Master of Physiotherapy

Entry Requirement

Most admissions for coursework degrees are granted based on the successful completion of a bachelor’s degree, however your academic performance or grades may also be taken into consideration for some postgraduate courses.

You can still apply for certain postgraduate courses even if you haven’t completed an undergraduate degree.

We’ll consider non-tertiary qualifications plus paid work experience or professional memberships as the equivalent to a bachelor’s degree for postgraduate entry if you have:

• completed an Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree plus 4 years full-time paid work experience at managerial or professional level or a professional membership

• completed a Diploma plus 8 years full-time paid work experience at managerial or professional level or a professional membership

• completed Year 12 or a Certificate IV plus 10 years full-time paid work experience at managerial or professional level or a professional membership.

Professional memberships must be of an appropriate, recognised professional body in one of the following fields: pharmacy, accounting, speech therapy, urban and regional planning, occupational therapy, actuarial studies, physiotherapy, engineering, law or surveying.

English Requirement

There are non-standard English language requirements for this course. To be eligible you must have an overall IELTS Academic score (or equivalent) of 7.0, with no band score below 7.0. For alternate/equivalent ways of meeting the English requirements for this course please view the English Proficiency Requirements document on the university website.

Other Requirement

Admission to this course is competitive. Applications will be assessed on the basis of academic merit and the number of available places. Please be advised that domestic applications open on the 1st September and close on the 30th April each year. Domestic applicants must apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) (http://www.uac.edu.au/postgraduate/). Offers for semester 2 2021 intake will be released on 27 May 2021, 1 July 2021 and 22 July 2021.

International applications are accepted at any time. Please refer to the key dates (https://www.canberra.edu.au/future-students/apply-to-uc/key-dates) for further information.

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

A) a completed bachelor degree in a health science discipline* with a credit or higher average, and

B) degree level studies in musculoskeletal anatomy, advanced functional anatomy, physiology of exercise and biomechanics.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide evidence that they meet the prerequisite degree level study requirements outlined above. You must upload a copy of the unit outlines/course syllabi of the relevant units only from your previous studies that show you meet these requirements with your application.

Applicants who do not meet the prerequisite requirements are encouraged to apply for entry into the Graduate Certificate of Human Movement 868AA (https://www.canberra.edu.au/coursesandunits/course?course_cd=868AA&version_number=3&title=Graduate-Certificate-in-Human-Movement-Science&location=BRUCE&rank=DDD&faculty=Faculty-of-Health&year=2020)

* Health science disciplines include exercise physiology, exercise science, exercise and sports science, medical science, biomedical science, health science, human movement, physiotherapy, physical therapy, applied science, human biology, medicine, rehabilitation science, human nutrition, occupational therapy.