Physiotherapy, uniform master’s studies in English

About the course

A five-year (10-semester), English-taught uniform master’s degree in physiotherapy, offered full-time or part-time with theory classes in Zabrze or Katowice. Some courses are taught live online through the university’s platform.

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. Its general rule for foreign certificates is that you need a result in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics (the highest counts), with a result that qualifies you for higher education in your own country, or at least 30% where there is no such threshold. Results are converted to points using the university’s conversion scale.
• No entrance exam, fitness test or interview is listed; admission is based on converted school-leaving results.
• You must show English at B2 level with an accepted certificate (for example IELTS 5.5 or higher, TOEFL iBT 72 or higher, PTE Academic 59 or higher). The Irish Leaving Certificate is not on the accepted list, so without a certificate you will be invited to take an entrance test in English at B2 level.

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. Prepare documentsGet your Leaving Certificate with an apostille and a sworn translation, an English B2 certificate, confirmation of eligibility for higher education from NAWA, a passport photo and your passport.
2. Register onlineApply through the recruitment portal (rekrutacja.wst.com.pl) when the 2027/28 round opens (the 2026/27 round opened on 28 April 2026) and pay the EUR 30 recruitment fee.
3. Choose locationChoose Zabrze or Katowice for theory classes; a group only runs if at least 30 students enrol at that site.
4. EnrolSubmit original documents for checking, sign the education services agreement, pay the EUR 200 enrolment fee and provide the medical and other documents the university requests.

Costs

• Tuition is charged per semester in euro and is the same for EU and non-EU students: EUR 1,300 per semester in years 1-2 (EUR 2,600 a year), EUR 1,350 per semester in years 3-4 and EUR 1,400 per semester in year 5. There is also a one-off recruitment fee of EUR 30 and an enrolment fee of EUR 200 for EU applicants (EUR 300 for non-EU). Academy of Silesia is a private university, so all students pay tuition. These are 2026/27 fees.

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