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Unit of study table

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 8 August 2024.
View details of the changes below.

Doctor of Physiotherapy

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

Core Units

Year 1

PHTY5500
Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice I
24  
PHTY5501
Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice II
24 P PHTY5500

Year 2

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

PHTY7500
Advanced Reasoning: Research Projects
6 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change.
PHTY7501
Physiotherapy Clinical Practicum III
6 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change.
PHTY7502
Physiotherapy Advanced Clinical
6 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change.
PHTY7503
Advanced Reasoning: Research Seminars
6 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change.
PHTY7504
Physiotherapy Clinical Practicum IV
6 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change.
PHTY7505
Advanced Professional Development
6 This unit of study is being developed, subject to change.

Elective Units

Year 3

PAIN5015
Pharmacology of Pain Medicine
6 A This unit is cased 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  

Post-publication amendments

Date
Original publication
Post-publication amendment
8/08/2024

The following units were listed as future units not yet available for enrolment:

  • PHTY6500
  • PHTY6501
  • PHTY6502
  • PHTY6503

The following units are now available for enrolment:

  • PHTY6500
  • PHTY6501
  • PHTY6502
  • PHTY6503
19/09/2024 Prerequisites (P) for PHTY6500 missing. Prerequisites (P) for PHTY6500 added:
P PHTY5500 and PHTY5501
19/09/2024 Corequisites (C) for PHTY6500 missing. Corequisites (C) for PHTY6500 added:
C PHTY6501
19/09/2024 Prerequisites (P) for PHTY6501 missing. Prerequisites (P) for PHTY6501 added:
P PHTY5500 and PHTY5501
19/09/2024 Corequisites (C) for PHTY6501 missing. Corequisites (C) for PHTY6501 added:
C PHTY6500
19/09/2024 Prerequisites (P) for PHTY6502 missing. Prerequisites (P) for PHTY6502 added:
P PHTY6500 and PHTY6501
19/09/2024 Corequisites (C) for PHTY6502 missing. Corequisites (C) for PHTY6502 added:
C PHTY6503
19/09/2024 Prerequisites (P) for PHTY6503 missing. Prerequisites (P) for PHTY6503 added:
P PHTY6500 and PHTY6501
19/09/2024 Corequisites (C) for PHTY6503 missing. Corequisites (C) for PHTY6503 added:
C PHTY6502