A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 330 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Bachelor of Health Science Core Units (14 units) | 140cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 140 credit points as detailed below. SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 HSC111 Ethics in Health Care HSC112 Basics of Epidemiology HSC121 Australia's Healthcare System and Policies HSC132 Introduction to Health Promotion HSC133 Perspectives of Indigenous Health (previously HSC203) PSY150 Introduction to Psychology A SWK102 Communication Skills HSC204 Chronic Conditions Management HSC220 Society, Culture and Health: A Sociological Introduction NUR256 Research and Evidence Based Practice HSC318 Rural and Remote Health PHM301 Exploring Public Health |
Bachelor of Health Science Specialist Elective Units (5 units) | 50cp | Specialist Elective units totalling 50 credit points as detailed below. SPE111 Physical Assessment, Exercise Prescription and Delivery PSY228 Neuroscience and Biological Bases of Behaviour SBI241 Pathophysiology for Healthcare SPE261 Functional Anatomy PTY300 Clinically Applied Anatomy (available from 2025) |
Master of Physiotherapy Core Units (13 units) | 140cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 140 credit points as detailed below. PTY311 Fundamentals of Physiotherapy Practice (available from 2025) HEA506 Health Workforce PTY512 Physiotherapy Practice 1 (acute) (available from 2025) PTY513 Physiotherapy Practice 2 (rehabilitation) (available from 2025) PTY521 Clinical Education I (available from 2025) PTY531 Physiotherapy Practice 3 (community) (available from 2026) PTY532 Clinical Education II (available from 2026) PTY533 Physiotherapy Practice 4 (lifespan) (available from 2026) PTY534 Physiotherapy Practice 5 (special populations) (available from 2026) PTY541 Physiotherapy Practice 6 (health care models and service delivery) (available from 2026) PTY551 Clinical Education III (available from 2026) PTY622 Advanced physiotherapy practice (available from 2026) PTY624 Clinical Education IV (capstone) (20cp) (available from 2026) |
| 330cp | Total Credit Points |