This three-year, full time, integrated program will provide you with the knowledge, skills and clinical practice experience required to work as a physiotherapist, with a particular focus on the development of leadership skills.Building on an undergraduate degree in foundational sciences and learning from expert physiotherapists and researchers, the Doctor of Physiotherapy will prepare you to work in public and private hospitals, private practice, sports, aged care and community health, both locally and beyond.
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Clinical placements
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As part of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) or Doctor of Physiotherapy course, students will undertake clinical education in the public and/or private sector in rural and/or metropolitan locations in both the Victorian and Tasmanian healthcare systems.
Before undertaking placements students must:
Failure to hold satisfactory checks or meet the immunisation requirements may result in students being unable to complete their course.
More information about these requirements will be given to students upon Enrolment.
Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement
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The Doctor of Physiotherapy is a postgraduate award of a Masters degree (extended). The course is taught in English and takes three years of full-time study and is not available part time. Graduates have successfully completed integrated studies comprising four themes: Personal and professional development, Population, society and health, Applied practice, and Research. Graduates have the cultural, theoretical and critical abilities obtained through case-based learning and clinical education and the knowledge, skills and technical competence appropriate for an entry-level practitioner in physiotherapy.
The Doctor of Physiotherapy is a Level 9 Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualification.