Fast Facts
Location
Commencing
- Townsville: February
Fees
$8,409.00+
+estimated annual Commonwealth Supported Fee for a full-time study load
Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
Fee deferral and scholarships available if eligible
Currently displaying fees for 2024, which are indicative only of the upcoming year's.
Duration
4 years full-time
Entry Requirements
ATAR 89
Recommended Knowledge
English (Units 3/4,C), Mathematical Methods (Units 3/4,C), plus one of Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Physical Education, Psychology or Health (Units 3/4,C); or equivalent
QTAC Codes
- 317031
Course detail
Pursue your passion for helping others through the Bachelor of Physiotherapy. Learn how to assist clients in restoring their mobility and function and improve quality of life. You’ll learn to assess and diagnose problems with human function and movement, then plan and administer treatment programs to restore function or minimise dysfunction caused by illness, ageing, or injury. Incorporate a holistic approach to healthcare practice through studying human anatomy physiology, pathophysiology and exercise prescription alongside evidence-based physiotherapy practice.
Discover the principles of human body structure and function, from tissue, cells and different human systems and how they relate to illness and injury. Learn the fundamentals of physiotherapy practice and treatment techniques including massage, exercise prescription and related biomechanical principles. Be prepared for effective healthcare practice from your first year as you learn fundamental communication skills for health professionals and the behind-the-scenes factors of allied health professional practice.
Take your learning outside of the classroom as you study and train at the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Clinic at ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Townsville, Bebegua Yumba campus, Douglas. You’ll view demonstrations from your expert lecturers and tutors and have the chance to put your theory into practice. Practical experience is embedded into the Bachelor of Physiotherapy with opportunities for extensive clinical placements that will prepare you for every aspect of work as a physiotherapist. Take part in clinical placements in urban, rural and remote locations, equipping you to provide effective healthcare in any setting.
As a graduate of ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û’s Bachelor of Physiotherapy, you will be prepared to deliver and facilitate safe, sustainable and effective collaborative client-centred healthcare. You can pursue a career across Australia and the world whilst being particularly equipped to work in rural and remote settings with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
About ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û's Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Today's healthcare employers are looking for motivated, passionate people ready to be the best professionals they can be. Be ready to reach your full potential and make an impact in the world around you. Your world-class education with ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û's Bachelor of Physiotherapy course will give you the training you need to succeed.
Your World-Class Education Begins Here
Learn how to integrate theoretical knowledge with technical competence. A focus on ethical and professional practice equips ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û students to succeed in your physiotherapy courses in Queensland.
Develop Through Collaboration
Healthcare professionals know how important it is to work with their peers, both for personal enrichment and to get a broad perspective on patient needs. While you study physiotherapy in Queensland, you will work alongside students in related disciplines, building the network of connections you need for a lifetime of professional success.
Learn from ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û's dedicated lecturers and join a supportive learning environment. ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û lecturers are leaders in their fields. They will be with you at every step to help you set and meet your goals, master the skills necessary for success, and excel in your physio courses.
Learn Practical Skills at ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û's Physiotherapy School
Experience has no substitute, and an integral part of your physiotherapy degree courses are hands-on clinical and professional placements. Over the course of 30 weeks of supervised placements, learn how to take your classroom knowledge into the real world.
Gain experience with a diverse range of patients from a variety of backgrounds at the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Health Physiotherapy Clinic where you build practical skills throughout your degree. ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û graduates use their well-developed skills and knowledge to achieve positive outcomes for patients.
Study Physiotherapy in Queensland and Launch a Rewarding Career
Physiotherapy focuses on restoring patient function and improving quality of life. As you work alongside ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û's physiotherapy school professionals, you will master effective strategies for planning and executing treatment plans that improve outcomes for your patients.
Throughout your career, your training, expertise, and passion will make the difference between a life of dependence and one of independence for patients. No matter where you choose to work, you will know that you are making a positive impact on the future of others.
