Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)

BPhty(Hons)

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time.

Approved locations

• Ballarat
• Brisbane
• North Sydney

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

Completion requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Physiotherapy Honours degree a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 70 cp from Specified Honours units (Part A)
2. 10 cp from Inter-professional units (Part B)
3. 150 cp from Physiotherapy Practice units (Part C)
4. 40 cp from Physiotherapy Honours units (Part D);
5. 40 cp from Allied Health Honours Units (Part E)
6. 10 cp from University Core Curriculum units (Part F)

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed 230 cp from units, and 10 cp from Core Curriculum units may exit from the course with following qualification:

• Bachelor of Allied Health

Progression requirements

Students need to complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level), unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Students must pass all units in the Honours program on the first attempt. Failure to do so will result in students being transferred from the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) back to the Bachelor of Physiotherapy program.

Part A : Specified Honours Units

Complete exactly 70 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ANAT101	Physiotherapy Anatomy 1	10
ANAT102	Physiotherapy Anatomy 2	10
BIOL125	Human Biology 1	10
BIOL126	Human Biology 2	10
PHTY203	Physical Activity and Exercise in Physiotherapy	10
PHTY208	Pathophysiology for Physiotherapy	10
PHTY209	Neuroscience for Physiotherapy	10

Part B : Inter-Professional Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ALHT106	Psychology for Allied Health	10

Part C : Physiotherapy Practice Units

Complete exactly 150 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PHTY102	Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 1	10
PHTY103	Foundations of Physiotherapy Practice 2	10
PHTY205	Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Practice 1	10
PHTY206	Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice 1	10
PHTY207	Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice 2	10
PHTY210	Movement Science for Physiotherapy	10
PHTY211	Research and Evidence-Based Practice for Physiotherapy	10
PHTY300	Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Practice 2	10
PHTY301	Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice 3	10
PHTY302	Neurological Physiotherapy Practice 1	10
PHTY303	Neurological Physiotherapy Practice 2	10
PHTY304	Paediatric Physiotherapy Practice	10
PHTY306	Integrated Physiotherapy Practice in Selected Populations	10
PHTY400	Preparation for Physiotherapy Practice	10
PHTY417	Professional Physiotherapy Practice	10

Part D : Physiotherapy Honours Units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PHTY411	Physiotherapy Honours Clinical Practice 1	10
PHTY412	Physiotherapy Honours Clinical Practice 2	10
PHTY413	Physiotherapy Honours Clinical Practice 3	10
PHTY414	Physiotherapy Honours Clinical Practice 4	10

Part E : Allied Health Honours Units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ALHT411	Honours Literature Review for Allied Health	10
ALHT412	Honours Research Methods for Allied Health	10
ALHT413	Honours Research Project Implementation for Allied Health	10
ALHT414	Honours Thesis for Allied Health	10

Part F : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC100	Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society	10
OR
PHCC102	Being Human	10
OR
PHCC104	Ethics and the Good Life	10