The BPT curriculum, year by year
Built on the NCAHP Curriculum Handbook of Physiotherapy — moving from basic medical sciences, into physiotherapy specialities, and finally into full-time clinical practice.
Year I — Foundations
The language of medical science: structure, function, and the mechanics of the human body.
Year II — Clinical Sciences
Introducing pathology, pharmacology, and the two core physiotherapy toolkits.
Year III — Physiotherapy Specialities
Speciality-specific assessment and treatment, with early hospital exposure.
Year IV — Integrated Clinical Practice
Full clinical reasoning across systems, plus supervised patient-facing postings.
Compulsory Rotatory Internship
Twelve months of full-time supervised clinical training before independent practice.
Curriculum summarised from the NCAHP Curriculum Handbook of Physiotherapy; final subject titles, credit hours and rotation order follow the university's approved BPT syllabus.
Questions about a specific year or subject?
Our admissions office can walk you through the full syllabus and rotation schedule.