BPhty
BPhty(Hons)
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. Admissions Requirements – Honours Degree
To be eligible to apply for admission to the honours program, a student must have completed 160 cp from years 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy pass degree, with a grade point average of at least 5.5.
4. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree
To qualify for the Bachelor of Physiotherapy honours degree a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 70 cp from Foundation units;
- 30 cp from Interprofessional - Honours units;
- 220 cp from Physiotherapy Practice - Honours units.
5. 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
Interprofessional Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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HLSC111 | 10 | The Person, Health and Wellbeing |
HLSC120 | 10 | Society, Culture and Health |
HLSC220 | 10 | Health Care Ethics (Pre: Foundation Year Units) |
Interprofessional Unit - Honours
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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HLSC400 | 10 | Health Care Ethics for Physiotherapy |
Physiotherapy Practice Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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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: PHTY103) |
PHTY207 | 10 | Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 2 (Pre: PHTY101, PHTY206) |
PHTY300 | 10 | Cardiorespiratory Science and Practice 2 (Pre: PHTY203, PHTY205) |
PHTY301 | 10 | Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 3 (Pre: PHTY202, PHTY207) |
PHTY302 | 10 | Neurological Science and Practice 1 (Pre: PHTY201, PHTY204) |
PHTY303 | 10 | Neurological Science and Practice 2 (Pre:PHTY302) |
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 (Pre: completion of all third year units) |
PHTY403 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 2 (Pre: completion of all third year units) |
PHTY404 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 3 (Pre: completion of all third year units) |
PHTY405 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 4 (Pre: completion of all third year units) |
PHTY406 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 5 (Pre: completion of all third year units) |
PHTY407 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 6 (Pre: completion of all third year units) |
Physiotherapy Practice Units - Honours
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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PHTY307 | 10 | Physiotherapy Honours Practice 1 |
PHTY408 | 10 | Physiotherapy Honours Practice 2 |
1 A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
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2017-06-28
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