Physiotherapy

The professional higher education study programme PHYSIOTHERAPY has been accredited by the Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency (decision No. 6033-2/2018/23).

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 (Ur. L. RS, No. 41/2014).

Graduates of the programme will be qualified for:

Independently practising physiotherapy, taking into account the indications and contraindications of physiotherapy procedures, methods and techniques;
Assessing and documenting the patient's functional status and abilities, and examining one's own work;
Maintaining, restoring and improving the psychophysical abilities and capacities of healthy, dysfunctional or otherwise ill individuals;
Creating a physiotherapy programme for a patient based on the assessment of functioning and the patient's personal characteristics;
Using movement therapy methods and techniques and physical energies to stimulate or hinder physiological mechanisms and establish balance;
Setting the goals of physiotherapy in cooperation with the patient or service user;
Contributing to a clearer diagnosis and prognosis by evaluating the data and highlighting the problems and goals of physiotherapy, in cooperation with the doctor and other members of the team;
Regularly examining the effects of individual therapeutic procedures and taking appropriate action;
Designing, implementing and verifying preventive health education programmes, and performing regular monitoring if need be;
Preparing reports on the results and reporting to the treating physician or specialist.

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Curriculum

YEAR 1

No.	Course Unit	OSW					OSW	ISW	ASW	ETCS
No.	Course Unit	L	T	LW	CE	CP	OSW	ISW	ASW	ETCS
	YEAR 1
	1^st semester
1.	Anatomy, Physiology and Patology	90		30			120	120	240	8
2.	Biophysics with Biomechanics	30		15			45	45	90	3
3.	Biochemistry and Radiology	30					30	60	90	3
4.	Motor Development and Promotion of Physical Activity for Health	30	15				45	45	90	3
5.	Functional Anatomy and Physiology of the Novement System	90			30		120	120	240	8
6.	Basic of Clinical Medicine I	60			15		75	75	150	5
	2^nd semester
7.	Assessment Methods in Physiotherapy	75			60		135	165	300	10
8.	Ethics in Physiotherapy	30	30				60	60	120	4
9.	ForeignLanguage for Specifis Purposes (English/German)	15	45				60	30	90	3
10.	Basic of Rehabilitation	30	15				45	45	90	3
11.	Kinesiotherapy	45			60		105	105	210	7
12.	Emergency Medical Treatment	15			30		45	45	90	3
		540	105	45	195	0	885	915	1800	60

YEAR 2

No.	Course Unit	OSW					OSW	ISW	ASW	ETCS
No.	Course Unit	L	T	LW	CE	CP	OSW	ISW	ASW	ETCS
	YEAR 2
	3^rd semester
1.	Pharmacology	30	15				45	45	90	3
2.	Basic of Clinical Medicine 2	60	15				75	75	150	5
3.	Informatics with Documentation in Physiotherapy	30		15			45	45	90	3
4.	Manual Therapy	45			75		120	90	210	7
5.	Ergonomics	30	15				45	45	90	3
6.	Knowledge Management	30	15				45	45	90	3
7.	Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physiotherapy	45			45		90	90	180	6
	4^th semester
8.	Geriatric Physiotherapy	15			30		45	45	90	3
9.	Instrumental Physiotherapy	30			45		75	75	150	5
10.	Elective Course	30	30				60	60	120	4
11.	Clinical Practice					320	320	40	360	18
		345	90	15	195	320	965	655	1620	60

YEAR 3

No.	Course Unit	OSW					OSW	ISW	ASW	ETCS
No.	Course Unit	L	T	LW	CE	CP	OSW	ISW	ASW	ETCS
	YEAR 3
	5^th semester
1.	Neurophysiotherapy	45			60		105	75	180	6
2.	Physiotherapy in Orthotics and Prostehetics	30			30		60	60	120	4
3.	Physiotherapy for Women's Health	30			30		60	60	120	4
4.	Rehabilitation in Sport	30			45		75	75	150	5
5.	Resarch Methodology	30	30	15			75	75	150	5
6.	Clinical Practice					120			120	6
	6^th semester
7.	Elective Course	30	30				60	60	120	4
8.	Special modul: Course 1	45			30		75	75	150	5
9.	Special modul: Course 2	45			30		75	75	150	5
10.	Clinical Practice					240	240		240	12
11.	Diploma Exam		15				15	105	120	4
		285	75	15	225	360	960	660	1620	60

ELECTIVE MODULES

No.	Course Unit	OSW		OSW	ISW	ASW	ECTS
No.	Course Unit	L	LW	OSW	ISW	ASW	ECTS
MODULE 1: THERMAL TREATMENT
1.	Balneology and Hydro-Kinesiotherapy	45	30	75	75	150	5
2.	Therapeutic Massage and Lymphatic Drainage	45	30	75	75	150	5
MODULE 2: PHYSIOTHERAPY AND MENTAL HEALTH
1.	Physiotherapy for Enhancing Mental Health	45	30	75	75	150	5
2.	Basic of Psychology and Work wiht People with Mental Health Problems	45	30	75	75	150	5
MODULE 3: PHYSIOTHERAPYAND OLDER PEOPLE
1.	Functional Abilities and Physical Disability in Older Adults	45	30	75	75	150	5
2.	Treatment of a Geriatric Patient in Physiotherapy	45	30	75	75	150	5
MODULE 4: PHYSIOTHERAPYAND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
1.	Planning and Evalation of Physical Activity Interventions	45	30	75	75	150	5
2.	Workplace Health Promotion	45	30	75	75	150	5
MODULE 5: PHYSIOTHERAPY AND SPORT
1.	Physiology in Sport	45	30	75	75	150	5
2.	Conditioning in Recreation and High - Performance Sport	45	30	75	75	150	5

ELECTIVE COURSES

No.	Course Unit	OSW		OSW	ISW	ASW	ECTS
No.	Course Unit	L	T	OSW	ISW	ASW	ECTS
1.	Developmental Physiotherapy	30	30	60	60	120	4
2.	Hippotherapy and Equine - Assisted Therapy	30	30	60	60	120	4
3.	Cronic Pain Management	30	30	60	60	120	4
4.	Health Care and Social Care Legalisation	30	30	60	60	120	4
5.	Introduciton to Cyriax Orthopaedic Methode	30	30	60	60	120	4
6.	Philosophy of Sport	30	30	60	60	120	4
7.	Healthy Lifestyle Strategies	30	30	60	60	120	4
8.	Didactics of Physical / Sports Education	30	30	60	60	120	4
9.	Physiotherapy and Physical Activity in Pregnancy	30	30	60	60	120	4
10.	Hygiene with Ecology	30	30	60	60	120	4

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