Physiotherapy
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Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Physiotherapy |
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Master of Physiotherapy |
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| Students must complete 96 credit points, including: | |||
| (a) 90 credit points of core units in the order listed below; and | |||
| (b) 6 credit points of units from PHTY5207 or HSBH5001. | |||
Year 1 |
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| PHTY5192 Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy |
6 | A Bachelor's Degree Level study in Human Anatomy; Human Physiology; Neuroscience; Psychology; and Exercise Physiology is essential Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PHTY5136 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy IA |
6 | A Bachelor's Degree Level study in Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Neuroscience, Psychology, and Exercise Physiology is essential. Knowledge of Motor Performance and Learning and Biomechanics is desirable but not essential C PHTY5137 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PHTY5137 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy IB |
6 | A Bachelor's Degree Level study in Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Neuroscience, Psychology, and Exercise Physiology is essential. Knowledge of Motor Performance and Learning and Biomechanics is desirable but not essential C PHTY5136 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PHTY5195 Neurological Physiotherapy |
6 | A Bachelor's Degree Level study in Human Anatomy and Neuroscience is essential. Knowledge of Motor Performance and Learning and Biomechanics is desirable but not essential Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1 |
| PHTY5197 Neurological and Cardiopulmonary Physio |
6 | A Biomechanics of normal movement, neuroanatomy, anatomy P PHTY5192 and PHTY5195 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PHTY5203 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy II |
6 | P PHTY5136 and PHTY5137 C PHTY5204 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PHTY5204 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy III |
6 | P PHTY5136 and PHTY5137 C PHTY5203 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
| PHTY5201 Physiotherapy across the Lifespan |
6 | A Bachelor's Degree Level study in human anatomy, human physiology, neuroscience, psychology and exercise physiology is essential C PHTY5197 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 2 |
Year 2 |
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| PHTY5180 Physiotherapy Practicum 1 |
6 | P PHTY5197 and PHTY5203 and PHTY5204 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive April Intensive February Intensive March Intensive May |
| PHTY5181 Physiotherapy Practicum 2 |
6 | P PHTY5197 and PHTY5203 and PHTY5204 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive June Intensive March Intensive May |
| PHTY5206 Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy IV |
6 | P PHTY5203 and PHTY5204 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1b Session 1 Early Census |
| PHTY5182 Physiotherapy Practicum 3 |
6 | P PHTY5197 and PHTY5203 and PHTY5204 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive August Intensive July Intensive March Intensive October |
| PHTY5189 Physiotherapy Practicum 4 |
6 | P PHTY5197 and PHTY5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive August Intensive March Intensive November Intensive October Intensive September |
| PHTY5208 Advanced Physiotherapy Practice |
6 | P PHTY5206 and PHTY5197 and PHTY5201 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive November Semester 2a |
| PHTY5209 Advanced Clinical Reasoning |
6 | P PHTY5206 and PHTY5197 C PHTY5208 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive November Semester 2a |
| and select 6 credit points below; | |||
| PHTY5207 Physiotherapy Health Care and Society |
6 | P PHTY5203 and PHTY5204 and PHTY5201 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Semester 1b Session 1 Early Census |
| HSBH5001 Sydney Health Students Abroad |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units |
Intensive December Intensive June |
| (i) Due to scheduling of NSW clinical placements, some students may be required to enrol in 30cp in Semester 1 and 18cp in Semester 2 | |||
| (ii) Students may enrol in HSBH5001 Sydney Health Students Abroad, with permission from the Course Director | |||