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 Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
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. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the Bachelor of Physiotherapy degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 70 cp from Foundation Units;
- 30 cp from Inter-professional 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. Completion requirements - 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
- 20 cp from Inter-professional units
- 150 cp from Physiotherapy Practice units
- 80 cp from Physiotherapy 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.
To remain in the Honours program, students are required to maintain a grade point average (GPA) of at least 5.5 and must pass all clinical practice Honours units.
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 |
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BIOL121 | 10 | Human Biological Science 1 |
BIOL122 | 10 | Human Biological Science 2 (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1) |
PHTY100 | 10 | Physiotherapy Anatomy 1 |
PHTY101 | 10 | Physiotherapy Anatomy 2 (Pre: PHTY100 Physiotherapy Anatomy 1) |
PHTY200 | 10 | Physiotherapy Pathophysiology 1 (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1) |
PHTY201 | 10 | Physiotherapy Pathophysiology 2 (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1) |
PHTY203 | 10 | Clinical Exercise Physiology for Physiotherapists (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1) |
Inter-professional Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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ALHT106 | 10 | Psychology for Allied Health |
HLSC120 | 10 | Society, Culture and Health |
HLSC220 | 10 | Health Care Ethics (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
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 Physiotherapy Anatomy 1; Co: PHTY101 Physiotherapy Anatomy 2) |
PHTY202 | 10 | Movement Science and Practice 1 (Pre: PHTY103 Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 2) |
PHTY204 | 10 | Movement Science and Practice 2 (Pre: PHTY202 Movement Science and Practice 1) |
PHTY205 | 10 | Cardiorespiratory Science and Practice 1 (Pre: PHTY200 Physiotherapy Pathophysiology 1) |
PHTY206 | 10 | Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 1 (Pre: PHTY103 Clinical Exercise Physiology for Physiotherapists) |
PHTY207 | 10 | Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 2 (Pre: PHTY101 Physiotherapy Anatomy 2, PHTY206 Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 1) |
PHTY300 | 10 | Cardiorespiratory Science and Practice 2 (Pre: PHTY203 Clinical Exercise Physiology for Physiotherapists, PHTY205 Cardiorespiratory Science and Practice 1) |
PHTY301 | 10 | Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 3 (Pre: PHTY202 Movement Science and Practice 1, PHTY207 Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 2) |
PHTY302 | 10 | Neurological Science and Practice 1 (Pre: PHTY201 Physiotherapy Pathophysiology 2, PHTY204 Movement Science and Practice 2 ) |
PHTY303 | 10 | Neurological Science and Practice 2 (Pre: PHTY302 Neurological Science and Practice 1) |
PHTY304 | 10 | Paediatric Physiotherapy Practice (Pre: PHTY204 Movement Science and Practice 2) |
PHTY305 | 10 | Physiotherapy Practice 1 |
PHTY306 | 10 | Physiotherapy Practice 2 (Pre: PHTY301 Musculoskeletal Science and Practice 3, PHTY302 Neurological Science and Practice 1) |
PHTY400 | 10 | Physiotherapy Practice 3 (Pre: PHTY305 Physiotherapy Practice 1; Co: PHTY402 Physiotherapy Clinic 1, PHTY403 Physiotherapy Clinic 2, PHTY404 Physiotherapy Clinic 3) |
PHTY401 | 10 | Physiotherapy Practice 4 (Pre: PHTY305 Physiotherapy Practice 1; Co: PHTY405 Physiotherapy Clinic 4, PHTY406 Physiotherapy Clinic 5, PHTY407 Physiotherapy Clinic 6) |
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 Honours Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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PHTY408 | 20 | Physiotherapy Honours Practice 2 (Pre: Completion of all third year units) |
PHTY409 | 10 | Physiotherapy Honours Practice 1 (Pre: Completion of all second year units) |
PHTY410 | 10 | Health Care Ethics for Physiotherapy Honours (Pre: Completion of all second year units) |
PHTY411 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 1 (Honours) (Pre: Completion of all third year units) |
PHTY412 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 2 (Honours) (Pre: Completion of all third year units) |
PHTY413 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 3 (Honours) (Pre: Completion of all third year units) |
PHTY414 | 10 | Physiotherapy Clinic 4 (Honours) (Pre: Completion of all third year units) |
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2017-06-27
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