What to expect

The Bachelor of Physiotherapy has a focus on ethical and professional practice alongside extensive clinical placements to be prepared for every aspect of the job. Develop professional skills to meet the needs of people in rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.

Be fully supported from your first year, through mentoring and networking opportunities with students, tutors and lecturers.

Take part in clinical placements in urban, rural, and remote locations and develop your clinical skills at the JCU Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Clinic.

Graduate with confidence. JCU Bachelor of Physiotherapy students are highly-skilled professionals in rehabilitation healthcare.

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 research higher degrees.

Career Opportunities

JCU 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 rehab clinics.

Graduates can register to practice with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia and become members of the Australian Physiotherapy Association.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course, graduates will be able to:

Integrate and adapt a broad and coherent body of theoretical knowledge and technical competencies in diverse contexts as an entry level physiotherapist

Review professional and ethical frameworks, and underlying principles and concepts, to inform professional behaviours and responsibilities

Retrieve, critically evaluate and apply established and evolving evidence and concepts to physiotherapy practice

Formulate, implement and evaluate physiotherapy management plans, across the lifespan, for culturally and demographically diverse peoples, especially in tropical, rural, remote and Indigenous communities

Demonstrate effective oral and written English language and numerical skills that enable clear, coherent and appropriate communication of theoretical or therapy concepts, treatment options and professional decisions, with clients, families, communities and other professionals

Apply physiotherapy-based health assessment, promotion, prevention and self-management strategies to individuals and populations

Deliver and facilitate safe, sustainable and effective collaborative client-centred healthcare within a clearly defined and accepted scope of practice for a physiotherapist

Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes to determine future professional development requirements.