Physiotherapy (Bachelor, taught in English)

About the course

A 4-year full-time Bachelor (Bc.) in physiotherapy, taught in English at the Faculty of Health Sciences in Olomouc. Clinical practice with real patients starts in the spring semester of the second year.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• The university assesses the Irish Leaving Certificate individually and does not publish a fixed Irish requirement. Contact admissions to confirm.
• Online entrance exam: a multiple-choice written test in human biology and natural science (one point per correct answer), plus an interview. The university’s web page does not state the pass mark; check the admission conditions for your year.
• English at B1 (CEFR) or higher: accepted proof includes Cambridge PET/FCE, IELTS 5 (at least 4 in each part), TOEFL iBT 40 or BULATS 60, and applicants whose previous studies were in English are exempt; otherwise you sit the university’s English test.

Working in Ireland afterwards

Physiotherapy is not covered by automatic recognition. CORU checks each EU/EEA physiotherapy qualification against its Standards of Proficiency, and you need a letter of recognition before you can apply to join the Physiotherapists Register. If your training does not fully match, CORU can offer a compensation measure: a supervised adaptation period in Ireland or an aptitude test. EU/EEA-qualified physiotherapists with EU rights can also apply through the European Professional Card (EPC) route.

How to apply

1. Apply onlineApply through admission.upol.cz between 1 November 2026 and 31 July 2027, at least two weeks before your chosen exam date, and pay the EUR 60 administrative fee. Include your motivation letter, passport or ID copy and English proof.
2. Sit the online examsTake the biology and natural science test, the English test if you need it, and the interview online on your chosen date (2027 dates not yet published; in 2026 they ran from January to August).
3. Send your Leaving CertPost original or certified copies of your Leaving Certificate and transcripts to the Faculty’s International Relations Office by the application deadline, and pay the CZK 930 assessment fee when the university asks.
4. Enrol and payPay the EUR 8,000 tuition fee by the enrolment date, bring proof of payment, and start on 1 September 2027.

Costs

• EUR 8,000 per academic year for 2027/28, payable by the date of enrolment (bring proof of payment). This fee applies to EU students too, because the programme is taught in English. There is also a non-refundable administrative fee of EUR 60 per application, paid as soon as you choose the programme in the online application, and a fee of CZK 930 (about EUR 38) for the assessment of foreign secondary-school education, payable when the university requests it after the assessment.

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