Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)
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Unit of study table
Academic calendarTeaching and learning in this course takes place in accordance with the University’s approved semesters and teaching blocks, and as set out in the 2026 Sydney School of Health Sciences Academic Calendar, available on the Key dates page and approved by the Academic Standards and Policy Committee. |
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Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) |
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| Students complete 192 credit points of units of study comprising: | ||
| (a) 174 credit points of core units of study listed in the sequence below, and | ||
| (b) 18 credit points of elective units of study. | ||
| The pass course: | ||
| (a) is full-time only over 4 years study |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Year 1 |
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Semester 1 - Core units |
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| BIOS1168 Essential Human Musculoskeletal Anatomy |
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| BIOS1170 Body Systems: Structure and Function |
6 | N BIOS2170 |
| HSBH1003 Health, Behaviour and Society |
6 | N HSBH1012 |
| PHTY1023 Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice A |
6 | C BIOS1168 |
Semester 2 - Core units |
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| BIOS1169 Functional Human Musculoskeletal Anatomy |
6 | P BIOS1168 or equivalent unit of study |
| BIOS1171 Neuroscience |
6 | N BIOS2171 or BIOS2103 or ANAT2X10 |
| EXSS2030 Muscle Adaptations to Use and Disuse |
6 | N EXSS1036 and EXSS1040 |
| PHTY1024 Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice B |
6 | P BIOS1168 and PHTY1023 C BIOS1169 and EXSS2030 |
Year 2 |
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Semester 1 - Core units |
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| EXSS3061 Exercise Responses and Programming |
6 | A BIOS1170 or BIOS2170 N EXSS1036 or EXSS2032 |
| EXSS3062 Motor Control and Learning |
6 | P Completion of 48 credit points N EXSS2025 |
| PHTY2058 PT in Musculoskeletal Conditions A |
6 | P PHTY1024 and BIOS1168 and BIOS1169 |
| PHTY2060 Preventative Health Care |
6 | P PHTY1024 and HSBH1003 |
Semester 2 - Core units |
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| PHTY2059 PT in Musculoskeletal Conditions B |
6 | P PHTY2058 |
| PHTY2061 PT in Neurological Conditions A |
6 | P BIOS1169 and BIOS1171 and EXSS2030 and (EXSS2025 or EXSS3062) and PHTY1024 |
| PHTY2062 PT in Respiratory and Cardiac Conditions A |
6 | P BIOS1170 and EXSS2030 and PHTY1024 and EXSS3061 |
| PHTY2063 Clinical Practicum A |
6 | P PHTY1024 C PHTY2062 and PHTY2059 and PHTY2061 |
Year 3 |
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Semester 1 - Core units |
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| PHTY3081 PT in Musculoskeletal Conditions C |
6 | P PHTY2059 |
| PHTY3082 PT in Neurological Conditions B |
6 | P PHTY2061 and PHTY2060 and PHTY2062 |
| PHTY3084 Paediatric Physiotherapy |
6 | C PHTY3081 and PHTY3082 and PHTY3087 |
| PHTY3087 PT in Respiratory and Cardiac Conditions B |
6 | P PHTY2061 and PHTY2062 |
Semester 2 - Core units |
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| PHTY3083 Clinical Practicum B |
6 | P PHTY2063 and PHTY3081 and PHTY3082 and PHTY3087 |
| PHTY3085 Clinical Practicum C |
6 | P PHTY2063 and PHTY3081 and PHTY3082 and PHTY3087 |
| PHTY3086 Physiotherapy in Multisystem Problems |
6 | P PHTY2060 and PHTY3081 |
Semester 2 - Elective |
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| Choose one 6 credit point Elective from the list below | ||
| HSBH3007 Cancer: Prevention Through to Palliation |
6 | P Students must have completed at least 48 credit points N BHSC3021 |
| BIDH3008 Digital Health in Practice |
6 | P 48 credit points of units of study N HSBH3008 or HSBH2009 or HSBH1010 |
| HSBH3012 Sydney Health Students Abroad |
6 | P A minimum of 48 credit points |
Year 4 |
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Semester 1 - Core units |
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| PHTY4221 Advanced Professional Practice A |
6 | P PHTY3081 and PHTY3086 |
| PHTY4222 Clinical Practicum D |
6 | P PHTY2063 and PHTY3081 and PHTY3082 and PHTY3087 |
| PHTY4223 Clinical Practicum E |
6 | P PHTY3083 or PHTY3085 |
Semester 1 Elective |
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| Choose one 6 credit point Elective from the list below | ||
| BIOS3345 Physiotherapy and Ageing |
6 | N BIOS1172 or BIOS1173 |
| HSBH2008 Physical Activity and Population Health |
6 | P 48 credit points of units |
| HSBH3021 Environmental Stress and Physiological Strain |
6 | A EXSS2032 P EXSS1036 |
| HSBH3012 Sydney Health Students Abroad |
6 | P A minimum of 48 credit points |
| HSBH4109 Gender Equity in Health, Exercise and Sport |
6 | P A minimum of 90 credit points |
Semester 2 - Core units |
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| PHTY4225 Advanced Professional Practice B |
6 | P PHTY4221 |
| PHTY4226 Physiotherapy in Sport and Recreation |
6 | P PHTY4221 |
| PHTY4227 Clinical Practicum F |
6 | P PHTY2063 and PHTY3081 and PHTY3082 and PHTY3087 |
Semester 2 - Elective |
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| Choose one 6 credit point Elective from the list below | ||
| BIOS3345 Physiotherapy and Ageing |
6 | N BIOS1172 or BIOS1173 |
| BIOS4188 Clinically Oriented Anatomy in Exercise |
6 | P BIOS1168 and BIOS1169 and PHTY3081 and PHTY4221 C PHTY4225 N BIOS3065 |
| HSBH3012 Sydney Health Students Abroad |
6 | P A minimum of 48 credit points |
| HSBH3025 Bodily Senses in Health and Disease |
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