Develop the knowledge and skills required to become registered and work as a physiotherapist. The degree builds on Flinders University’s strengths in rural health and health service improvement, and prepares you for a career as a contemporary health professional able to work across a variety of settings.
What you will study
First year
A typical first year may include:
core topics in legal and ethical aspects of health care, human bioscience, health promotion for health professionals, communication and interprofessional practice, health practitioner practice, introduction to physiotherapy, and exercise and musculoskeletal physiology.
Second year
A typical second year may include:
core topics in introduction to principles of learning, skill acquisition and biomechanics for physical educators, critical social analysis of health, Indigenous health for health sciences, a psychological perspective of health, body systems, neuroscience for therapists, and rehabilitation studies.
Third year
A typical third year may include:
core topics in biomedical instrumentation; qualitative and quantitative methods of social health research; human musculoskeletal anatomy; introduction to the science of physiotherapy; pain, posture and movement; and rehabilitation studies.
Fourth and fifth year
A typical fourth and fifth year may include:
Your career
Potential occupations include:
Potential employers include:
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
Expected February 2025
Flinders University
Bedford Park Campus,
Sturt Road,
BEDFORD PARK,
South Australia,
5042, ADELAIDE, Australia
Flinders University recognises international secondary schooling for direct entry to undergraduate programs.
Knowledge of SACE stage two biology and physics or equivalent is assumed.
English language requirements
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
Flinders ranked No. 1 in South Australia for overall postgrad experience, skills development and teaching quality (The Good Universities Guide 2024)