Physiotherapy Degree Courses That Lead To A Lifetime of Success
While pursuing your Bachelor of Physiotherapy in Queensland, you will develop more than just the necessary skills for your career. You will be equipped as a critical thinker — able to gather and analyse data effectively. Through your studies you will learn how to effectively apply that data to achieve client-centred healthcare outcomes.
Learn the communication skills and collaborative expertise necessary to work with patients and cooperate with peers over the course of your career. You will embark on your career with the confidence that comes from personal experience working across cultures and socioeconomic classes.
Get Ready Today for Tomorrow With a ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Your physiotherapy university studies at ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û will open up a world of possibilities for your future. You will be able to provide appropriate, sustainable and clinically relevant services to address the issues found in rural, remote, Indigenous and tropical communities.
With a degree accredited by the Australian Physiotherapy Council, you can choose to work in community and government healthcare, in private practice, at schools, or anywhere else your passions and interests may take you.
Hide additional information
Consult the handbook for specific admission requirements and a detailed overview of available subjects.
Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University’s learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please review the inherent requirements for the Bachelor of Physiotherapy.
Honours
The Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) degree is available for high-achieving students. It consists of extra study and the development of a personal research project and thesis. An Honours degree is usually essential for entry to higher research degrees. Refer to the Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) Handbook for eligibility information. Complete an application through our .
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Physiotherapy graduates have a positive impact on their communities.
Graduates pursue careers across Australia and are especially equipped to work in rural and remote settings with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
You could work in aged care services, community health centres, hospitals, private practices, schools, or sports and rehabilitation clinics.
Graduates can register to practice with the and become members of the .
Entry score threshold
These are the lowest adjusted scores we made an offer to in Semester 1, 2024. Entry scores are based on the most recent Semester 1 intake and are updated in June each year. Meeting the threshold doesn't guarantee admission.
ATAR/Selection Rank: 89.00
Entry score range
This table shows the range of entry scores for recent secondary students offered a place in the Bachelor of Physiotherapy for Semester 1, 2024. The table includes offers deferred to Semester 1, 2024 which may have been assessed using the entry score threshold of an earlier year.
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Townsville
Without adjustments | With adjustments* | |
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Highest | 99.95 | 99.95 |
Median | 89.40 | 96.25 |
Lowest | 78.50 | 84.30 |
Notes:
<5 – indicates less than 5 OP/ATAR-based offers made.
* Refer to Adjustment Factors
Find out more about who you might study with by viewing this course’s student profile.
Adjustment factors
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û applies bonus ranks under the Regional Preference Scheme and QTAC’s Educational Access Scheme (EAS). Learn more about ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û’s adjustment factors.
Handbook year | Information valid for students commencing in 2024 |
Course code | 71310 |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7) |
Professional Accreditation Status | This course is accredited by the Australian Physiotherapy Council (APC). Graduates of this course will be eligible for registration with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia. Students enrolled in this degree will be registered with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for the duration of their program of study or until they are no longer enrolled. |
Owner | Academy |
College | Healthcare Sciences |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Recommended: English (Units 3/4,C), Mathematical Methods (Unit 3/4,C), Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Health, Physical Education or Psychology (Units 3/4,C). |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3a – Schedule II of the ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Admissions Policy. Students also need to take note that in accordance with the National Registration Board’s requirement, they must hold a valid IELTS (academic module) minimum score of 7.0 in all components within 2 years prior to applying for registration. |
Additional selection requirements | Information published by ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û in the application process may be used by ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria. |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Coursework Enrolment Procedure. |
Post-admission requirements | This course may have specific admission requirements such as immunisation, a Suitability to Work with Children card, a federal police check and/or other conditions that students must comply with. Students must complete all professional experience placement requirements by the prescribed deadlines and maintain currency of these requirements in order to stay admitted in the course. You will find your course requirements here: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 96 credit points as per course structure |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion of the course, graduates will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Bachelor of Physiotherapy. |
