Physiotherapy, Programme in English (long-cycle Master’s)

About the course

A five-year, full-time single long-cycle master’s degree in Physiotherapy, taught entirely in English. Practical classes in clinical settings and specialised laboratories start in the second year.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Applicants are ranked on one main subject (Biology or Mathematics) plus one additional subject (Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics). The university’s Irish conversion table (Leaving Certificate Established and LCVP) gives Higher Level H1 200, H2 172, H3 144, H4 116, H5 88 and H6 60 points, and Ordinary Level O1 100, O2 86, O3 72, O4 58, O5 44 and O6 30 points. Grades 7 and 8 score 0. No minimum cut-off is published.
• The online Biology and Chemistry entrance test (30 questions, 40 minutes, 30% pass mark) is only for applicants whose school qualifications are not from an EU, OECD or EFTA country, so Irish Leaving Certificate holders do not sit it.
• The university asks foreign applicants for B2 English, but its English proficiency page says EU citizens are exempt. Other applicants can use, for example, IELTS 5.5, TOEFL iBT 72, PTE Academic 59 or Cambridge B2 First.

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. Create an accountRegister on the university’s online recruitment system (rekrutacja.ur.edu.pl), enter your personal and education details, choose Physiotherapy in English and upload a 35 x 45 mm photo.
2. Pay the admission feePay the 85 PLN admission fee to the individual sub-account shown in the system; it takes about 3 working days to arrive. In the 2026 cycle the deadline was 25 September 2026.
3. Upload your Leaving CertificateUpload scans of your Leaving Certificate results and the other documents required from holders of foreign qualifications. Your Biology or Maths grade, plus a Chemistry, Physics or Maths grade, is converted to points using the Irish table.
4. Qualify and enrolCheck your status in the system. Once it says qualified, the Faculty Recruitment Team tells you when and where to hand in your documents. You also need a medical examination before starting.

Costs

• €5,700 a year (€2,850 a semester; €28,500 for the full 10 semesters) for students starting in 2026/27, fixed for the whole cycle under Rector’s Regulation No. 34/2026. The university says all English-taught programmes are fee-paying for all candidates, so EU citizens pay too. There is also an admission fee of 85 PLN (about €20) for each programme you apply to, refundable only in limited cases. The 2027/28 fee has not yet been published.

At a glance