Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy

The Bachelor's Degree in Physical Therapy is studied over a four-year cycle, with a total of 240 ECTS (60 per year).

The Bachelor's Degree is part of the field of knowledge of Health Sciences.

The Curriculum developed over the four years includes:

• Basic training subjects on the human body, how it operates, its malfunctions, interpersonal relationships, and other aspects, all of them necessary in order to enable the subsequent acquisition of those competencies characteristic of Physical Therapy (60 ECTS).
• Specific subjects providing theoretical and practical training, approaching knowledge needs and competencies expected according to the professional profile of a Physical Therapist (126 ECTS).
• Optional subjects, which make it possible to look further at specialized professional fields, according to the student's interests (6 ECTS).
• Practice placements in laboratories and demonstrations rooms during the four years, and
• Supervised practice placements with Physical Therapists at health care centers working within different professional fields (42 ECTS) which is equivalent to 1,200 face-to-face hours, to be chosen between over 30 different public, state-subsidized or private centers with 50 places.
• A Bachelor's (Degree) Dissertation, which covers all of the general and specific skills acquired during the course for professional practice (6 ECTS credits).

As an added value, the following two University private degrees have been designed:

• Diploma in Communication Skills and Foreign Language Studies: specifically intended for the training of graduates in Nursery of Comillas, it offers the possibility to study abroad at foreign Universities during their training, while facilitating their future transition into the labour market of English-speaking countries, as well as access to texts of virtually all publications of their area of knowledge.
• Diploma in Professional and Communication Personal Skills of the "San Juan de Dios" School of Nursing and Physical Therapy: its design allows focusing on areas of special importance for the personal and professional development of the student, in order to support the strengthening of their comprehensive training.