Physiotherapy

Overview

This four-year comprehensive course will help you explore the human body in detail, and analyse how each muscle, bone, joint, and ligament enables human movement and development across a variety of age ranges and disabilities. You will also develop a sophisticated understanding of how the lungs, heart, brain, and nerves work together, and how to improve peoples’ lives through exercise and movement.

Your study of advanced functional human anatomy combined with training from expert clinicians means you will be able to diagnose and offer effective therapeutic management solutions for a wide range of human movement disorders.

Once you graduate, you’ll open doors to further study, specialisation, or a Ph.D. in Physiotherapy . This course also offers an embedded Honours program for high-achieving students looking to progress into physiotherapy research or academic careers.

Study Physiotherapy at University of Canberra and you will: 

• develop knowledge of the structure and function of the human body

• learn to read, critique, evaluate and apply evidence from research and science into the practices of health care and health services

• enhance your communication skills in listening, speaking, explaining, and teaching

• develop detailed knowledge of normal function and development of the musculoskeletal, cardiothoracic, and neurological systems

• apply your knowledge and skill to assess, prevent, and treat developmental and degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal, cardiothoracic, and neurological systems

• understand and apply the professional ethics, responsibilities, values, and standards for the practice of physiotherapy

• develop excellent clinical analytical and reasoning skills.

Career opportunities

• New graduate physiotherapist
• Physiotherapist
• Cardiothoracic physiotherapist
• Musculoskeletal physiotherapist
• Neurological physiotherapist