Year 2

Year 2 includes 80 credits in all course lines. Teaching and exams are similar to year 1 but require more independence. You complete large research projects in groups and follow in-depth theoretical and practical courses. Two internships give you the chance to apply your knowledge and skills in different settings.

Each semester focuses on patient cases that are linked to most courses of that semester. Courses become more integrated as the cases grow more complex towards the end of year 2. Teaching methods are blended, with both face-to-face and online learning.

A full list of courses and descriptions is available in the study guide.

Year 3

In the final year at ESP, during semester 5, you need to choose a minor to specialise further into a specific field.

We recommend choosing between either of the following 2 options:

• Sports Physiotherapy minor: offered by the School of Physiotherapy – to get better skills and understanding of complex patient categories. Musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary oncology as well as other patient categories will be discussed and studied extensively, which makes this minor a perfect choice if you want to be fully prepared as international practitioner.
• Master Preparation minor: The ESP offers this minor together with the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences at VU Amsterdam. During ESP, you take pre-master courses in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Sciences or Human Movement Sciences. This minor prepares you for an academic career in physiotherapy. It also allows you to complete your MSc in 4 years: 3 years at ESP and 1 year at VU.

Professional Assignment Project (PAP)

Alongside the minor you write a Professional Assignment Project (PAP). This includes a literature review (thesis) and a practical product for a client in physiotherapy. The PAP is the final step of all research projects from Evidence Based Practice courses.

Final internship

The last internship is the grand finale of all earlier internships and practical courses. Here you bring together everything you have learned and show that you are ready to work as an independent professional.