Rehabilitation and Manual Therapies FdSc

A range of learning and teaching strategies will be employed to suit the various types of learners, and to meet the needs of the specific learning outcomes of the modules. Typically, lectures are supported by smaller-group seminars, workshops and laboratory practicals, which are led by staff or students. Students are also given independent learning activities. Where appropriate, student learning is supported by materials, tasks and activities, which are provided via a virtual learning environment. Much of our teaching utilises digital technology including advanced use of iPads, tablets and students’ own devices as part of our teaching and learning strategy.

The balance of lecture to tutorial/seminar/practical time is a deliberate effort to allow theoretical and generic knowledge taught in lectures to be given context and meaning in real-world scenarios, which are achieved using case studies, research data, the students’ own experience and discovery learning approaches. Within FdSc Rehabilitation and Manual Therapies, students will engage in practical sessions, to ensure that they learn relevant techniques. Emphasis will be very much on an applied approach, where students will be able to gain “hands on” experience in a clinical and sports setting.

Taught sessions will be created and delivered by mixed gender teaching staff, who come from a wide variety of backgrounds. The course will also utilise external partners and Visiting Fellow’s who themselves come from a range of backgrounds. Learning resources will contain a range of examples of people from a wide range of backgrounds with protected characteristics.

Students will be expected to undertake independent lecturer led learning activities, including but not limited to, revision of material, practice of practical handling skills, reading evidence and litertature and creating digital content using the telehealth facilities. Students will also be expected to perform independent student led learning activities, such as reading around a topic, practicing technical skills and handling techniques, and revision among others.

Students will be timetabled to specialist subject rooms including the teaching clinics, telehealth hub, rehabilitation zone, physiology lab, biomechanics lab and other sport and exercise facilities. These facilities will be bookable and available to students at set times for independent learning activities.