Facts & figures
Degree program Musculoskeletal Therapy (Manual Therapy – OMPT) in brief
Facts & figures
- Degree
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
- Type of study
Contact / advanced training degree program, part-time
- Standard period of study
7 semesters
- Location
Osnabrück – Caprivi Campus
- Start of studies
Winter semester
- Application deadline
May until September 1
- Admission requirements
State-certified training as a physiotherapist, university degree in a health-related subject, at least one year of full-time employment or over two years of comparable part-time employment after the first university degree, proof of knowledge of English at university level 3 (CEF B1)
- Admission restrictions
No
- Credit points
210
- Language of instruction
German, (occasional English)
- Accreditation
- Features
The objective of the Master of Science degree program Musculoskeletal Therapy (Manual Therapy – OMT) is the training of certified manual therapists according to the standards of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT) and the acquisition of grounded knowledge and skills for scientific work.
- Areas of focus
Foundations and application of evidence-based practice, methodology, motor rehabilitation, reeducation, pathology and differential diagnosis, integrated neuromusculoskeletal assessment and management, ethics in therapy and research, applied practice and research in motor rehabilitation and reeducation
- Costs
The tuition fees are 700 Euro per module (5 ECTS), in addition to a reduced semester fee. A single fee of 1,400 Euro is charged for the Master's thesis and the accompanying module. It should be noted that separate fees apply for the modules 'Metored clinical practice 1 (1,450 Euro) and 2 (850 Euro)' and the module 'Integrated Neuromusculoskeletal Assessment and Management' (1,300 Euro).
- Study abroad
Students are encouraged and supported in overseas studies.