Osteopathy - MOst

Health Sciences University

The **Master of Osteopathy (MOst)** at Health Sciences University is a four year, full time course designed to prepare you for a rewarding career as an osteopath. \\Delivered by the **UCO School of Osteopathy,** you will learn in a specialist health sciences environment with a long-established reputation for osteopathic education, practical training and clinical preparation. You will develop the knowledge, practical skills, clinical experience and professional confidence needed to join an Allied Health Profession offering excellent career opportunities in private practice and the NHS. \\Successful completion of the MOst will enable you to register with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) and begin professional practice as an osteopath, subject to meeting the Council’s Fitness to Practice requirements.\\**What you will learn**\Practice-based learning and clinical placements are central to the MOst and are designed to help you grow in confidence, capability and professional identity throughout the course. This will include opportunities to work with particular patient groups through our specialist and community clinics. Clinical education starts from the first year with observation of osteopathic practice, and as your knowledge and skills develop you will have increasing responsibility for the decision making and treatment before you manage your own patients in the final two years of the course. You will be supported by experienced clinical faculty members who are all practising osteopaths.You will also have the opportunity to develop a variety of skills that will be needed as a fully-qualified osteopath working in primary health care, including the ability critically to assess research, journal papers, lectures and presentations to inform the best possible care for your patients.\\**Career opportunities**\95% of our students progress to employment or further study and develop highly successful careers working in private practice, within the NHS, research, education, professional sports or as specialists working with specific patient groups. 40% of osteopaths currently practicing in the UK chose to train with us\*.Our graduates benefit from excellent earning potential during their professional careers. The average osteopath treats 31 patients a week over four days earning £44,566 (or £55,708 FTE). 4% of UK osteopaths earn in excess of £100K.\*\***\Guidance for Applicants with a Disability or Health Condition**We are keen to support students who wish to share a disability or health condition and encourage you to discuss this with us if you have not done so already.At this time, our building has certain areas that may pose challenges for students with mobility needs.If you have specific accessibility requirements you would like to discuss, please contact studentservices@hsu.ac.uk..\*General Osteopathic Council July 2024\*\* Institute of Osteopathy Census 2024

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