Reasonable adjustments | All ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
Teaching Period 1:
:03 Anatomy and Physiology for Physiotherapy 1
:03 Introduction to Physiotherapy
:03 Communication Skills for Health Professionals
:03 Foundations of Allied Health Professional Practice
Teaching Period 2:
:03 Anatomy and Physiology for Physiotherapy 2
:03 Lifespan Development for Health A
:03 Health and Health Care in Australia
:03 Introduction to Physiotherapy Applications
Level 2
Teaching Period 1:
:03 Health Professional Research 1
:03 Health Promotion for Health Professionals
:03 Health Professional Research 2
:03 Neuroscience in Physiotherapy
Teaching Period 2:
:03 Physiotherapy 1
:03 Physiotherapy 2
:03 Physiotherapy Applications Across the Lifespan
:03 Clinical Medicine for Therapy
Level 3
Teaching Period 1:
:03 Physiotherapy 3
:03 Physiotherapy 4
:03 Physiotherapy 5
:03 Complex Cases in Rural, Remote and Indigenous Communities
Teaching Period 2:
:12 Physiotherapy Theory and Application (Part 1 of 2)
Level 4
Teaching Period 1:
:12 Physiotherapy Theory and Applications (Part 2 of 2)
Teaching Period 2:
:03 Contemporary Issues for Physiotherapists
:03 Physiotherapy Health Law and Ethics
:03 Advanced Topics in Physiotherapy
:03 Health, Policy and Planning
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 4 years full-time, not available part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 6 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 2 years |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Must successfully complete all level 1 and level 2 subjects before attempting any level 3 subject. Must successfully complete all level 3 subjects before attempting any level 4 subject. |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Coursework Enrolment Procedure. |
Special assessment requirements | At the discretion of the College Dean, students may be required to undertake a prescribed English language test to ensure that they have an acceptable level of English language proficiency, including at least at the level required to be admitted to the course, to safely participate in professional experience placements. Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Accreditation requirements | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for credit transfer for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure. |
Maximum allowed | 63 credit points |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 5 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 11 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | A maximum of 18 credit points of credit may be granted at level 3 or 4. |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF PHYSIOTHERAPY |
Approved abbreviations | BPhysio |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies. Students who have completed 48 credit points of their professional course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Associate Degree of Health Sciences. Students who have completed 72 credit points of their professional course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Life Sciences. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Special awards | Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure |
Honours
Honours availability | Available both within this course and as a separate graduate entry course |
Eligibility | Entry to embedded honours At the start of level 3 of the course the College Dean will invite applications from students
Graduate entry to honours Successful completion of a pass degree in Physiotherapy
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Estimated annual Commonwealth Supported fee: $AUD8,409.00
A Student Services and Amenities fee is payable per subject up to a maximum amount per year.
A variety of Scholarships are available to suit different student types.
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Prep is an available pathway into this course. Successful completion of this flexible program can enable you to meet subject prerequisites for this degree. Introductory academic subjects are also available to prepare you for tertiary study.
Contact our friendly ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Team to find out more.
Note the course QTAC code for the location you've chosen. You'll need to enter it as part of your
Application dates vary between courses, whether they're delivered in semester, trimester or carousel study modes. View our Application due dates page for more information.
ATAR score is indicative only. Entry scores will be finalised in the major offer round.
Real stories
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Alumni
Jade Bidgood
Graduate, Bachelor of Physiotherapy
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û gave me the foundation of skills I required to feel confident to work in the health-care industry. I had multiple job offers in my final year and was fortunate to secure an excellent physiotherapy position from one of the clinical placements I attended during my training.
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Lecturer
Dr Anne Jones
Head of Physiotherapy
̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û physio students get to do a lot of practical work right from day one, and we build on those skills throughout the whole program. We have a major focus on rural and remote populations as well as the tropical environment. Therefore, you’ll gain a lot of experience that people in larger centres don’t get.
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Employer
Tom McMillan FACP
Director & Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, Physioplus
We have been working with ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Physiotherapy students for more than 12 years, and more than 10 members of our Physiotherapy team were previous ̨ÍåÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û graduates. They have proven highly capable in their professional careers, with clinical competency, regional and rural knowledge and strong, evidence-based approach.