Our Doctor of Physiotherapy curriculum is underpinned by four major themes, which are integrated throughout each unit you complete:

Personal and professional development

Develop the personal attributes and related skills to assist you in the transition to becoming a physiotherapist. This includes communication and interprofessional collaboration skills and ethics and legal issues.

Population, society and health

Consider the broader cultural, society and population issues that impact on health and health care delivery. Dedicated studies in leadership, business, education and advocacy support this theme.

Applied practice

Gain the clinical competencies integral to physiotherapy practice. This focuses on incorporating the best available research evidence with the clinical reasoning skills of assessment, management and evaluation of patients within a range of environments and the delivery of appropriate health care.

Research

Build the knowledge and skills that are required to independently collect, interpret and critically evaluate research issues relevant to physiotherapy practice.

An Australian undergraduate degree* (or equivalent) in a relevant area of study** with at least 70% distinction average.

*Completion of undergraduate degree within last 10 years

** Relevant area of study must include human anatomy AND human physiology AND biostatistics.

Example units: BMS2011 (human anatomy), BMS2031 (human physiology), BMS1042 (biostatistics)

National Police Check, Working With Children Check & Immunisation: Successful applicants must satisfy the immunisation requirements specified by the Faculty, complete a National Police Check each year before undertaking clinical placements and hold a valid Working with Children Check. Failure to hold satisfactory checks may result in students being unable to complete this course