Bachelor of Physiotherapy Australian Catholic University (ACU)

Optimise movement and function working with people who have problems with their cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal or neurological systems. Gain the skills to help people overcome movement disorders that are either present at birth, or associated with life-changing events or ageing. You will undertake more than 1,000 hours of clinical placements throughout the program, commencing in first semester.

Minimum Duration:

4 years full-time

Campus:

Ballarat, Brisbane, North Sydney

The Bachelor of Physiotherapy is for those who want to prevent injury and disability in others as well as rehabilitate those already injured. You will learn how to identify, assess and treat a range of conditions.

As a graduate, you will have developed skills to work with everyone from children to the elderly, as well as deal with gender-specific issues.

This physiotherapy course also offers students clinical placements during which they will be supervised by a clinical educator. During each placement students will develop and integrate knowledge, skills and professional behaviours in accordance with the requirements of the Australian Physiotherapy Council.

High achieving Bachelor of Physiotherapy students can undertake honours in the third and fourth years, provided they meet admission requirements.

Entry requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Physiotherapy course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

State Prerequisites

New South Wales

English Standard, English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Band 4 for all), plus: at least one of Biology, or Chemistry or Physics (Band 2 for all)

Queensland

English (Units 3 & 4, C); one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics (Units 3 & 4, C)

Victoria

Units 3 and 4 - a study score of 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English, and a study score of 25 in one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics.

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

English language requirements

Applicants require an academic IELTS minimum overall score of 7.0 (with a minimum score of 7.0 in all bands), or an equivalent acceptable test score as outlined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy (see English Language Proficiency).