The professional higher education study programme PHYSIOTHERAPY has been accredited by the Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency (decision No. 6033-2/2018/23) and is implemented from the 2019/20 academic year as a part-time study, and from the 2020/21 academic year as a full-time study.
With the academic year 2024/25 a changed study program will begin.
The basic objective of the first-cycle professional higher education study programme Physiotherapy is to educate and train graduates for practising the profession of physiotherapist professionally, responsibly, safely and ethically at all levels of health care and in health resorts in accordance with the requirements of the Order on the List of Professions in Health Care.
Study programme Physiotherapy - clean copy
1st YEAR
NO. | COURSE UNIT | OSW | OSW | ISW | ASW | ECTS | ||||
L | T | LW | CE | CP | ||||||
1st YEAR | ||||||||||
1st semester | ||||||||||
1. | Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology | 90 | 30 | 120 | 120 | 240 | 8 | |||
2. | Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Radiology | 45 | 5 | 50 | 70 | 120 | 4 | |||
3. | Functional Anatomy and Physiology of the Movement System | 75 | 45 | 120 | 120 | 240 | 8 | |||
4. | Fundamentals of the Physiotherapy Profession | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 4 | |||
5. | 30 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 3 | ||||
6. | Emergency Medical Treatment | 15 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 3 | |||
2nd semester | ||||||||||
7. | Basics of Clinical Medicine I | 60 | 5 | 65 | 85 | 150 | 5 | |||
8. | Assessment Methods in Physiotherapy | 60 | 60 | 120 | 120 | 240 | 8 | |||
9. | Kinesiotherapy I | 45 | 60 | 105 | 105 | 210 | 7 | |||
10. | Manual Therapy I | 15 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 3 | |||
11. | Biophysics with Biomechanics | 30 | 15 | 45 | 75 | 120 | 3 | |||
12. | Research Work Basics and Informatics | 30 | 15 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 4 | ||
TOTAL: | 525 | 60 | 65 | 230 | 0 | 880 | 950 | 1830 | 60 |
2nd YEAR
NO. | COURSE UNIT | OSW |
OSW | ISW | ASW | ECTS | ||||
L | T | LW | CE | CP | ||||||
2nd YEAR | ||||||||||
3rd semester | ||||||||||
1. | Basics of Clinical Medicine II | 60 | 15 | 75 | 75 | 150 | 5 | |||
2. | Manual Therapy II | 45 | 75 | 120 | 120 | 240 | 8 | |||
3. | Foreign Language for Specific Purposes (English/German) | 15 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 3 | |||
4. | Kinesiotherapy II | 30 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 150 | 5 | |||
5. | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physiotherapy | 45 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 180 | 6 | |||
6. | Methods of Communication | 30 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 3 | |||
4th semester | ||||||||||
7. | Clinical Practice | 5 | 240 | 245 | 0 | 245 | 12 | |||
8. | Geriatric Physiotherapy | 15 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 3 | |||
9. | Psychology | 30 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 3 | |||
10. | Instrumental Physiotherapy | 30 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 150 | 5 | |||
11. | Balneotherapy | 15 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 3 | |||
12. | Elective course (general) | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 4 | |||
TOTAL: | 350 |
105 | 0 | 270 | 240 | 965 | 720 | 1685 | 60 |
3rd YEAR
NO. | COURSE UNIT | OSW |
OSW | ISW | ASW | ECTS | ||||
L | T | LW | CE | CP | ||||||
3rd YEAR | ||||||||||
5th semester | ||||||||||
1. | Neurophysiotherapy | 45 | 60 | 105 | 105 | 210 | 7 | |||
2. | Physiotherapy for Women's Health | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 4 | |||
3. | Ergonomics | 30 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 3 | |||
4. | Rehabilitation in Sport | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 4 | |||
5. | Elective course (general) | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 4 | |||
6. | Clinical Practice | 5 | 160 | 165 | 165 | 8 | ||||
6th semester | ||||||||||
7. | Rehabilitation | 30 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 3 | |||
8. | Physiotherapy in Orthotics and Prosthetics | 15 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 3 | |||
9. | Elective course (professional) | 30 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 150 | 5 | |||
10. | Elective course (professional) | 30 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 150 | 5 | |||
11. | Clinical Practice | 160 | 160 | 160 | 8 | |||||
12. | Diploma Exam | 5 | 5 | 175 | 180 | 6 | ||||
TOTAL: | 280 | 60 | 0 | 240 | 320 | 900 | 745 | 1645 | 60 |
ELECTIVE COURSES - GENERAL
NO. | COURSE UNIT | OSW | OSW | ISW | ASW | ECTS | |
L | T | ||||||
1. | Healthcare and Social Care Legislation | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 4 |
2. | Hygiene with Ecology | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 4 |
3. | Writing Professional and Scientific Articles | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 4 |
4. | Personal and Professional Development with Supervision | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 4 |
5. | Safety and Quality in Healthcare | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 4 |
6. | Prevention and Control of Noscomial Infections | 30 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 120 | 4 |
ELECTIVE COURSES - PROFESSIONAL
NO. | COURSE UNIT | OSW | OSW | ISW | ASW | ECTS | |
L | CE | ||||||
1. | Manual Therapy III | 30 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 150 | 5 |
2. | Healthy Lifestyle Strategies | 30 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 150 | 5 |
3. | Chronic Pain Management | 30 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 150 | 5 |
4. | Didactics of Physical/Sports Education | 30 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 150 | 5 |
5. | Preparation in Recreation and High-Performance Sport | 30 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 150 | 5 |
6. | Philosophy of Sport | 30 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 150 | 5 |
7. | Thermal Treatment | 30 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 150 | 5 |
8. | Physiology in Sport | 30 | 45 | 75 | 75 | 150 | 5 |
Abbreviations:
Study obligations: L - lectures, T - tutorials, LW – laboratory work, CE – cabinet exercises, CP = clinical practice, OSW – organised study work, ISW – individual student work, ASW – annual student workload, ECTS = European Credit Transfer System points.
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