Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) Integrated Honours
+ Award nomenclature
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
BPhysio(Hons)
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
BPhysio
+ Course Availability Modes and Locations
| Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) (4505BP) |
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| Bachelor of Physiotherapy (4405PH) |
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| On Campus | Albury-Wodonga |
| Orange |
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Normal course duration
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Full-time 4.0 years (8.0 sessions)
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
Full-time 4.0 years (8.0 sessions)
Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Standard CSU and UAC admission criteria apply.
School leavers will be admitted on the basis of ENTER. School leavers may also be admitted through the CSU PREP scheme.
Offers in the PREP scheme will be made to:
- students demonstrating high and consistent levels of academic performance indicating likely success. Academic performance will be determined from school reports and the principal's recommendation.
- students demonstrating a positive contribution to their school or local community
- students showing a committment to health professional practice in rural and remote areas and a committment to study at CSU.
- students demonstrating a breadth of understanding of physiotherapy practice.
- short-listed students may be interviewed.
Non-recent school leavers will be admitted based on evidence of their academic performance. Academic performance will be based on senior school results and university results from study untertaken at a minimum of a Bachelor's level for 1 year. Access to the physiotherapy program may be facilitated by completion of a relevant health or science related degree.
International students will be considered for admission on the basis of prior academic perfomance and evidence of likely success in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy. English language requirements apply.
Students with physiotherapy qualifications from an off-shore university will be considered for admission as International students or as on-shore students for those with permanent residency. On-shore students with permanent residency will apply through VTAC/UAC through the usual processes. They should also submit an application directly to the course coordinator with a request for credit assessment. Offers for admission will be made on the basis of academic merit as ranked by VTAC/UAC but will be considered separately to regular main round offers due to the pre-existing physiotherapy degree. Offers will be made in the 2nd round of offers. The number of offers made will reflect the basis of the completed credit assessment and the projected student numbers in subjects students will take for the year of admission.
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
In order to be eligible for transfer into the Honours stream at the beginning of year 3, students will be required to achieve grades of Credit or above in at least 50% of first and second level subjects. Selection into the Honours stream will depend upon high academic merit and the availability of supervisors and research topics.
Credit CSU Credit Policy
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Credit will be offered in line with CSU credit regulations. Students? previous study will be considered for credit where the studies previously completed are very similar to the subjects that are studied in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy; or where students are able to prove that they have proficiency in equivalent to the material contained in a subject. Credit can not be granted for part of a subject and you can only be granted credit for a certain proportion of the course. Credit will be only granted if your studies were completed less than 10 years ago.
For an award of Bachelor of Physiotherapy to be given from CSU students will be assessed for their safety and effectiveness (competency) as a physiotherapist. Students will need to have completed sufficient study at CSU to enable them be assessed across the breadth of physiotherapy practice. It is unlikely that credit will be granted where the subject is an important indicator of students? achievement of competency.
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
No special credit arrangements apply.
Graduation requirement
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours)
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 256 points.
Course structure
The Bachelor of Physiotherapy/Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) course is of 256 points duration, as follows.
Common subjects to both pass and honours streams (21 subjects; 224 points)
BMS161 Health and Human Body – Cells, Immunity and Musculoskeletal
BMS162 Health and Human Body – Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Renal
BMS171 Introductory Functional Human Anatomy 1
BMS172 Functional anatomy of the vertebral column, pelvic girdle and lower limbs
BMS255 Neuroscience for Health Practice
BMS256 Exercise Science for Health Practice
BMS257 Movement Science
BMS263 Pharmacology for Allied Health Professionals
