Physiotherapy The University of Notre Dame Australia

Overview

The Physiotherapy program from The University of Notre Dame Australia also has a strong focus on evidence-based and reflective practice ensuring graduates will be well prepared to meet the challenge of current and future health provision across the many clinical and non-clinical areas in which Physiotherapists are employed.Graduates from this program will be eligible for registration as a physiotherapist with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA).

There is a strong focus on ethical and professional communication and behaviours as well as on development of high-level communication skills with clients and as part of collaborative multi-disciplinary practice.

Why study this degree?

Are you the kind of person who wants to make a career helping others be the best they can be? Do you dream of joining a profession that bases their decisions on scientific evidence and makes exciting therapeutic advancements every day?

At Notre Dame, we explore every avenue of physiotherapy practice in your on-campus studies and 1100-1200 hours of clinical practice (practicum).

You will develop clinical assessment and intervention skills in laboratories, simulated learning environments, and through exposure to patients in physiotherapy practices, hospitals or community health settings in both urban and rural locations.

Career opportunities:

The following careers are open to graduates of this program:

• Cardiorespiratory

• Musculoskeletal

• Neurology

• Paediatrics

• Research

• Clinical

• Academic teaching