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Bachelor of Physiotherapy
BPhty
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane Queensland
Sydney (North Sydney) NSW
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Admission Requirements1
To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Physiotherapy course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
New South Wales
Prerequisites: English (any); plus one of biology, chemistry or physics.
Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA); plus one of biology, chemistry or physics (4, SA).
2. Requirements for Completion of the Degree
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 70 cp from Foundation Units;
- 30 cp from Interprofessional Units;
- 220 cp from Physiotherapy Practice Units.
3. Progression within the Course
Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) in that sequence.
In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Foundation Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BIOL119 | 10 | Foundation Biological Science 1 |
BIOL120 | 10 | Foundation Biological Science 2 |
PHTY100 | 10 | Physiotherapy Anatomy 1 |
PHTY101 | 10 | Physiotherapy Anatomy 2 |
PHTY200 | 10 | Physiotherapy Pathophysiology 1 |
PHTY201 | 10 | Physiotherapy Pathophysiology 2 |
PHTY203 | 10 | Clinical Exercise Physiology for Physiotherapists (Pre: BIOL119) |
Interprofessional Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HLSC111 | 10 | The Person, Health and Wellbeing |
HLSC120 | 10 | Society, Culture and Health |
HLSC220 | 10 | Health Care Ethics (Pre: Foundation Year Units) |
Physiotherapy Practice Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
PHTY102 | 10 | Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 1 |
PHTY103 | 10 | Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 2 (Pre: PHTY100. Co: PHTY101) |
PHTY202 | 10 | Movement Science and Practice 1 (Pre: PHTY103) |
PHTY204 | 10 | Movement Science and Practice 2 (Pre: PHTY202) |
PHTY205 | 10 | Cardiorespiratory Science and Practice 1 (Pre: PHTY200) |
PHTY206 | 10 | Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 1 (Pre: PHTY100 and PHTY103) |
PHTY207 | 10 | Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 2 (Pre: PHTY101 and PHTY206) |
PHTY300 | 10 | Cardiorespiratory Science and Practice 2 (Pre: PHTY200 and PHTY205) |
PHTY301 | 10 | Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 3 (Pre: PHTY206) |
PHTY302 | 10 | Neurological Science and Practice 1 (Pre: PHTY201 and PHTY204) |
PHTY303 | 10 | Neurological Science and Practice 2 (Pre: PHTY201 and PHTY204) |
PHTY304 | 10 | Paediatric Physiotherapy Practice (Pre: PHTY204) |
PHTY305 | 10 | Physiotherapy Practice 1 |
PHTY306 | 10 | Physiotherapy Practice 2 |
PHTY400 | 10 | Physiotherapy Practice 3 (Pre: PHTY305) |
PHTY401 | 10 | Physiotherapy Practice 4 (Pre: PHTY400) |
PHTY402 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 1 |
PHTY403 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 2 |
PHTY404 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 3 |
PHTY405 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 4 |
PHTY406 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 5 |
PHTY407 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 6 |