About the Programme
Physiotherapy aims to improve motor functions and functional capacity of individuals suffering from movement disorder caused by injuries or diseases, to minimize the impacts of any factor disruptive to human health, thus to increase the patients' quality of life.
Equipped with modern physiotherapy knowledge and skills, a physiotherapy technician is highly capable of using technological tools and devices related to the field of physiotherapy, and aims to help patients receive high quality treatment by using the physiotherapy equipment under the supervision of a senior physician or physiotherapist.
Offering its students an associate's degree in physiotherapy, our programme curriculum consists of theoretical and practical basic health courses and professional area courses.
What We Offer
» The clinical internships will enable our students to use their knowledge and skills in the field, learn how to communicate with patients and acquire a sense of professional responsibility.
» The fact that we offer our courses at the same campus that is home to Medical School, Dental School and the School of Pharmacy provides students with the opportunity to experience theoretical learning in hospital laboratories equipped with cutting edge technology.
» Learning from professional faculty gives students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience.
» Students can experience internationalization in a multicultural learning environment together with international students coming from 68 different countries.
» We give our graduates the opportunity to start their careers abroad provided that they meet the diploma equivalency requirements of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in the United States and the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) in Canada.
» Students have the opportunity to take part in Erasmus mobility activities for learning and placement.
Career
Holders of an associate's degree in physiotherapy are mostly employed in public and private healthcare institutions and rehabilitation centres affiliated with Turkish Ministry of Health, University hospitals, physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics, prosthetics and orthotics manufacturing facilities, nursing homes, sports/health centres, hot spring/thermal/wellness centres, occupational rehabilitation centres, and hotels specialized in health tourism.