GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Doctor of Physiotherapy
Bond University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
About this program
Bond's Doctor of Physiotherapy is accredited as an entry-level program by the Australian Physiotherapy Council and approved by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia, and it's built around problem- and case-based learning rather than a lecture-heavy model: each teaching block centres on clinical cases students work through in small groups, mirroring how physiotherapists actually reason through a patient in front of them.
The degree includes up to 1,400 hours of clinical placement, spread across genuinely different settings: acute care such as cardiorespiratory and orthopaedic wards, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, musculoskeletal outpatient clinics, and, depending on availability and student interest, paediatrics, women's and men's health, elite sports, and rural, remote or international placements. Bond also runs an on-campus community physiotherapy clinic, so some placement hours happen without students leaving the Gold Coast campus. The final semester is built around a clinical internship placement specifically designed to push students beyond the caseload variety they've already encountered, ahead of entering the profession.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Study plan in 6 parts
- Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
- Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy
- Neurological Physiotherapy
- Clinical Reasoning and Case-Based Learning
- Clinical placement blocks (up to 1,400 hours total) across acute care
- inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation
- and musculoskeletal outpatient settings
- Elective clinical placements (availability-dependent): paediatrics
- women's/men's health
- elite sports
- rural
- remote or international placement
- On-campus community physiotherapy clinic placement
- clinical internship placement extending beyond core clinical experiences
- Program accredited by the Australian Physiotherapy Council
- approved by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
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On MLTSSL, supporting the 189, 190, and 491, via an Australian Physiotherapy Council assessment. Also on CSOL, additionally supporting the employer-sponsored 482 and 186.
Assessed by Australian Physiotherapy Council
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
A completed bachelor's degree (health/science background preferred) with a competitive GPA; interview and/or additional selection criteria may apply.
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