SE118-4-PS-CO:
Physiotherapy Led Assessment
2026/27
Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (School of)
Colchester Campus
Spring & Summer
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Monday 18 January 2027
Friday 02 July 2027
30
15 September 2025
Requisites for this module
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This module will allow students to develop holistic assessment skills for a range of patient presentations. The module will focus on the common approaches to physiotherapy led assessment, whilst highlighting and exploring the variations required when assessing different patient groups.
The aims of this module are:
- To develop holistic assessment skills for a range of patient presentations.
- To facilitate the learning of common approaches to physiotherapy led assessment, whilst highlighting the variations required when assessing different patient groups.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the approaches and components of ongoing physiotherapy led assessment
- Demonstrate ability to undertake an appropriate safe, effective and holistic assessment of a patient
- Demonstrate the use of effective communication skills with individuals
- Demonstrate accurate note keeping which is congruent with legal and professional expectations
Indicative Syllabus:
- Consent
- Flags
- Outcome measures
- Collaborative goal setting
- Assessment of systems
- Subjective assessment; communication styles, understanding the individual's context, shared decision making
This module will be delivered via:
- Up to two hours of independent pre-session preparation per week.
- Up to four, two to three hour mixed theory and practical laboratory sessions per week.
For specific information, please see the module timetable and module guide.
Students are expected to undertake preparation activities (e.g. reading, anatomy software) and to be prepared to engage in discussion and practical activities. As this module includes clinical and practical skills, students must adhere to the ‘Professional Clinical Appearance Code of Practice’ in all practical sessions.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Video Critique |
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40% |
| Coursework |
Viva |
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60% |
Additional coursework information
Formative assessment:
Ongoing formative feedback will be offered in class sessions relating to assessment skills.
Mock Viva preceding real viva.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Miss Deborah Miles, email: djmiles@essex.ac.uk.
Barry Pryer, Adrian Mallows, Jo Etherton, Nick Clark, Jackie Clarke, Jay Matthams, Bradley Neal, James Roberts, Debbie Miles, Izzie Easton
SRES Office, email: sres (Non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create the full email address)
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Mr Craig Andrew Walker
Robert Gordon University
Course Lead Master of Physiotherapy
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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