Bachelor of Physiotherapy

Western Sydney University

About

Physiotherapy is a highly regarded profession and demand for physiotherapists is strong.

Physiotherapists work in private practice, aged care settings, private and public hospitals, workplaces, community based agencies, schools, rehabilitation centres and chronic health management clinics.

Patients range across the life span, from birth to athletes and the elderly.

The course in physiotherapy is offered as a 4-year Bachelor of Physiotherapy.

The first three years of the program combine studies in physiotherapy with a broad understanding of biomedicine and health science fields to develop the professional competencies important for ethical and safe practice, high quality care and the skills to work in multidisciplinary teams.

The final year focuses predominately on the development of physiotherapy practice skills, which are used during clinical placements to treat patients in the community.

Evidence-based practice is one of the most important trends in healthcare today and a strong feature of the program.The Honours program is available to high achieving students in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy.

Honours is a key early step in the pathway to leadership in the profession and opens up the world of research, without taking any longer to complete the degree.

Students apply for entry into the Honours program in Year 3 of the combined degree.

They begin advanced research training in the latter half of Year 3.

Clinical placements and an honours thesis are completed during the fourth year of the program.

The thesis presents research that addresses real physiotherapy problems.

This research will be conducted under the supervision of experienced academic researchers.Accreditation The Bachelor of Physiotherapy and Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) are accredited by the Australian Physiotherapy Council and are approved programs of study by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

Code	Name
400870	Population Health and Society

Code	Name
400868	Human Anatomy and Physiology 1

Code	Name
400906	Introduction to Physiotherapy Practice

Code	Name
401396	Professional Competencies in Health

Note: Unit 401396 Professional Competencies in Health replaces 400871 Professional Health Competencies from Autumn 2021

Code	Name
400869	Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

Code	Name
400732	Communication in Health

Code	Name
401383	Evidence in Health

Note: Unit 401383 Evidence in Health replaces 400863 Foundations of Research and Evidence-based Practice from Autumn 2021

Code	Name
401410	Functional Anatomy

Note: Unit 401410 Functional Anatomy replaces 400881 Functional Anatomy from Autumn 2020.

Code	Name
401140	Biomechanics

Code	Name
400866	Culture, Diversity and Health

Code	Name
401403	Research Methods in Health

Note: Unit 401403 Research Methods in Health replaces 400864 Research Methods (Quantitative & Qualitative) from Autumn 2021

Code	Name
401407	Pathophysiology 1

Note: Unit 401407 Pathophysiology 1 replaces 400138 Pathophysiology 1 from Autumn 2020.

Code	Name
400982	Core Competencies in Physiotherapy Practice

Code	Name
300754	Neuroanatomy

Code	Name
400981	Clinical Pharmacology

Code	Name
101614	Psychology and Health

Code	Name
400997	Exercise Rehabilitation

Code	Name
400986	Neurological Physiotherapy

Code	Name
401199	Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy A

Code	Name
401197	Clinical Education (General)

Code	Name
400984	Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy

Code	Name
400998	Neurological Rehabilitation

Code	Name
401384	Evidence in Professional Reasoning

Note: Unit 401384 Evidence in Professional Reasoning replaces 400865 Evidence-based Practice from Autumn 2021

Code	Name
401200	Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy B

At this point, students may exit with a Bachelor of Health Science

Students must complete the four units Clinical Education A, B, C, D in Year 4 of the course. Due to availability of clinical placements, these units are available in both 1H and 2H sessions.

Code	Name
400985	Clinical Education A (Acute Care)

Code	Name
401110	Clinical Education B (Rehabilitation)

Code	Name
401111	Clinical Education C (Ambulatory Care)

Code	Name
401112	Clinical Education D (Paediatrics)

Code	Name
401106	Paediatric Physiotherapy

Code	Name
401107	Physiotherapy for Chronic Illness and Disease

Code	Name
401108	Complex Cases and Professional Issues

Code	Name
401109	Integrating Research into Physiotherapy Practice

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