Bachelor in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation trains students to assess, treat, and prevent physical impairments and disabilities arising from injury, illness, or aging. Coursework generally spans anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, neurology, therapeutic exercise, manual therapy techniques, and rehabilitation planning for orthopedic, neurological, cardiopulmonary, and pediatric conditions. Students develop clinical reasoning skills through supervised practice, learning to design individualized treatment programs that restore movement and function. Laboratory and clinical placements are a core part of the training, giving students hands-on exposure to patient assessment and hands-on therapeutic techniques. Graduates typically work in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, sports clinics, private practice, or elderly care facilities, and may pursue further specialization in areas such as sports physiotherapy or neurological rehabilitation. The discipline sits at the intersection of medicine, biomechanics, and applied exercise science, requiring both scientific knowledge and practical clinical skill. This bachelor program runs for 4 years and is taught in English at Istanbul Gelişim University in İstanbul, Turkey. The English-medium format prepares graduates to reference international clinical literature and work with diverse patient populations, while the İstanbul location provides access to hospitals and clinics for clinical training. The program is suited to students interested in healthcare, human movement, and direct patient care as a long-term career path within the broader health sciences field.