Acquisition of Skills from the Field of Physiotherapy

Faculty

Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences

Version

Version 1 of 20.06.2025.

Module identifier

22B1916

Module level

Bachelor

Language of instruction

Others

ECTS credit points and grading

30.0

Module frequency

winter and summer term

Duration

3 semesters

 

 

Special features of the module

The duration of the module depends on the requirements of the foreign university.

Brief description

This module comprises the preliminary achievements through physiotherapy-specific competences at a foreign university amounting to 90 ECTS. These competencies (technical, methodological, personal and social competencies) correspond to the competency orientation in physiotherapy education required by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs.

Teaching and learning outcomes

Applicants from a foreign university demonstrate comparable competencies acquired at the foreign university in accordance with the application requirements for applicants who have successfully completed training as a physical therapist at a German vocational school. These competencies correspond to the action competencies acquired during the German vocational training as a physical therapist and comprise the qualification areas of professional competence, personal competence and social competence. Methodological competence is a component of each of the aforementioned capability areas.

  • Professional competence refers to the willingness and ability to solve tasks and problems in a goal-oriented, appropriate, methodical and independent manner on the basis of professional knowledge and skills and to assess the result.
  • Personal competence refers to the readiness and ability to clarify, think through and assess development opportunities, requirements and restrictions in family, work and public life as an individual personality, to develop one's own talents and to make and develop life plans. It includes qualities such as independence, critical faculties, self-confidence, reliability, sense of responsibility and duty. It also includes, in particular, the development of well thought-out values and self-determined commitment to values.
  • Social competence refers to the readiness and ability to live and shape social relationships, to grasp and understand attitudes and tensions, and to engage and communicate with others rationally and responsibly. This includes in particular the development of social responsibility and solidarity.
  • Methodological competence is a component of both professional competence and personal and social competence. Methodological competence refers to the willingness and ability to proceed in a targeted, planned manner when dealing with tasks and problems.

The competencies listed here are taught through different curricula at the foreign universities.

Overall workload

The total workload for the module is 900 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
800OtherPresence-
Lecturer independent learning
Workload hoursType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
100Other-
Further explanations

The workload and the number of contact hours per week (SWS) are in accordance with the foreign university.

Graded examination
  • Other
Remark on the assessment methods

Assessment methods are based on the foreign university and are equivalent to the Education and Examination Regulations for Physiotherapists (PhysTh-APrV) of 06.12.1994

Exam duration and scope

Exam duration and scope are based on the foreign university and are equivalent to the Education and Examination Regulations for Physiotherapists (PhysTh-APrV) of 06.12.1994

Recommended prior knowledge

None

Knowledge Broadening

Competency-based learning outcomes are equivalent to the Education and Examination Regulations for Physiotherapists (PhysTh-APrV) of 06.12.1994

Literature

Niedersächsisches Kultusministerium: Framework Guidelines for Training in Physiotherapy
(Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture:
(Status December 2007)

Applicability in study programs

  • Physiotherapy
    • Physiotherapy B.Sc. (01.03.2025)

    Person responsible for the module
    • Möller, Dirk
    Teachers
    • Möller, Dirk
    Further lecturer(s)

    Teachers of the foreign university