Overview

The course will teach you the core skills needed to begin a career as an Physiotherapist, with work integrated learning placement experience with a range of service providers, populations and service contexts. The course is delivered at regional sites with face to face and online components. 

Course offerings

Greater Green Triangle
Port Pirie
Riverland

Courses / qualifications may not be offered in all locations and modes each year.  For more information on Mode of Delivery, visit Mode definitions

Student guidance

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Program of study overview
Program of study notes

Program of study
144 Units

Admission requirements

Admission requirements
Special requirements

Aims

This course aims to prepare students to become a contemporary practitioner who is client-centred and culturally responsive and able to work in an interprofessional team with a rural focus. Graduates will be flexible, innovative and a reflective and responsive critical thinker  ​

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:
1.
Identify and apply key theoretical and best practice approaches in physiotherapy
2.
Integrate physiotherapy knowledge and skills to prevent, promote and manage disorders across the life span in a range of environments with individuals, families, and communities, particularly with in rural areas
3.
Partner and collaborate with key stakeholders to meet their needs as determined by the individual care recipient in a culturally safe and responsive manner, in particular with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
4.
Implement appropriate reflective and evidence-based professional and ethical physiotherapy practice suited to context and need
5.
Advocate for, and empower individuals, families, and communities for health promotion and disease prevention
6.
Implement interprofessional and innovative physiotherapy practice to optimise and enhance health and social care outcomes, and participation in life for individuals, families and communities
7.
Connect, collaborate and communicate effectively with other professionals in providing safe, inclusive best practice health and social care
8.
Be a reflective practitioner who can achieve ongoing professional development as a lifelong learner

Student progression rules

Failure to complete the course within 8 consecutive years, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress. Where credit has been granted a lesser period to complete the course may be set by the Dean (Education).

The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress of the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

Professional accreditation and recognition

Professional accreditation