Physiotherapy
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. |
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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 | ||
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 | |