The primary qualifying study programme combines a professional qualification in physiotherapy with a first academic degree.
Studies and practical training are closely interlinked in terms of organisation and content. The programme consists of two study sections. Upon successful completion, you will acquire 210 ECTS points, the permission to use the professional title "Physiotherapist" and the academic degree "Bachelor of Science".
Study modules on fields of activity typical for the profession of physiotherapy form central elements of the curriculum and indicate the focus of individual semesters:
- Musculoskeletal system
- Neuromuscular system and mental health
- Early life phase
- Internal organ systems
- Late life phase and chronic diseases
- Physiotherapeutic autonomy of action
The fields of action typical of the profession thus form the central study strand, which is supplemented by basic modules and scientific teaching modules, some of which are studied jointly with other study programmes.
According to the currently valid training and examination regulations for physiotherapists (PhysTh-APrV), practical assignments of at least 1,600 hours must be completed during the physiotherapy studies. At the EAH Jena, a network of established medical institutions in and around Jena is available to you for this purpose, which means that you do not have to organise the internships independently and can still choose freely between them.
Our study programme is accredited by the Accreditation Agency for Health and Social Services (AHPGS) until 30 September 2026.
Module overview
| Module | Content |
| Propaedeutic | e.g. introduction to scientific work, introduction to communication and conversation skills |
| Bioscientific and medical basics | Including human anatomy and physiology, hygiene, dietetics, general disease theory, pharmacology. |
| Basics of physiotherapeutic care I | Introduction to physiotherapeutic diagnostics, basic therapy techniques, etc. |
| Therapy-scientific basics | Basics of biomechanics, training and movement theory, etc. |
| Module | Content |
| Basics of physiotherapeutic care II | Among other things, deepening of physiotherapeutic diagnostics, physical therapy methods |
| Bioscientific and medical basics | Including human anatomy and physiology, hygiene, dietetics, general disease theory, pharmacology. |
| Social science basics | Basics of psychology, pedagogy and sociology, among others |
| Field of action Musculoskeletal system | e.g. therapy and prevention of musculoskeletal diseases, medical training theory |
| Practice phase I | Focus on the musculoskeletal system |
| Module | Content |
| Economy and law | Including general law for health professions, profession-specific legal principles, basics of quality management, basics of health economics |
| Justify, reflect and evaluate health care scientifically | Understanding and critically evaluating quantitative research designs & methods, basics of statistics, English as a language of science, etc. |
| Field of action Musculoskeletal system | e.g. therapy and prevention of musculoskeletal diseases, medical training theory |
| Practice phase II | Focus on the musculoskeletal system |
| Module | Content |
| Basics of physiotherapeutic care III | Focus on neurotherapeutic concepts and procedures |
| Early life phase field of action | Focus on prevention and therapy of childhood diseases |
| Field of action Neuromuscular system and mental health | Focus on prevention and therapy of mental health disorders and neuromuscular diseases |
| Practice phase III | Focus on neuromuscular system and early life phase |
| Module | Content |
| Justify, reflect and evaluate health care scientifically II | Including in-depth study of quantitative research designs and methods, introduction to qualitative research methods. |
| Field of action - Internal organ systems | Prevention and therapy of diseases of the lungs, heart, other internal organ systems, etc. |
| Practice phase IV | Focus on internal organ systems |
| Module | Content |
| Teamwork and cooperation | Methods of counselling, guidance, training of patients and relatives, basics of cooperation in an interdisciplinary team, etc. |
| Field of action late life and chronic diseases | Prevention and therapy of diseases of old age, chronic pain, psychosomatic and rheumatological diseases, etc. |
| Consolidation of physiotherapeutic competence | Focus on case-related deepening and linking of previous vocational content |
| Practical phase V | Consolidation of all previous fields of action |
| Module | Content |
| Compulsory elective area | Choice between practical guidance for health professions and leading and guiding in the health professions |
| Justify, reflect and evaluate health care scientifically III | Including guideline development & basic principles Implementation of scientific evidence in practice, ethical reflection of professional situations of action |
| Therapy autonomy | Among other things, management of the therapy process in outpatient and inpatient care, deepening of legal aspects in independent professional practice |
| Bachelor thesis | Focus on writing a bachelor thesis |
