Universities that offer Physiotherapy in Nigeria
“Sorry the university you chose doesn’t offer Physiotherapy” this response form a JAMB registrar is what could send a JAMB candidate into panic during registration as they are thrown off course and most of their plans are thwarted as they have chose a wrong university or one which does not offer Physiotherapy which is their preferred course.
Most candidates in this situation would end up changing their course or university wrongly which may ultimately reduce their chances of admission or set them on the path to studying the wrong course and choosing the wrong career.
This is why it is necessary to make enough research about your course, the institutions that offer it and their respective requirements such as cut-off marks. Physiotherapy is the treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery.
A physiotherapist helps people affected by injury, illness or disability through movement and exercise, manual therapy, education and advice. Physiotherapy is a fairly popular course as it is offered by a good amount of universities in Nigeria.
The following are the universities that offer Physiotherapy in Nigeria;
👉Bayero University, Kano (BUK)
👉University of Lagos (UNILAG)
👉University of Ibadan (UI)
👉University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)
👉Bowen University
👉University of Benin (UNIBEN)
👉Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU, Physiotherapy is offered as Medical Rehabilitation which comprises of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy)
👉University of Nigeria, Nnsukka (UNN)
👉University of Ilorin, Kwara state (UNILORIN)
👉University of Calabar (UNICAL)
👉Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK)
👉Evangel University
👉University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State (UNIMED)
👉PAMO University of Medical Sciences
The UTME cut off mark to study Physiotherapy in the university is 280 and above, and a minimum of credits in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics in O’ levels along with the Post UTME of the school after which if you meet up to the cut-off marks for admission for that year (Usually 80 and above out of hundred), you will be offered admission to study Physiotherapy in the faculty of Basic Medical Sciences (Medical
Rehabilitation which is comprised of Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy in Obafemi Awolowo University) as a 100 level student.
Olayinka Shyllon
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