Osteopathy, MOst

This is a tightly structured Masters programme in which all modules are compulsory. Over the four years, you will follow progressive modules in anatomy and physiology, osteopathic skills, pathophysiology and therapeutics, building to a dissertation in your final year.

Typical A-level/Welsh Baccalaureate* Offer

BBB including at least one A level in Biological Science or Physical Education.

* We welcome applications from Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma students. The requirements are as for A-levels where you can substitute the same non-subject specific graduate for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Level Core Grade.

Typical Access to HE Offer

27 Distinctions, 15 Merits, 3 Passes

Typical BTEC Offer

DDD

Typical International Baccalaureate Offer  

32

Irish Leaving Certificate

360

GCSE profiles need to include a minimum of five passes at Grade A* - C/9-4, including Welsh or English Language, Maths and Science.

If you are offered a place you will also need:

• A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, or approved equivalent
• An Occupational Health Check
• Please read our Vaccination Policy for Applicants

The degree follows the usual 36-week academic year. When you start your second and third year, you will have one additional week in the Easter Holidays and an additional four weeks in the summer clinic.

Throughout your degree, you will build up your clinical practice hours to a minimum of 1,200 to enable you to register with the General Osteopathic Council.

We will assess your learning through written exams, course work and practical exams known as Objective Structured Practical Examinations, which have interactive elements.

Covid update

Teaching block one (TB1) runs from September until January and during this block, for this year, this course will be taught in a ‘blended’ way. This means that some teaching will be done online and some will be on campus. The online teaching, where you will be physically apart from your lecturer, can be ‘live’ with your lecturer present and where you’ll be able to interact. Some of it may be self-directed which means that you can access the learning materials at a time to suit you. 

Your teaching will comprise of both in-person sessions on campus and remote subject learning online.

Your face-to-face, on campus sessions will be a mixture of:

• Skills and practical sessions
• Augmented Reality Anatomy sessions
• OSPE assessment
• Student welfare support

Your online learning and teaching may include:

• Webinars
• Hot topic debates and discussions
• Revision sessions
• Q&A time
• On-demand e-lectures
• Self-paced module content

This course offers some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study this subject through the medium of Welsh and our dedicated academy, Academi Hywel Teifi, is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We offer you:

• An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
• The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually - we will then communicate with you in your language of choice.
• Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
• Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
• The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
• A Welsh-speaking academic tutor.
• One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
• An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.

To see further details about the level of provision delivered in Welsh on this particular degree scheme, please see the Welsh-language course page for further information.

Since 2011, there has been a 40% increase in the number of students studying through the medium of Welsh at Swansea University and our TEF* data over the last two years shows that Welsh-medium students are high achievers in regards to employability (*Swansea University TEF return 2017 and 2018).

General Osteopathic Council

Programme leader: Simon Devitt

Ross Johnston – Senior lecturer

Charles Millward - lecturer

Stephen Buss - lecturer

Jo Perkins – lecturer/admissions

Sue Croft – lecturer/admissions

Bethan Davies - lecturer

Lara Edding  - lecturer

Payal Sood – lecturer/research

Denise Humphreys – lecturer/ clinic tutor

Angela Cavil – lecturer

Martin Boddy – clinic tutor

Karen McDonald - clinic tutor

Jeni Sloane - clinic tutor

Sharon Sylvester  - clinic tutor

Marelie Mey - clinic tutor

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK/EU students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

Fees for full time Undergraduate International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

• Travel to and from campus
• Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
• Purchase of books or texts
• Gowns for graduation ceremonies

• As a first-year student you will need to buy two clinic tunics for £15.00 each – these should last you throughout the four years of the course.

• Second-year students have to buy a stethoscope, a patella hammer and a sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff).

• Travel costs for attending clinic locations in Swansea

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

• Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
• Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
• Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
• Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
• Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
• Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal academic mentor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

• Academic writing
• Maths and statistics
• Critical thinking
• Time management
• Digital skills
• Presentation skills
• Note taking
• Revision, memory and exam techniques
• English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

Your degree programme may already give you an option to study or work abroad but in addition to this you can also consider an international summer programme.

These programmes are open to all our undergraduate students and include culture and study tours, volunteering programmes and internships across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Europe and Canada. Programmes are typically 2 – 6 weeks long and funding is available. See our Summer Programmes for further information.

Apply now – UK, EU and international students.

For further guidance please visit our how to apply pages.

Your interview with the Admissions Tutor and a member of our Osteopathic team will take around 30 minutes.

Questions you may be asked include:

• Why have you chosen to study Osteopathy?
• What do you know about the profession?
• How do you think the course will be structured?