Physiotherapy (Honours) Adelaide University

Overview

The Physiotherapy (Honours) course from Adelaide University teaches you to assess, treat and prevent health conditions across the full lifespan. Supported by practicing physiotherapists and award-winning researchers, you’ll join an inspiring community of healthcare professionals. From day one, you’ll get hands-on experience, advancing both your technical and communication skills.

The curriculum is contemporary and culturally informed, covering everything from human anatomy and physiology to social and psychological factors that impact on health and wellbeing. You'll study biomechanics, muscle assessment, pharmacology and pain science, learning how to apply these principles in real-world scenarios.

Become an expert in the structure and function of the human body. Gain 45 weeks of practical experience through clinical placements. Benefit from our on-campus laboratories and clinics. Graduate ready to work independently or as part of a multidisciplinary team, helping people of all ages lead empowered lives.

Career opportunities:

Physiotherapists can work across management, administration, education, research, policy development, advisory and regulatory contexts. They can take on roles in:

• Clinics
• Private practice
• Sport and exercise services
• Rehabilitation centres
• Hospitals
• Home and community services
• Disability services
• Aged care facilities
• Women's health and paediatric services
• Occupational and health promotion units
• Research.

You might work on a cruise ship, keeping travellers safe and limber at sea. You could provide on-site physiotherapy services for office workers. Perhaps you’ll be head physio for the Australian Olympic Team.

Or you could pursue a career as a:

• Rehabilitation specialist
• Disability analyst
• Paediatric physio
• Cardiac rehabilitation specialist
• Continence and women's health physio
• Health service manager
• Geriatric physio
• Aquatic physio.

You will also be well-prepared for further postgraduate study, such as a Master of Research or Master of Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy specialising in Sports or Musculoskeletal.