Program Overview

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Medical training

Physiotherapy is a discipline that deals with research and treatment related to the movement and skills of the body.

BS 180 credits

Academic and practical undergraduate studies with an emphasis on professionalism, academics and scientific methods.

• The number of students in the undergraduate program in medical education is limited by an entrance exam.
• Every year, 40 students are admitted to the program.

Admission requirements

Matriculation certificate or a comparable degree from a foreign school.

• Students who have completed a degree from the technical and engineering foundation of Reykjavík University's university foundation or the engineering and science department of Keilis University Bridge are considered to meet the department's admission requirements.
• Students are admitted to medical training based on an entrance exam held in June each year.
• The entrance exam is partly based on the curriculum of the secondary schools, but also tests general knowledge, moral attitude and reasoning.

Study requirements

Complete 180 credits for the final exam.

• All units of each year must be completed before starting the next year.

Organization of studies

1st year

• Autumn:
  • Biology sj. IB
  • Biology sj. IA - General
  • Introduction to medical training
  • Growth and development
  • Cell physiology
• Spring:
  • Introduction to Interdisciplinary Health Sciences - Health Sciences Day
  • Biology sj. II
  • Biology see IIB
  • Biology sj. IA - Embryonic embryology
  • Procedures in medical training I
  • Physiology

2nd year

• Autumn:
  • Health promotion I
  • Kinesiology I: Functional biology and biodynamics
  • Numerical and behavioral science
  • Exercise physiology
  • Social environment
• Spring:
  • Health promotion II
  • Assessment of skills and disabilities
  • Pathology, imaging and medicine
  • Kinesiology II: Kinesiology and Kinesiology
  • Procedures in medical training II - Self-study

3rd year

• Autumn:
  • BS project A
  • Smart collaboration in health sciences
  • Enrollment in medical training
  • Ergonomics
  • Disease and medical rehabilitation studies of support system I
  • Health psychology and psychiatric training
  • Internal organs and skin
• Spring:
  • Management and operation
  • BS project B
  • Procedures in medical training III - Electrical engineering
  • Disease and rehabilitation studies of the nervous system
  • Gerontology for paramedics
  • Clinical study group training

Examples of workplaces

The work of paramedics is very diverse and aims to improve the mobility, skills and health of people of all ages.

• Rehabilitation institutions
• Private medical training clinics
• Hospital
• Nursing homes
• Bodybuilding stations
• Roots associations
• Occupational health and safety
• Teaching and research
• Counseling in the field of prevention and health promotion

The list is not exhaustive.

Social life

The association for students in medical education is VIRTUS and it looks after the interests of the students and takes precedence over their social life.

• VIRTUS is on Facebook and Instagram.

Possibility of further studies

Book an interview in study and career counseling

Student admissions

Guðrún Marín Viđarsdóttir: I have always been very into ice roots and I could say that the interest was ignited there.

Bjarni Geir Gunnarsson: I decided when I was 13 that I wanted to be a paramedic.

Ţóra Kristín Bergsdóttir: I chose to study nursing because a close friend had an accident and needed rehabilitation.

Sigríður Elma Svanbjargardóttir: She became interested when she first went to the paramedic at the age of 13.

Get in touch

Office of the School of Medical Education Stop at Hringbraut 31, 101 Reykjavík Phone: 525 4315 Email address: sjukrathjalfun@hi.is Open weekdays at 10:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00

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Do you have more questions? Here you will find answers to various questions and information about various other things that are good to keep in mind when choosing a course.

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