Physiotherapy

• This course commences in early January each year and can only be undertaken full-time over three years plus an initial intensive seven-week study period in January-February of the first year.
• Completion of the course’s 600 credits is necessary for physiotherapy registration eligibility. Credit for Recognised Learning (CRL) for a very limited number of units may be considered on a case by case basis.
• Deferment of an offer to the following year is not allowed.
• Entry is competitive and only 30 places are offered each year. Applicants are required to submit as much information as possible relating to their education and professional background to assist in the evaluation of their application.
• Overseas-trained physiotherapists are eligible to apply to this course but should consider applying for the Bachelor of Science (Physiotherapy) as well.

Please submit the following documents with your application:

• Academic transcript and award certificate – both sides of the academic transcript must be provided.
• Applicant video statement:
  • Applicants are required to create and provide a web link to a personal statement video, in which they introduce themselves and reflect on their experience with physiotherapy and musculoskeletal limb anatomy. The video must be a maximum of 3 minutes in length with clear audio and the applicant clearly visible in the video.
  • Video storage platforms include and are not limited to GoogleDrive, OneDrive, DropBox, Youtube, WeTransfer etc. The link must not expire or be password protected.
• Evidence of study in each of the following essential fields of study at university level:
  • Musculoskeletal limb anatomy (bones, joints and muscles)
    • Not cells, embryology or a general overview of the whole body
  • Health research methods or evidence-based practice
  • Human biology/physiology

To demonstrate evidence of study in essential fields of study above, you must self-identify the unit(s) you have or are in the process of completing that you consider to meet these specific unit prerequisite requirements using the Self Identify Prerequisite Form.

If units are completed at an institution other than Curtin University, unit outlines must be provided that meet the following requirements:

• Must contain the unit code, syllabus, including learning outcomes and assessment for each of the prerequisite unit(s)
• Must contain a list or schedule of topics studied
• Must include the logo of the university and be from the year and semester you completed the units.
• The unit outline document name must contain the unit code.
• Printouts from an online handbook are not accepted.