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You'll gain hands-on experience through extensive workplace learning, making you job-ready when you graduate. You'll work with clients of all ages from diverse backgrounds.
Our physiotherapy staff contribute to the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) National Professional Standards Panel and APA's national groups, the National Allied Health Conference, Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) and the Paediatric Active Enhanced Disease Surveillance (PAEDS) network.
We work in partnership with communities to provide allied health education and research. Facilities designed to simulate clinical environments found in real workplaces include a musculoskeletal clinic, hospital ward, rehabilitation gym, movement laboratory, on-campus clinics, skills laboratories and simulation facilities. Our Bachelor of Physiotherapy is fully accredited with the national accrediting body, The Australian Physiotherapy Council.
If you achieve a grade point average of 5.0 or above across your first and second year subjects, you'll be eligible to apply for transfer to the Honours stream. If selected, you'll complete specific Honours subjects that replace standard subjects and develop your organisational, research and writing skills.
You can choose to exit this physiotherapy degree following successful completion of the first year of study with the Diploma in Health Science, or the Associate Degree in Health Science after two years of study.
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Please refer to the Charles Sturt Professional Accreditation resource for specific information and a link to the accreditation body.
When you graduate, you'll be ready to make your mark in a wide range of careers as a work-ready physiotherapist practising in private practice, hospital, rehabilitation, sport or community settings.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
| BMS181 | Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 8 credit pts | ||
| BMS182 | Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 | 8 credit pts | ||
| BMS171 | Introduction to Functional Human Anatomy | 8 credit pts | ||
| BMS172 | Functional Anatomy of the Vertebral Column, Pelvic Girdle and Lower Limb | 8 credit pts | ||
| BMS255 | Neuroscience for Health Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| EHR202 | Human Exercise Physiology | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS248 | Evolving Physiotherapy Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| BMS263 | Foundational Pharmacology and Pathophysiology for Allied Health Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| BMS271 | Functional Anatomy of the Head, Neck, Pectoral Girdle and Upper Limb | 8 credit pts | ||
| HIP101 | Introduction to Australian Society and Health | 8 credit pts | ||
| HIP102 | Research Foundations for Health, Sports and Exercise Sciences | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS111 | Introduction to Physiotherapy Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS112 | Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS249 | Integrating Physiotherapy Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS301 | Acute Care Physiotherapy Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS313 | Foundations of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS318 | Fundamentals of Adult Neurological Physiotherapy | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS329 | Supporting Participation: Physiotherapy across the Lifespan | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS350 | Integrated Chronic Health Condition Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS314 | Consolidation of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS416 | Physiotherapy Competency Placement 1 | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS417 | Physiotherapy Competency Placement 2 | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS418 | Physiotherapy Competency Placement 3 | 8 credit pts | ||
| HLT417 | Indigenous Perspectives on Health and Wellbeing | 8 credit pts | ||
| HIP423 | Transition to Allied Health Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS424 | Physiotherapy Capstone Placement | 8 credit pts | ||
| PSY111 | Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services | 8 credit pts | ||
| IKC100 | Indigenous Australian Health | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS306 | Exploring the Breadth of Physiotherapy Practice | 8 credit pts | ||
| HIP302 | Understanding Healthy Communities | 8 credit pts | ||
| PHS419 | Physiotherapy Competency Placement 4 | 8 credit pts |
| XUN008 | Unrestricted elective | 8 credit pts |
As a Charles Sturt University student, throughout your course you have a responsibility to continue to develop skills in English language, literacy and numeracy as appropriate to your discipline. This ongoing development will enable you to effectively participate in your course and graduate prepared to enter the workforce.
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A completed High School Certificate with the minimum ATAR required (including adjustment factors) or equivalent.
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Successful completion of a minimum of four university level subjects within a 12 month period (AQF level Associate Degree or higher) with a competitive ranking evidenced by the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.
Please note that this is a competitive course and all applications are ranked.
IELTS (academic module) with a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking) or equivalent test (including PTE, OET and TOEFL iBT).
Please note, we will accept ELP scores over a maximum of two test sittings in a six-month period only if:
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