Physiotherapy (Honours)

University of Queensland

About

Physiotherapists assist people with a range of injuries and ailments, from office workers with stiff necks and sore backs, elite athletes with chronic health management issues, children with developmental delays, and those who have had neurological injury.

Whatever the cause of pain or impairment, physiotherapists help to get people moving.

Study the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) at UQ and you will join a long tradition of teaching, research and graduate excellence at the second largest school for health and rehabilitation sciences in Australia.

This program will prepare you for a career caring for people with musculoskeletal, neurological, respiratory and other conditions, using techniques to reduce pain, improve movement and restore muscle control for better mobility.

You will graduate with a highly respected honours qualification, with advanced knowledge and skills that will set you apart in a competitive job market and provide a pathway to future research or learning.

Be a leader in your field, gain internationally renowned qualifications and become a skilled healthcare professional who helps people improve their physical mobility.

Structure

You will build a strong knowledge foundation from your first year in areas including applied medical and physiotherapy sciences, anatomy, professional ethics, psychology and therapeutic exercise.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours).

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Placement courses

Students undertake supervised clinical practice in a range of clinical settings that includes hospitals, educational facilities, other health care organisations, private practices and UQ's internal clinics. During placements, students will have the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge acquired through coursework and research to practice and develop clinical skills in real life settings. Students will undertake a variety of sessional practical experiences from year one before commencing full time block placements in year four. Students may be required to undertake clinical placements outside of the Brisbane metropolitan area and students are required to fund their travel, accommodation and daily living expenses. ^ hours can vary depending on elective course chosen and whether a student elects to undertake the research stream. This program has pre-placement requirements which must be met prior to commencement of the program or a placement course. Further details can be found on the Placement Ready website.

Research component

From year one, all students learn to be consumers, collaborators and generators of physiotherapy-related research, completing courses covering general research principles, statistics, health sciences research and research projects. Students integrate this into an evidence-based practice approach to clinical practice spanning from information literacy to knowledge translation. There is an opportunity for students who wish to pursue a research focus to undertake a research project in year 4.

Honours

Honours will be awarded to all graduates of this program.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

  • Master of Physiotherapy
  • Master of Philosophy
  • Doctor of Philosophy

Entry requirements

To complete the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)

To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours), a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

For more information on program requirements, please contact the Faculty.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.

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