Doctor of Physiotherapy

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. 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. 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.

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).

IELTS - 7.0 overall (no band less than 6.5)
Internet Based TOEFL - 94 (Listening - 20, Reading - 19, Speaking - 20 and Writing - 24)
Paper based TOEFL - 587 (Test of Written English: 4.5)