Physiotherapy - M6032
Professional entry master's degree
As a physiotherapist, you have the opportunity to make a big impact on someone’s life. Whether you’re part of a transplant recipient’s first steps with a new set of lungs or helping an athlete get back on the field after an injury, it’s a highly rewarding job.
The Doctor of Physiotherapy provides you with the knowledge, skills and clinical experience to start your career as a physiotherapist. Based at our Peninsula campus, you’ll become part of a growing specialist precinct for allied health and primary care education and research.
A physiotherapist in training from day one
Get hands-on experience and exposure to the clinical environment from the start of your degree. We offer early work-integrated learning, where you’ll see physiotherapists in action, take part in simulation activities and practice your new skills in our physiotherapy practice labs and rehabilitation gym on campus. You’ll also have opportunities to learn collaborative practice alongside students from other areas of health, preparing you to provide the best possible patient care.
Practical experience at Victoria’s leading hospitals and health services
We partner with some of the state’s major healthcare providers to give you access to high-quality clinical training. Our placements take place in a range of facilities from hospitals to rehabilitation centres to private practice. Your placement could take you to the Alfred, Australasia’s largest trauma centre, community rehabilitation with Peninsula Health, or even with a rural healthcare service.
Creating future healthcare leaders
At Monash, we’re not just educating tomorrow’s physiotherapists, but preparing the next generation of leaders in health. You’ll complete your own research project, under the guidance of one of our physiotherapy experts and have the opportunity to make a difference to physiotherapy practice and services. With training in leadership, advocacy and education as part of your degree, you’ll be prepared for a wide range of potential career pathways.
Accreditation
The Doctor of Physiotherapy course is an approved program of study, accredited by the Australian Physiotherapy Council on behalf of the Physiotherapy Registration Board.
At a glance
Course Details
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Start date |
Second Semester (July) |
Qualification |
Doctor of Physiotherapy |
Course theme
Our Doctor of Physiotherapy curriculum is underpinned by four major themes, which are integrated throughout each unit you complete:
Personal and professional development
Develop the personal attributes and related skills to assist you in the transition to becoming a physiotherapist. This includes communication and interprofessional collaboration skills and ethics and legal issues.
Population, society and health
Consider the broader cultural, society and population issues that impact on health and health care delivery. Dedicated studies in leadership, business, education and advocacy support this theme.
Applied practice
Gain the clinical competencies integral to physiotherapy practice. This focuses on incorporating the best available research evidence with the clinical reasoning skills of assessment, management and evaluation of patients within a range of environments and the delivery of appropriate health care.
Research
Build the knowledge and skills that are required to independently collect, interpret and critically evaluate research issues relevant to physiotherapy practice.
Deliver collaborative health care
Physiotherapists play an important role in recovery from illness or injury. But it takes a whole team of different health professions working together to get the best outcomes for patients.
Physiotherapy at 15 years
Physiotherapy is celebrating its fifteenth year and has achieved impressive teaching and research results in that relatively short time.
Entry Requirements
You need to satisfy the following entrance requirements to be considered for entry to this course.
Already registered as a physiotherapist in Australia? Unfortunately, you will not be eligible to enter this course.
Minimum Entry Requirements (Domestic students)
Qualifications
An Australian bachelor degree* (or equivalent) in a relevant area of study** with at least 70% distinction average.
*Completion of undergraduate degree within last 10 years
** Relevant area of study must include human anatomy AND human physiology AND biostatistics.
Example units within the Bachelor of Science: both DEV2011 and DEV2022 (human anatomy), either PHY2042 or PHY2810 (human physiology), either STA1010 or SCI1020 (biostatistics). Example units within the Bachelor of Biomedical Science: BMS2011 (human anatomy), BMS2031 (human physiology), BMS1042 (biostatistics).
English requirements
Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.
University entrance requirements
Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.
Extra Requirements
This course does not offer deferrals. It is recommended that you apply for the year that you intend to commence the course.
Mandatory Compliance
If you are undertaking a course with clinical or fieldwork placements you must demonstrate compliance with the following checks and requirements. For more information refer to the Mandatory Compliance webpage and carefully read the Clinical/Fieldwork Placement Handbook. It is your responsibility to ensure that the correct documentation is obtained prior to commencing clinical/fieldwork placements.
- National Police Check
- Working With Children Check
- A current NDIS Worker Screening check is required to undertake clinical/fieldwork placements in some settings
- Immunisation and vaccination requirements
In accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council recommendations, this course requires that you comply with the faculty's Mandatory Compliance requirements regarding immunisation and vaccination. These requirements are designed to provide maximum protection against the increased risk of some vaccine preventable diseases for students, patients and workers in health care settings.
Fitness for practice and professionalism
To complete your course, you are required to demonstrate that you meet fitness for practice expectations.
Professional focussed tutorials, practical and simulation classes.
Inherent requirements
To complete your degree, you will need to demonstrate that you have the abilities, knowledge, and skills to achieve specific core learning outcomes, these are called inherent requirements.
Find out more about inherent requirements for this course.
The course structure can be viewed in the Handbook. You can also view the course map.
Making the application
Future students
Self assess for credit eligibility
Check for study credit using the "Credit search" link on the Credit for prior study page
Fees
Fees are subject to change annually.
Full fee
Fees are per 48 credit points which represents a standard full-time course load for a year. The fees for 2025 are:
A$47,200
Fee information specific to this course
Domestic students in this course may apply for Austudy payments from Centrelink / the Department of Human Services. You can find more information about how to apply for income support, and the relevant form here. Additional eligibility criteria apply.
Fee assistance
As a full fee-paying student, you may be eligible to apply for the optional FEE-HELP to assist you to pay all or part of your tuition fees.
Scholarships
We offer over 360 types of scholarships, valued at up to $280,000. Some scholarships offer one-off payments while others continue for the length of your course. Learn more about Monash Scholarships.
Other costs and fees
For information on other study costs and fees, see other study costs.