Physiotherapy
Unit of study table
| This page was first published on 14 November 2024 and was last amended on 19 August 2025. View details of the changes below. |
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In this course teaching and learning takes place in accordance with the University’s approved semesters and teaching blocks, and as set out in the 2025 Sydney School of Health Sciences Academic Calendar, approved by ASPC.
Doctor of Physiotherapy |
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| To qualify for the award of the Doctor of Physiotherapy, a candidate must complete 144 credit points, comprising: | ||
| 132 credit points of core units of study; and | ||
| 12 credit points of elective units of study. | ||
| All units in the Doctor of Physiotherapy are prescribed and must be taken in the year of enrolment to which they correspond. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core Units |
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Year 1 |
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| PHTY5500 Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice I |
24 | A Human anatomy and physiology |
| PHTY5501 Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice II |
24 | P PHTY5500 |
Year 2 |
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| PHTY6500 Physiotherapy Core Clinical Practice I |
18 | P PHTY5500 and PHTY5501 C PHTY6501 |
| PHTY6501 Physiotherapy Clinical Practicum I |
6 | P PHTY5500 and PHTY5501 C PHTY6500 |
| PHTY6502 Physiotherapy Core Clinical Practice II |
18 | P PHTY6500 and PHTY6501 C PHTY6503 |
| PHTY6503 Physiotherapy Clinical Practicum II |
6 | P PHTY6500 and PHTY6501 C PHTY6502 |
Year 3 |
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| PHTY7500 Advanced Reasoning: Capstone Projects |
6 | |
| PHTY7501 Physiotherapy Clinical Practicum III |
6 | |
| PHTY7502 Physiotherapy Advanced Clinical Practice |
6 | |
| PHTY7503 Advanced Reasoning: Capstone Seminars |
6 | |
| PHTY7504 Physiotherapy Clinical Practicum IV |
6 | |
| PHTY7505 Advanced Professional Development |
6 | |
Elective Units |
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Year 3 |
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| PAIN5015 Pharmacology of Pain Medicine |
6 | A This unit is case-based and is best suited for experienced clinicians |
| MBHT5001 Diabetes Management |
6 | A This unit of study is recommended for medical graduates, as well as nursing or allied health graduates with a minimum of 12 months clinical experience |
| BMRI5006 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy |
6 | |
| PAIN5018 Pain in Children |
6 | |
| PAIN5019 Pain in Older People |
6 | A This unit is case based and is best suited for experienced clinicians |
| NURS5098 Chronic Illness Management |
6 | |
