Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy
- Tunis, Tunisia
- Sousse, Tunisia
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
French
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The physiotherapist treats patients across the lifespan, from infants to older adults, in postoperative, post‑traumatic and diverse pathologies: neurological, respiratory, circulatory, rheumatic and sports injuries. Training covers manual therapy, therapeutic massage, postural advice and hydrotherapy. You'll complete varied internships at Kassab Orthopedic Institute, Abderrahmane Mami Hospital, INN and the National Center of Medicine and Sport Sciences. Keywords: physiotherapy, physical therapy, rehabilitation, neurology, orthopedics, pediatrics, geriatrics.
Career Outcomes: Most physiotherapists run private practices; others work in clinics, rehabilitation centers, sports or clinical care settings as physiotherapists or trainers. Graduates may study a Master's in 'Advanced age, disability and physical activity'.
The Physiotherapist provides medical care to patients of all ages, from infants to the elderly. Its know-how applies from postoperative or post-traumatic rehabilitation to a wide variety of pathologies such as neurological disorders, paralysis, respiratory, circulatory or rheumatic diseases, sports injuries or accidents related to life.
The Physiotherapist can also intervene without a medical prescription to practice specific massages to treat a torticollis, a backache or provide practical advice on postural behavior.
strengths
Very varied internships in specialized institutions and services:
- Kassab Orthopedic Institute: Physical Medicine, Pediatric and Adult Orthopedics, Traumatology, Rheumatology, etc.
- Abderrahmane Mami Hospital: Pediatric and adult pneumatics, thoracic surgery.
- INN: Neurology, neurosurgery, neuro-pediatrics.
- National Center of Medicine and Sport Sciences.
- Internship in hydrotherapy and visit specialized centers.
Training program
Semester 1
- Biophysics of radiation
- Chemistry
- Nursing
- Hospital hygiene
- General anatomy
- Physiology
- Cell biology
- Molecular biology and histology
- C2I
- Internet and web
- French
- English
Semester 2
- Applied physics in radiological imaging
- Applied physics in nuclear medicine and radiotherapy
- Biochemistry
- Pharmacology
- Bacteriology and immunology
- Parasitology and virology
- General anatomy
- Radioanatomie
- Hospital practice (internship)
- First aid
- French
- English
Semester 3
- Imaging of the locomotive system
- Imaging of the urogenital system
- Medical pathology
- Surgical pathology
- Applied physics in nmr
- Applied physics in ultrasound
- Medical imaging practice (Internship)
- Occupational pathologies
- Medical semiology
- Surgical semiology
- English
- French
Semester 4
- Pulmonary imaging
- Imaging of the digestive system
- Pediatric radio
- Medical imaging practice (Internship)
- Geriatrics
- Quality approach
- Signal and image processing
- Nformatics (Programming)
- Nursing care in gyneco-obstetrics
- Communication techniques
- French
- Psycho-social
- English
Semester 5
- radiobiology
- Radiation protection
- Cardiovascular imaging
- Imaging of the neurological and ENT system
- Radiotherapy
- Nuclear medicine
- Medical imaging practice (Internship)
- Radiation Physics
- Research Methodology
- biostatistics
- French
- English
Semester 6
- Image and data networks
- Imaging and scanning techniques
- Medical imaging practice (Internship)
- Research seminar
- Working method and information and communication techniques
- Legislation, ethics and professional conduct
- Patient's right
- French
- English
- PFE
Professional Horizons
Most physiotherapists practice privately in their own offices.
They can work as full-time employees in public sector hospitals or private structures, or on a temporary basis in various establishments such as:
- Thalassotherapy centers
- Pilates laboratories
- Private clinics
- Rehabilitation centers
- Retirement homes
- Associations of the disabled
- Sports associations as physical trainer or physiotherapist
NB: graduates of this specialty can enroll in a master's degree in 'Advanced age, disability and physical activity'. Free practice rehabilitation orthoptist.
