Master of Physiotherapy at University of Canberra

This challenging master's degree enables students who have already completed a bachelor's degree and meet the prerequisites to practice as a Physiotherapist with two years of extra study. This degree prepares you for a rewarding career in helping people reach their bodies' full potential. As a registered Physiotherapist, you'll be at the forefront of care, being eligible to work as a first contact professional and valued member of allied health care teams. Your studies will develop your capability to assess, treat and prevent human movement disorders, enabling people to lead healthy and functional lives. Students who undertake activities where interaction with patients/the public is required for their degree, such as field or clinical placements/visits and in University clinics and gyms, must demonstrate they meet mandatory pre-placement conditional requirements. These include criminal history clearance, child related employment clearance and immunisation requirements. Please visit the Clinical Placement Unit for information on key requirements, and to access the full student checklists. Students must also be registered to practice physiotherapy in Australia. Applicants who are overseas trained Physiotherapists and are eligible to apply for registration with the Australian Physiotherapy Council are not eligible to apply for this degree. All students enrolled in a program leading to professional registration must be registered with the relevant national board. The registration process is undertaken by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) with the University providing notification to AHPRA following enrolment in the program. The Master of Physiotherapy (Graduate Entry) will teach you to assess, treat and prevent human movement disorders across various areas of practice, including sport, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and neurological conditions in people of all ages. The beginning of the degree will cover topics in evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning skills, professional practice skills, the mechanisms and management of pain; and the theory, assessment and management for cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. A central component of this master's degree is clinical placements, which commence in the second half of your first year of study, in the area of acute care. Your second year will focus on ethics and communication skills along with developing clinical competence in a range of clinical settings including rehabilitation, musculoskeletal and paediatric clinics. You'll become qualified to work with prevention and management of disability/illness in the workplace or community, and also as a member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. This holistic view of a patient's health recovery is critical, especially across the different types of care needed for children and adults alike.

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A research degree is an advanced program of study allowing you to investigate a topic relevant to your field. Under the supervision of world-class researchers, research degree students learn and apply advanced research methodologies to produce new knowledge and provide solutions to the world's challenges. Completing a research degree means becoming an expert in your field. It's your opportunity to take a topic which interests you; explore it in depth; tackle intellectual, creative and practical challenges; and communicate your findings. You can study a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Philosophy (by Portfolio of Publications) and Masters by Research. Through a Masters by Research, students analyse a chosen thesis topic at an advanced level, applying research methodology and techniques to contribute further knowledge to their field. This is conducted under appropriate supervision (two years full-time equivalent). Research students can complete exciting and innovative research topics which span areas such as: Anthropometry Epidemiology Health services research High performance in sport and industry Musculoskeletal health Neuroscience Nutrition Pain sciences Public health Rehabilitation Rural health.