UndergraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, WA / Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of Notre Dame Australia is a four-year degree offered at the Fremantle and Sydney campuses. Graduates are eligible for registration as a physiotherapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra).
The program moves from foundation science into specialised physiotherapy courses covering musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiorespiratory practice, with clinical education placements across all four years. Students complete about 1,000 hours of clinical practice in physiotherapy practices, hospitals and community health settings in both city and rural locations, after building assessment and treatment skills in laboratories and simulated learning environments. The degree emphasises evidence-based and reflective practice and professional communication within multidisciplinary teams, and includes professional electives that integrate physiotherapy with philosophy or theology.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- HLTH1000Human Structure and Function
- ABOR1000Aboriginal People
- PHTY1006Functional Anatomy for Physiotherapy B
- PHTY1008Therapeutic Exercise After Injury
- PHTY1004Movement Sciences for Physiotherapy
- PHTY1007Pathophysiology for Allied Health
- BESC1003Psychosocial Determinants of Health and Wellbeing
- CORE1000Foundations of Wisdom. Year Two: PHTY2000 Evidence Based Practice
- PHTY2006Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (Peripheral I)
- PHTY2010Principles of Clinical Rehabilitation
- PHTY2002Applied Neuroscience
- PHTY2012Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Sciences I
- PHTY2001Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (Peripheral II)
- PHTY2011Physiotherapy across the Lifespan I
- PHTY2008Clinical Education I. Year Three: PHTY3000 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (Spinal I)
- PHTY3001Rehabilitation for the Neurosciences
- PHTY3002Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Sciences II
- PHTY3007Physiotherapy Across the Lifespan II
- PHTY3004Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (Spinal II)
- PHTY3009Clinical Education II
- PHTY3008Physiotherapy Across the Lifespan III
- plus a Core elective. Year Four: PHTY4013 to PHTY4016 Clinical Education III through VI
- and PHTY2012 Complex Issues in Physiotherapy Practice. The degree also carries the university's Core Curriculum in philosophy and theology
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
Fremantle: Indicative ATAR or Selection Rank of 90. Higher education, vocational education, and work and life experience pathways are also considered, alongside the university's standard minimum admission requirements.
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