Master of Chiropractic

Essential Information

Why study chiropractic with us? The University of South Wales was the first university in the UK to offer an integrated undergraduate chiropractic degree programme accredited by the General Chiropractic Council.

Chiropractors focus on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of problems – and the effects of these disorders on the functioning of the nervous system and general health.

On our chiropractic degree you will study and understand the human body in health and disease, be able to identify abnormalities of human structure and function, and manage them through therapy. The clinical experience you will get on this chiropractic degree is of major importance because it improves your ability, confidence and employability. For this reason, our chiropractic degree introduces aspects of clinical work from the start and carefully integrates this to reinforce your academic study. There is a gradual development in clinical expertise until you are able to work under supervision as a student clinician and provide chiropractic care at the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic outpatient clinic, which is based at the University of South Wales.

We are the only university in the UK to offer a fully integrated undergraduate Masters chiropractic degree that is accredited by the General Chiropractic Council (GCC) and the European Council on Chiropractic Education (ECCE). Our chiropractic degree also meets demanding international chiropractic educational standards and funding arrangements for chiropractic students in the EU. We were also the only chiropractic centre in the country to make a submission for the Research Assessment Exercise 2008.

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What you will study

Modules

Year One

• Chiropractic 1
• Behavioural Science
• Foundations of Pathology
• Clinical Physiology 1
• Clinical Anatomy
• Quantitative Methods in Chiropractic
• Clinical Biomechanics for Chiropractors
• Normal Radiographic Anatomy

Year Two

• Clinical Imaging 1
• Physiology and Anatomy of the Nervous System
• Clinical Physiology 2
• Mental Health
• Clinical Nutrition
• Pathology
• Chiropractic 2

Year Three

• Research Project 1
• Clinical Imaging 2
• Chiropractic 3
• Clinical Neuro-orthopaedics
• General Diagnosis and Clinical Specialities
• Functional Management
• Junior Clinic

Year Four

• Chiropractic Clinical Training
• Research Project 2
• Contemporary Clinical and Professional Practice
• Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis and Practice

Learning, Teaching and Assessment for Master of Chiropractic

Learning and Teaching methods

Typically, students on our chiropractic degree will spend around 20 hours each week in lectures, practicals, tutorials, laboratory or clinical work, depending on the topic.

Assessment methods

A variety of assessment methods are used throughout each term, including (but not exclusively) short-answer in-class tests, practical tests, multiple-choice tests, group presentations and long-answer written tests.