Bachelor of Physiotherapy

Australian Catholic University - Ballarat

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Overview

This course equips students with the skills to practise as physiotherapists in a variety of settings, from hospitals and community facilities to private practice. Students undertake clinical placements throughout the program, starting in year one. Fourth-year students undertake four to six placements of five weeks duration, encompassing a range of clinical physiotherapy areas including musculoskeletal outpatients, neurology and cardiorespiratory plus a selection of specialised and/or elective areas.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL; Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in Biology, Chemistry or Physics.

Non-Year 12 prerequisites

Subject proficiency: As for Year 12 or equivalent.

Majors

Physiotherapy.

Potential Career Outcomes

The type of careers this qualification leads to may include women's health, rehabilitation, paediatrics, sports physiotherapy, cardiorespiratory, orthopaedics, gerontology and ergonomics, hospitals and rehabilitation units, community health centres, private practice, educational institutions, government institutions, industrial institutions.

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer98.9599.20
Median rank to receive an offer91.3094.90
Lowest rank to receive an offer84.3591.15

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Australian Catholic University website for admission criteria information.

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University

Australian Catholic University

Campus

Ballarat

Course Type

Bachelors Degree

Study Area

Health Sciences

Indicative ATAR

84.35

Delivery Mode

On-campus

Duration

Full-time: 4 years

Course Link

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State
VIC
Type
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Courses
321
Campuses
Ballarat Blacktown Brisbane Canberra (Signadou) Melbourne North Sydney (MacKillop) Strathfield (Mount St Mary)
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