BMS271 Functional Anatomy of the head, neck, pectoral girdle and upper limbs
HIP100 Introduction to Health & Rehabilitation
HIP202 Research for Health Practice
PHS100 Introduction to Physiotherapy Clinical Practice (16)
PHS250 Evolving Physiotherapy Clinical Practice
PHS201 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice (16)
PHS300 Integrated Physiotherapy Clinical Practice (16)
PHS301 Acute Care Physiotherapy Practice
PHS302 Neurology and Paediatric Physiotherapy Practice (12)
PHS303 Fundamentals of Physiotherapy Clinical Experience (4)
PHS401 Physiotherapy Clinical Practice Competency (24)
PHS400 Transition to Physiotherapy Clinical Practice
PHS402 Advanced Preparation for Physiotherapy Practice (16)
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
Additional compulsory subjects for Pass stream (3 subjects; 24 points)
HIP302 Understanding Healthy Communities
HIP303 Promoting Healthy Communities
IKC100 Indigenous Health
Elective subject for Pass stream (1 subject; 8 points)
Additional compulsory subjects for Honours stream (2 subjects; 32 points)
HLT333 Community Health Honours Research Preparation (16)
HLT441 Health Honours project/dissertation (16)
Enrolment pattern
By Full-time Study
Year 1
Session 1 (30)
BMS161 Health and the Human Body - Cells, Immunity, & Musculoskeletal
BMS171 Introductory Functional Human Anatomy
HIP100 Introduction to Health & Rehabilitation
PHS100 Introduction to Physiotherapy Clinical Practice (16)(commenced)
Session 2 (60)
BMS162 Health and the Human Body - Cardiovascular, Renal & Respiratory
BMS172 Functional anatomy of the vertebral column, pelvic girdle and lower limbs
PHS100 Introduction to Physiotherapy Clinical Practice (16)(completed)
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services
Year 2
Session 1 (30)
BMS257 Movement Science
BMS263 Pharmacology for Allied Health Professionals
BMS271 Functional Anatomy of the head, neck, pectoral girdle and upper limbs
HIP202 Research for Health Practice
Session 2 (60)
BMS255 Neuroscience for Health Practice
BMS256 Exercise Science for Health Practice
PHS201 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice (16) (commenced)
PHS250 Evolving Physiotherapy Clinical Practice
Pass stream
Year 3
Session 1 (30)
PHS201 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice (16)(completed)
PHS300 Integrated physiotherapy clinical practice (16)(commenced)
PHS301 Acute Care Physiotherapy Practice
[ ] Elective
Session 2 (60)
PHS300 Integrated Physiotherapy Clinical Practice (16)(completed)
PHS302 Neurology and Paediatric Physiotherapy Practice (12)
PHS303 Fundamentals of Physiotherapy Clinical Experience (4)
IKC100 Indigenous Health
Year 4
Session 1 (30)
HIP302 Understanding Healthy Communities
PHS401 Physiotherapy Clinical Practice Competency (24)
Session 2 (60)
HIP303 Promoting Healthy Communities
PHS400 Transition to Physiotherapy Clinical Practice
PHS402 Advanced Preparation for Physiotherapy Practice (16)
Honours stream
Year 3
Session 1 (30)
HLT333 Community Health Honours Research Preparation (16)(commenced)
PHS201 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice (16)(completed)
PHS300 Integrated physiotherapy clinical practice (16)(commenced)
PHS301 Acute Care Physiotherapy Practice
Session 2 (60)
HLT333 Community Health Honours Research Preparation (16)(completed)
PHS300 Integrated physiotherapy clinical practice (16)(completed)
PHS302 Neurology and Paediatric Physiotherapy Practice
PHS303 Fundamentals of Physiotherapy Clinical Experience
Year 4
Session 1 (30)
HLT441 Health Honours project/dissertation (16)(commenced)
PHS401 Physiotherapy Clinical Practice Competency (24)
Session 2 (60)
HLT441 Health Honours project/dissertation (16)(completed)
PHS400 Transition to Physiotherapy Clinical Practice
PHS402 Advanced Preparation for Physiotherapy Practice (16)
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
BMS161 Health and the Human Body - Cells, Immunity, & Musculoskeletal
BMS162 Health and the Human Body II - Systemic Human Physiology
BMS171 Introduction to Functional Human Anatomy
BMS172 Functional Anatomy of the Vertebral Column, Pelvic Girdle and Lower Limb
BMS256 Exercise Science for Health Practice
BMS271 Functional Anatomy of the Head, Neck, Pectoral Girdle and Upper Limb
PHS401 Physiotherapy Clinical Practice Competency
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.
+ Workplace Learning
Please note that the following subjects have a Workplace Learning component.
HIP100 Introduction to Health and Rehabilitation
PHS100 Introduction to Physiotherapy Clinical Practice
PHS250 Evolving physiotherapy clinical practice
PHS303 Fundamentals of Physiotherapy Clinical Experience
PHS400 Transition to Physiotherapy Practice
PHS401 Physiotherapy Clinical Practice Competency
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Albury) is accredited by the Australian Physiotherapy Council and is an approved program of study listed with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia. The Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Orange) is accredited with conditions by the Australian Physiotherapy Council and is an approved program of study listed with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia. Current accreditation is until 2016.
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.