Physiotherapy

The Master of Physiotherapy from University of Tasmania will give you the qualifications and skills you need to become a practicing physiotherapist. Developed in collaboration with health professionals, industry leaders and professional bodies, this course will equip you with the future facing capabilities required to adapt and respond to rapidly occurring changes in health, and the health system.

Key facts

• Through problem-based and practical learning experiences, you will be introduced to a range of health care settings that have widespread community health impact. You will be challenged to reflect on your views, and to consider how your values and strengths influence your practice as an emerging physiotherapist.
• You will participate in community-based projects and authentic experiential learning activities that develop and apply lean and system thinking skills, preparing you to respond to complex health care problems. These are distinctive areas of professional development that will build your capacity for work readiness, ensuring client-centred, quality and safe health care across diverse service delivery settings experienced in regional, rural and metropolitan landscapes.
• It is a full- time course that runs over four semesters, with 50 credit points (4 units) each semester. Alternative pathways can be discussed with the Course Coordinator.
• The Master of Physiotherapy from University of Tasmania has it’s ‘home base’ in Launceston but, where possible, it is place-based, so that you can complete elements of study from wherever you reside in Tasmania.
• Career Outcomes
• Allied Health professionals are inhigh demandacross the health sectorwithemployment for Physiotherapist projected to increase in Australia by 14% by November 2025*.
• OurMaster of Physiotherapy will provide you with qualifications that can lead to various job opportunitiesinTasmania, Australia and overseas. As a physiotherapist,you can workacross a range of different industriesincluding;

• Aged Care
• Cardiothoracic
• Emergency
• Government sector
• Musculoskeletal
• Neurological

Courses included:

• Becoming an Allied Health Professional

• Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

• Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice

• Physiotherapy Practice

• Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing