We are dedicated to the provision of the highest quality in:

• Osteopathic undergraduate and postgraduate education
• Clinical care in the community
• Osteopathic research

We are committed to:

• Concern for the individual
• Respect for the origins and philosophy of osteopathy
• The need to embrace the wider community of Europe and the world

The European School of Osteopathy is an osteopathic teaching institution approved by the General Osteopathic Council to provide training for student osteopaths who, on successful completion of the course, are eligible to apply for registration with the General Osteopathic Council. The School is dedicated to the provision of both undergraduate and postgraduate osteopathic training, emphasising all essential elements of good practice, sound management and quality care.

The general aims of the MOst Degree Programme are:

• To provide a stimulating, cogent and appropriate range of learning experiences to meet the developmental needs of students, so that they acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for the safe, ethical and competent practice of osteopathy

• To provide the osteopathic community and the general public, both in the United Kingdom and overseas, with highly trained, well-motivated and compassionate practitioners equipped to respond flexibly to the changing demands of contemporary healthcare

• To provide a supportive and secure learning environment that encourages individual students to acquire and utilise the skills of inquiry, research, self-directed learning, critical analysis, problem solving, self-evaluation, collaboration and co-operation that are essential for future professional development

• To create an ethos in which the pursuance of postgraduate study and research is seen as an integral part of professional life

• The School seeks to provide an environment for the acquisition of knowledge and skill through a learning process that takes account of the personal, professional and academic needs of the individual student in an atmosphere which facilitates the synthesis of theoretical learning and clinical practice

Thus, the graduating student is expected to be able to demonstrate:

• The safe, competent and effective practice of osteopathy

• An ability to take, record and interpret a case history and communicate relevant findings to colleagues and other health care professionals

• An ability to conduct and interpret an appropriate examination of all relevant body systems using accepted procedures, including detailed evaluation of the patient’s musculoskeletal system and an assessment of biochemical function

• That in reaching a diagnosis, he or she has thought differentially and taken into consideration the patient’s own expectations, past medical history, psychological state and socio-economic background

• A clear understanding of osteopathic principles in the formulation of a treatment plan which should include consideration of likely prognosis and appropriate prophylaxis

• A level of clinical and professional competence which embraces an awareness of the contraindications to osteopathic treatment, the need for constant reappraisal and the possibility of referral of a patient to another agency where necessary

• The academic and intellectual skills characteristic of an honours graduate
  

The aims of the MSc Osteopathy programmes are to:

• Provide a formal framework for continuing professional development

• Enhance the scientific knowledge and skills of individual osteopaths for both personal and professional development

• Advance understanding of the underlying principles, procedures and practice of osteopathy

• Enable individual competences necessary for students to undertake original research of a pure or applied nature. Both the School and its partner institutions believe that it is vital for research to underpin education and inform approaches to practice in the future

• Establish good educational practices in the teaching and clinical environment in the postgraduate study of osteopathy and enable teachers of osteopathy to formalise their skills and knowledge

• Inform and improve osteopathic teaching based on accumulated research findings

The aims of supporting PhD studies:

The rationale for the School in supporting people who wish to pursue an MPhil/PhD is:-

• To develop within the individuals and the faculty at large a willingness to confront accepted but unproven tenets of osteopathy and encourage an analytical approach to teaching

• To provide individuals with experience, qualifications and status to pursue necessary and acceptable research, so increasing within the osteopathic community the ability to investigate the scientific bases of empirical findings, thus raising the profile of the profession