Kherson State University

Updated: 2/1/2026

Educational and Professional Program "Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy"

Specialty: 227 Therapy and Rehabilitation

Specialization: 227.01 Physical Therapy

Degree: First (Bachelor's) level of higher education

• Qualification: Bachelor of Therapy and Rehabilitation, Specialization 227.01 Physical Therapy

• Professional Qualification: Physical Therapist Assistant, NQF Level 6. Professional Standard "Physical Therapist Assistant" (Order of the Chairman of the Board of the NGO "Ukrainian Association of Physical Therapy" No. 01-ps dated January 20, 2023)

• Duration of Study: 3 years 10 months

• Employment and Further Education Opportunities: Upon receiving a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, graduates are eligible for professional roles such as: physical rehabilitation specialist in medical, preventive, health, and educational institutions; physical therapy methodologist; massage therapist, sports massage therapist; physical rehabilitologist; physical therapist; healthy lifestyle consultant; occupational therapist.

Mandatory Components of the Educational Program:

• Philosophy

• History of Ukraine and Ukrainian Culture

• Ukrainian Language (for Professional Purposes)

• Foreign Language

• Academic Integrity

• Basic General Military Training (Theoretical Training)*/Life Safety (Life Safety, Fundamentals of Occupational Health and Safety, and Civil Protection) and Environmental Safety**

• Modern Information Technologies in Professional Activity

• English for Professional Purposes

• Human Anatomy

• Medical Biology

• Latin Language

• Medical Ethics and Deontology

• Fundamentals of Practical Activity in Rehabilitation (Introduction to the Specialty)

• Theory of Health and Healthy Lifestyle

• Medical Chemistry

• Fundamentals of Medical Knowledge (Patient Care and First Aid)

• Human Physiology

• Methods of Examination, Assessment, and Control in Physical Rehabilitation

• Physiology of Physical Activity

• Therapeutic Exercises

• Internal Medicine (for Professional Purposes)

• Physical Therapy and Clinical Rehabilitation Management in Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases

• General, Sports, and Self-massage

• Orthopedics and Traumatology (for Professional Purposes)

• Biomechanics and Clinical Kinesiology

• Neurology (for Professional Purposes)

• Rehabilitation Massage

• Methods and Tools of Occupational Therapy

• Physical Therapy and Clinical Rehabilitation Management in Musculoskeletal Disorders

• Surgery, including Military Surgery (for Professional Purposes)

• Physical Therapy and Clinical Rehabilitation Management in Nervous System Disorders

• Health Resort Science (Kurortology)

• Physical Therapy and Clinical Rehabilitation Management in Surgical Diseases

• Fundamentals of Social Rehabilitation

• Pathological Physiology

• Models of Rehabilitation Service Delivery (Based on ICF)

• Manual Methods in Physical Rehabilitation

• Developmental Anatomy and Physiology

• Fundamentals of Psychology and Pedagogy (for Professional Purposes)

• Sports Medicine

• Orthotics and Prosthetics in Physical Therapy Practice

• Physical Therapy and Clinical Rehabilitation Management in Internal Organ Dysfunctions

• Preformed Physical Factors

• Term Papers in Professional Disciplines

• Clinical Practice: Introduction to the Profession

• Clinical Practice in Physical Therapy for Pulmonology and Cardiology

• Clinical Practice in Physical Therapy for Orthopedics and Traumatology

• Clinical Practice in Physical Therapy for Nervous System Disorders

• Unified State Qualification Exam (USQE)

 [View the description of the "Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy" educational program (First/Bachelor's level)]