Physiotherapy Education in Australia

hysiotherapy is a drug-free therapy employing a range of techniques, including joint mobilisation and manipulation, exercises and stretches, massage, ice treatments, heat packs, ultra sound, airway clearance techniques and breathing exercises.

Physiotherapy programs currently are offered at 12 Universities around Australia. There are two principal degree pathways:

A four-year bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy or Applied Science (Physiotherapy)

A graduate entry Masters program (usually a two-year program).

All of these pathways qualify the graduate as an entry-level physiotherapists eligible to apply for registration.Most physiotherapy courses have a theoretical and a practical component. In the practical component students undertake placements at different health care organisations, including acute hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, community health centres and private practice.

Some of the universities offering courses in different states are outlined below.

Physiotherapy Sydney TrainingThe University of Sydney

Discipline of PhysiotherapyCumberland Campus75 East StreetLidcombe NSW 2141 W:www.fhs.usyd.edu.au 

University of Western Sydney

College of Health and Science School of Biomedical and Health SciencesUniversity of Western SydneyLocked Bay 1797Penrith South DC NSW 1797AustraliaSchool Enquirieswww.uws.edu.au

Physiotherapy Melbourne Training<br>

The University of Melbourne

Melbourne Physiotherapy SchoolCentre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine 202 Berkeley StreetVic 3010W: www.physioth.unimelb.edu.au

Monash University

Department of PhysiotherapySchool of Primary Health CareMonash UniversityBuilding BMcMahons RoadFrankston Victoria 3199AustraliaW: www.med.monash.edu.au/physio

La Trobe University

School of Physiotherapy Bundoora VIC 3086 W: www.latrobe.edu.au/physiotherapy

Physiotherapy Newcastle Training

University of Newcastle

School of Health SciencesFaculty of Health Room HA12, Hunter BuildingThe University of NewcastleUniversity Drive, Callaghan NSW 2308 W: www.newcastle.edu.au/school/health-sciences/areas-of-study/physiotherapy.html

Physiotherapy Brisbane Training

The University of Queensland

Department of Physiotherapy St Lucia Qld 4072 W: www.shrs.uq.edu.au/physio

Physiotherapy Gold Coast Training

Griffith University

School of Physiotherapy & Exercise Science Clinical Science 1 (G02) Room 1.04Gold Coast Campus, Qld 4222W: www.griffith.edu.au/health/school-physiotherapy-exercise-science

Physiotherapy Canberra Training

University of Canberra

School of Health SciencesUniversity of Canberra ACT 2601W: www.canberra.edu.au/faculties/health/physiotherapy

Physiotherapy Perth Training

The University of Western Australia

Centre for Musculoskeletal StudiesFaculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Science M572, 35 Stirling Hwy, CRAWLEY, WA 6009 W: http://www.uwa.edu.au/

University of Notre Dame Australia

School of Physiotherapy19 Mouat St (PO Box 1225)Fremantle WA 6959W: www.nd.edu.au/fremantle/schools/health/schools/physiotherapy

Curtin University of Technology

School of Physiotherapy GPO Box U1987 Perth WA 6845 W: physiotherapy.curtin.edu.au

Physiotherapy Adelaide Training

University of South Australia

School of Health SciencesGPO Box 2471 Adelaide SA 5001W: www.unisa.edu.au/hls/progscourses/physio.asp

Physiotherapy Albury Training

Charles Sturt University

Faculty of Health Studies Albury-Wodonga Campus PO BOX 789 Albury NSW 2640 W: www.csu.edu.au/faculty/science/cmhealth

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