The course enhances the clinical practice of physiotherapists; the education and management-oriented routes fulfil the needs of those involved in professional training or management in the NHS or private sector; integrated within the health and social science graduate programme, the course provides valuable cross-disciplinary experience through common modules shared with other courses in the scheme; a flexible modular framework involves 6 1-week study blocks; the dissertation may be based on research carried out either in the University or other suitable environment; teaching methods include lectures, seminars, group tutorials, workshops and laboratory-based work.