Master of Science in Physical Therapy

The Master of Science in Physical Therapy (MScPT) is a 24-month professional graduate program leading to entry to practice. The program is accredited by Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada (PEAC). Graduates will be eligible to write the Physiotherapy Competency Examination (PCE), administered by the Canadian Alliance of Physiotherapy Regulators, which qualifies them to practise physical therapy in Canada. Graduates will be eligible to register in the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and the Colleges of Physiotherapy in all Canadian provinces.The Department of Physical Therapy is committed to improving the health of individuals through the discovery, application and exchange of knowledge. The values of the Department of Physical Therapy align with the University’s mission, the mission of the School of Graduate Studies and Temerty Faculty of Medicine to foster an academic community in which the learning and scholarship of every member may flourish, with vigilant protection for individual human rights, and a resolute commitment to the principles of equal opportunity, equity and justice. The MScPT program is designed to meet and exceed the standards laid out by Physiotherapy Education Accreditation Canada (PEAC), and guided by the Competency Profile for Physiotherapists in Canada (2017), which outlines the seven physical therapy domains of practice core competencies of physiotherapy expertise, communication, collaboration, management, leadership, scholarship, and professionalism. Students will develop confidence, competence and ethical sensitivity towards individuals and groups and demonstrate these attributes in the contemporary practice of physical therapy that is guided by professional norms and standards such as the Physiotherapy Act and Core Professional Values and Associated Behaviours.

Appropriate undergraduate degreeMinimum of a mid-B in the final year of undergraduate degree studiesCompletion of prerequisite courses with a minimum of 70% in each courseEnglish Language Proficiency Requirement (if applicable)