledge base to dynamically establish relationships with the functional organization.

Understand the physiological and structural changes that can occur as a result of the application of physiotherapy.

Recognize life-threatening situations and know how to perform basic and advanced life support maneuvers.

Understand the pathophysiology of diseases, identifying the manifestations that appear throughout the process, as well as the medical and surgical treatments, primarily in their physiotherapeutic and orthopedic aspects. Identify the changes produced as a result of physiotherapy intervention. Encourage the participation of the patient and family in the recovery process.

C10

To understand and identify the psychological and physical problems arising from gender-based violence in order to train students in prevention, early detection, care, and rehabilitation of victims of this form of violence.

C11

Identify the concept, evolution, and foundations of physiotherapy in its scientific and professional aspects. Understand the general theory of functioning, disability, and health and its international classification, as well as physiotherapy intervention models and care practice.

C12

Know and apply the theoretical foundations and development of physiotherapy methods and procedures.

C13

Have the ability to assess the functional status of the patient/user from a physiotherapy perspective, considering the physical, psychological, and social aspects.

C14

Understand and apply manual and instrumental assessment methods and procedures in Physiotherapy and Physical Rehabilitation, as well as the scientific evaluation of their usefulness and effectiveness.

C15

Understand ergonomic and anthropometric principles.

C16

Analyze, program, and apply movement as a therapeutic measure, promoting patient/user participation in the process.

C17

To know, design and apply the different modalities and general intervention procedures in Physiotherapy: Massage Therapy, Electrotherapy, Magnetotherapy, Hydrotherapy, Balneotherapy, Climatotherapy, Thalassotherapy, Thermotherapy, Cryotherapy, Vibrotherapy, Phototherapy, Pressotherapy, therapies derived from other physical agents, as well as fundamental aspects of Ergotherapy and other therapies related to the field of competence of physiotherapy.

C18

Encourage user and family participation in their recovery process.

C19

Understand and perform specific methods and techniques related to the musculoskeletal system (including manual therapies, joint manipulative therapies, osteopathy, and chiropractic), neurological processes, the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, and static and dynamic disorders. Specific methods and techniques that take into account the implications of orthopedics in physiotherapy, reflex therapeutic techniques, as well as other alternative and/or complementary methods and techniques whose safety and effectiveness have been demonstrated according to the state of scientific development.

C20

Identify the most appropriate physiotherapy treatment for different health disorders, prevention, and promotion processes, as well as for growth and development.

C21

Identify the patient/user's situation through a physiotherapy care diagnosis, planning interventions, and evaluating their effectiveness in a cooperative work environment with other health science professionals.

C22

Know and apply good clinical practice guidelines.

C23

Understand the fundamental concepts of health and the role of the physical therapist in the healthcare system.

C24

Promote healthy lifestyle habits through health education.

C25

Understand health-related factors and problems associated with physiotherapy in the fields of Primary Care, Specialized Care, and Occupational Health.

C26

Understand the Spanish Healthcare System and aspects related to the management of health services, especially those involving physiotherapy.

C27

Understand and analyze the management processes of a physiotherapy service or unit.

C28

Understand and apply quality mechanisms in physical therapy practice, adhering to recognized and validated quality criteria, indicators, and standards for proper professional practice.

C29

Understand the ethical and legal foundations of the profession in a changing social context.

C30

Know the professional ethical and deontological codes

C31

Understand the structure of the human body and identify structural elements and abnormalities in the various imaging analysis and diagnostic methods.

C32

Incorporate scientific research and evidence-based practice as a professional culture.

C33

Integrate all the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and values acquired in all subjects, developing all professional competencies and training for effective physiotherapy care through pre-professional internships in the form of independent clinical rotations and a final competency assessment in health centers, hospitals, and other healthcare settings.

C34

Know and understand the morphology, physiology, pathology, and behavior of people, both healthy and sick, in the natural and social environment.

C35

Know and understand the sciences, models, techniques and instruments on which physiotherapy is based, articulated and developed

C36

Know and understand the physiotherapy methods, procedures, and actions aimed at both the actual therapy to be applied in the clinic for re-education or functional recovery, as well as the implementation of activities aimed at promoting and maintaining health.

C37

Acquire appropriate clinical experience that provides intellectual skills and technical and manual dexterity; that facilitates the incorporation of ethical and professional values; and that develops the ability to integrate acquired knowledge.

C38

Intervene in the areas of health promotion, prevention, protection, and recovery.

Select D

Code

Competencies

Ability to communicate orally and in writing in Galician.

Computer knowledge related to the field of study

Recognition of diversity and multiculturalism

Creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and adaptation to new situations

Develop leadership and organizational skills.

Sustainability and environmental commitment. Equitable, responsible, and efficient use of resources.

Maintain an attitude of learning and improvement.

Ability to understand the meaning and application of the gender perspective in different areas of knowledge and in professional practice with the goal of achieving a more just and egalitarian society.

Universidade de Vigo
Degree in Physiotherapy

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Ideal Students

Income profile

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Curriculum

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Program Tuition Fee

Career Opportunities

Professional outings

About the School

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Universidade de Vigo
Degree in Physiotherapy