Therapies

Studying Therapies

A degree program in therapies helps you help others: you’ll learn how to treat people with physical or mental challenges, impairments and injuries. Depending on your therapy direction, you’ll use different therapeutic methods and techniques, such as movement, conversation, art, or music.

Therapies as a field of study is based on a number of subjects such as medicine, biology, psychology and therapies: you’ll acquire comprehensive knowledge of the human body and psyche. This will teach you how to make diagnoses and how to choose the right treatment measures for your clients’ respective limitations.

Practical phases are typically also an important part of this field of study, allowing you to gain practical experience. You’ll learn how to optimize therapy concepts for your patients. Your goal will be to improve your patients' mobility, functioning, and quality of life.

As there are various challenges and approaches to solving them, you’ll often specialize in specific fields when choosing your degree program. Typical degree programs are called applied therapy sciences, occupational therapy, art therapy, speech therapy, physiotherapy, psychotherapy, music therapy, osteopathy, dance therapy and drama therapy.