GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Master of Clinical Osteopathy
RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The RMIT Master of Clinical Osteopathy is a two-year sequenced program aligned with the Australian Osteopathic Accreditation Council education standards, integrating theory and clinical sciences with clinical skills and application. Students learn to take a thorough patient history, assess function, make a diagnosis, and provide treatment and management, including hands-on diagnostic and treatment methods. Graduates are eligible to register and practise as osteopaths in private practice and multidisciplinary healthcare.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Year 1 You'll be introduced to clinical decision making and western medical diagnosis
- focusing on clinically related knowledge and the presentations of common clinical conditions. You'll study pain mechanisms
- understanding how pain presents
- as musculoskeletal disorders are often accompanied by some level of pain and discomfort. You'll also get a really good understanding of public health
- enabling you to develop public health strategies and campaigns. Year 2 You'll develop your research capability by establishing a research question and a clinical question
- then undertaking a substantial project to be able to deliver outcomes or answers to your questions. You'll also learn about business and entrepreneurship in health
- with the opportunity to build management
- business and leadership skills that are essential for effective osteopathy practice. Finally
- your capstone subject Osteopathic Professional Practice Portfolio is a culmination of your prior osteopathy academic
- clinical and professional learning and experience
- preparing you to transition to professional life
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Admissions
Academic requirements Applicants must have completed the BP231OST Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Osteopathy) plan at RMIT University. Prerequisites There are no prerequisite subjects required for entry into this qualification. Selection tasks A selection task is not required for entry into this qualification. English language requirements The Osteopathy Board of Australia requires all applicants (both domestic and international) for the Master of Clinical Osteopath
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