GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Master of Physiotherapy
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Master of Physiotherapy program at Swinburne will produce entry to practice, with physiotherapists who are confident and enterprising health professionals who will lead practice, innovation, and business creation in healthcare. They will have immediate workforce value with competency in Physiotherapy skills that are informed by research and evidence, literacy in digital health, skills in business, and entrepreneurship. Graduates will be agile, resilient and engage in community and global contexts within health. Check the Master of Physiotherapy course handbook Get a copy of our course guide Deferring Due to limited capacity, students will be unable to defer their place in this course. Upgrade your skills Physiotherapy skills Primary care Exercise and fitness knowledge Rehabilitation Acute care Stretch your career further Physiotherapist Private practice physiotherapist Mobile physiotherapist
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Successful completion of the Master of Physiotherapy requires students to complete units of study to the value of 200 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated. The volume of learning of the Master of Physiotherapy is typically an accelerated two years. Students are required to complete a total of 800 hours of clinical practice across both core and clinical placement units. Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study) Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year One
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
prerequisites Applicants are required to have completed their degree in the last 10 years or have undertaken subsequent Postgraduate studies and obtained a minimum 70% GPA across their studies. Note The university may determine selection criteria and restrictions in respect of courses to apply in addition to these entry requirements. Applicants must meet BOTH of the following criteria: 1. A completed Bachelor degree in a health science related discipline; 2. Tertiary level studies with a minimum of 1 unit each of human anatomy AND human physiology. NB: health science disciplines include exercise science, exercise physiology, exercise and sports science, biomedical science, occupational.
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