Program Overview

University Program Details

The University of Debrecen offers a range of academic programs, including the Nursing and Patient Care (Physiotherapy) BSc program.

Program Overview

The Nursing and Patient Care (Physiotherapy) BSc program is designed to prepare students for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of movement system disorders and other diseases using the therapeutic tools of physiotherapy.

Faculty and Academic Discipline

• Faculty: Health Sciences
• Academic discipline: Medical and Health Sciences
• Qualification: Physiotherapist

Admission Requirements

• Starting date: September
• Language requirements: English language proficiency (CEFR level B2, assessed at the compulsory entrance interview)
• Academic requirements: High school certificate; entrance interview where the level of English, high school studies, motivation, and communication skills of the applicant are assessed.

Program Structure

• Duration: 8 semesters
• ECTS credits: 240
• Tuition fee: $7,000 USD/year
• Other fees: Application fee $150 USD, entrance procedure fee $350 USD

Curriculum

The curriculum includes a combination of lectures, seminars, and practice. The main subjects typically include:

1. Basics of Physiotherapy, Anatomy of the Skeletal System for Physiotherapists, Basics of Pedagogy, Basics of Psychology, Basics of Sociology, General Principles in Health Care & Nursing, Bioethics, Biophysics, Health Informatics, First Aid, Communication, Microbiology, Medical Latin, Anatomy, Histology and Embryology for Physiotherapists, Cell Biology, Biomechanics, Electro-, Balneo, Hydro- and Climatotherapy (EBHCT), Economics and Management, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Kinesiology, Physiology, Hungarian Language
2. Basic Biochemistry, Physiology, Philosophy, Kinesiology, Hungarian Language, Clinical Propedeutics, Applied Training Methods, Basics of Internal Medicine, Biochemistry, Basics of Dietetics, Health Care Law, Principles of Health Sciences, Gerontology, Basics of Research Methodology, Principles of Kinesiology, Kinesiology Practice, Mobilization-Manual Techniques
3. Internal Medicine for Physiotherapists, Pharmacology, Preventive Medicine & Public Health, Neurology for Physiotherapists, Orthopaedics for Physiotherapists, Pathology, Psychiatry, Rheumatology for Physiotherapists, Professional and Scientific Orientation, Obstetrics and Gynaecology for Physiotherapists, Traumatology for Physiotherapists, Professional Hungarian Language, Infant Care and Paediatrics for Physiotherapists, Infant Care and Paediatrics Clinical Practice, Physiotherapy Principles of Internal Medicine, Physiotherapy of the Movement System, Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging for Physiotherapists
4. Health Promotion in Primary Care, Intensive Therapy for Physiotherapists, Physiotherapy Principles of the Movement System, Neurology for Physiotherapists, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Skills, Rheumatology for Physiotherapists, Internal Medicine Clinical Practice, Neurology Clinical Practice, Rehabilitation Clinical Practice, Orthopaedics Clinical Practice, Rheumatology Clinical Practice, Traumatology Clinical Practice, Thesis

Internship and Practice

• The duration of the internship is 14 weeks.

Career Prospects

The degree will open up a range of career opportunities in the following fields: health services, providing therapy and rehabilitation for a broad scale of diseases, institutions offering balneo- and hydrotherapy, home care, private sector, prevention, and other healthcare-related fields.