Begin your journey to becoming a CERTIFIED PHYSIOTHERAPIST and study in your own time through online learning. Find out about accredited programs, job opportunities, and why the times they are a-Changin’ when it comes to health education.

An online physiotherapy degree helps prepare you with the scientific understanding and hands-on practice required to treat musculoskeletal injuries, manage chronic conditions, and help people restore movement. These programs are greats for those who want to maintain educational flexibility and embark on a rewarding healthcare career.

Facilitating theoretical units alongside hands-on clinical placements organized in your local area, an online degree offers as much legitimacy as an on-campus course — free of the strict timetable. You will take an education broad enough to encompass anatomy, kinesiology and rehabilitation, while you prepare for your national licensing exams.

If you’re looking to get out of the blocks, or you want to put a little extra muscle into your CV, an online degree is a 21st century way into the exploding field of physiotherapy.

1. Time (or lack of it)
2. Save Money
3. Travel
4. Accessibility
5. No more lectures
6. Quality of education
7. Flexible hours
8. No peer pressures
9. Long-lasting education
10. The benefits on your CV
11. Changed built-in learning model
12. Ease of use
13. Access to the professors and instructors
14. Changing education as we know it
15. Distance learning is the future.

Flexibility is the greatest advantage. By studying for a physiotherapy degree online, you are not only free to study from anywhere in the world, but can study at a time and pace that suits your schedule of work or family life. Jennifer Levitz, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, spent time with adult learners, career changers and international students.

You will also save a lot on commuting, accommodations, and campus expenses. eBooks, video lectures and virtual labs save money and make learning more interesting.

Furthermore, learning online enhances time management, discipline and digital competences — attributes in demand within today’s health service.

There are many good schools that now offer accredited online physiotherapy degrees. These are the Sheffield State University, the Oneida University, and overseas providers that are displayed on platforms such as Masters Portal and Hot courses Abroad.

Programs differ in organization, but consist of distant theory and face-to-face clinical time coordinated with healthcare institutions in a student’s local area. Make sure the course is accredited by a national/regional body (e.g., the HCPC in the UK or CAPTE in the US) as this is necessary for professional registration/licensure.

Look for a comprehensive program that covers common subjects like anatomy, neurology, clinical reasoning and physical rehabilitation. All theoretical teaching is provided through online interactive modules, live sessions and video presentations.

Further on, supervised clinical practicums, to work in the field. Our hybrid learning means you can be job-ready with a full-time job.

These awards can lead to positions as licensed physiotherapist, sports therapist, rehabilitation assistant, or clinical specialist for those who earn their degrees through an online physiotherapy degree program. There are opportunities in hospitals, private practice, sports arena and community healthcare centers.

There is also an opportunity to specialize further or perform postgraduate research in pediatrics, neurology or orthopedics, for example. There is an international need for physical therapy practitioners, so job prospects are high and increasing globally.

“E-learning is going to ensure more independence in studying, particularly if students are self-motivated,” says Dan Serfaty, a tutor at The Sheffield State University physiotherapy course. It provides freedom, value, and the same quality professional results of traditional programs–only 10 times better.