The Sports Physiotherapy Master’s Program conducted under the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation within the Institute of Health Sciences at Yeditepe University aims to educate specialist physiotherapists in line with current scientific approaches related to athlete health and performance. The program is designed to provide advanced clinical and academic knowledge in the prevention, assessment, rehabilitation of sports injuries, and enhancement of athletic performance.
Graduates of this program are able to utilize the advanced knowledge and competencies they acquire in sports physiotherapy to conduct specialized clinical and academic practices, as well as advanced rehabilitation and research applications. Graduates successfully completing the program are awarded a Master’s degree in Sports Physiotherapy.
Within the scope of the program, students are trained as specialist physiotherapists who closely follow current scientific and technological developments in athlete health, adopt evidence-based practice approaches, possess advanced clinical decision-making skills, can effectively participate in multidisciplinary teamwork, and maintain a lifelong learning perspective. In addition, students gain advanced knowledge and skills in exercise and performance analysis, rehabilitation of sports injuries, preventive physiotherapy applications, biomechanical analysis, and return-to-sport criteria.
